Princesspeahead's Prince has Come

[princesspeahead]

Well, Miles Theodore was born at 10.30 last night after a zen-like 3.5 hour labour and 3 pushes. At home in the birthing pool as planned. It was fantastic, and completely relaxed, and couldn't have been more different to my previous two labours! No tearing/stitching, practically no blood loss, all perfect. Oh, and 8lbs 9oz.
He is lovely and sweet and has just given me 4 hours sleep so hurrah for Miles!
Will post more later...
PPH xx

Congrats, PPH, and welcome to the world, Miles! Love the name!

Congratulations princess!! Bonjour little Miles, you sound gorgeous, and you have already earned brownie points with your mummy thanks to your fantastic arrival!

congratulations!

Oh well done. Always good to hear a lovely home birth story. So glad everything went as planned.

Having a relaxed labour really helps in the first few weeks to bond with your baby. I'm so glad to hear it all went to plan and enjoy every single moment have with your newborn, they don't seem to stay that way.

congratulations pph, sounds wonderful

Congratulations, princesspeahead!

Well done and many congratulations.

~~~Fantastic news pph, and welcome to Prince Miles~~~

Congratulations PPH, well done, and welcome to baby Miles!

Sounds like he was worth the wait. Well done PPH, congratulations.

Can't believe all these messages, I'm extremely touched.
Should really post on the home birth thread, because it was such a great experience. Went into labour as the children went to bed, just after 7, contracted every 10 mins or so while I had my supper, then from 8 to 9.30 contracted every 6 -7 mins, and hopped in the birthing pool at 9.40. It was fantastic - made the contractions (which really weren't bad at all anyway) even more manageable and completely relaxed me. Contractions were never more than about 40s long, so really fine to deal with. Midwife turned up at 10.15, I had 2 more zen like contractions, then said "bloody hell, I can feel him coming". Had one huge contraction and he crowned, another two (during which I was demanding gas and air apparently) and he was out at about 10.30! Midwife swam him through my legs and said "are you going to pick him up?" So I did! It was just amazing.
Sat in the pool for another hour waiting for the placenta, then got on dry land and waited another hour and a half for the placenta to come which it duly did (physiological third stage), then dh cut the cord, Miles did a MASSIVE poo and had to get hosed down in the birthing pool, I had a bath, dd came to admire him and went back to bed, and we all went to sleep. SO NICE!
I'm sitting cross legged in no pain at all, my pelvic floor feels as good as it was beforehand, I haven't had so much as a paracetamol, and everything is just dandy. Except of course, he is a complete bugger and not interested in feeding, so I'm sure it is all downhill from here... just to inject some reality into proceedings.
Thank you so much everyone for your messages, it is really kind... and I'm definitely waving the flag for home births and especially birthing pools - the whole thing would have been much for painful and stressful out of the water.

Well done for hanging on with the placenta !!!
That's just a VERY good birth... BF will be easy... keep positive. You have had no drugs and so baby shoudl be absolutely fine... ENJOY

Oh thanks for this lovely, calm home birth story Your Very Royal Highness: I'm so impressed (not to mention encouraged )

Congratulations and welcome to Miles!

Bl@@dy brilliant PPH, exactly what I'd always dreamed of (reality somewhat different). Hopefully those wanting a homebirth wil be able to use you as an example of how brill it can be.

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Congratulations and welcome to Miles.

Well done, PPH and MPH. Glad the birth was so lovely.

What a lovely birth story. I am sure Miles will start feeding when he can be bothered Just keep offering him lots of skin-to-skin contact to get his interest going. Congratulations.

PPH Well done ! I am so impressed. I am sure your birth story will inspire many to try the pool!

I like the picking him up bit....

It is rather tempting sounding it s true..but no i am sticking with three!

Lovely news and how wonderful to hear such a great home birth story.