Sweetkitty's little kitten finally arrives!!!!!

[sweetkitty]

Well 12 days late Baby Talia Erin has made her appearance.

Contractions started at 1.30am very painful from the start called midwives straight away. They were coming really thick and fast but gas and air was good. MWs examined me and I was 8cms already but head was still high up so broke my waters and felt the need to push, she was born at 4am exactly weighing a staggering 9lbs 3ozs. Didn't need any stitches this time. Had very fast natural third stage too. Midwives were excellent and homebirth was fantastic, Talia been feeding really well too. Am absolutely delighted not to need to be induced.

[me23]

congratulations what a quick birth after all the waiting!

[mrspitt]

Have been watching and waiting on any news!
Congratulations, and well done for such a biggy

[puff]

congratulations

[hoxtonchick]

congratulations

[Gillian76]

How absolutely wonderful

So pleased for you!

[Maddison]

At last!!!

Congratulations and welcome to Talia Erin

[romilly]

fabulous news sweetkitty

well done you, and welcome to talia erin

[expatinscotland]

HUGE congrats to you, sweet! SO glad to read you were able to have your homebirth.

WElcome to baby Talia.

[spots]

Well done and congratulations

[chapsmum]

Congratulations sweet kitty,what a beautiful name, maybe I'll see you in the west end for baby cinema soon. I wish you and your family health wealth and happines

[Frizbetheexpansionset]

Huge Congrats SK what a lovely way to start a Thursday!! so glad she finally popped and a good size too

[threelittlebabies]

Congratulations! So pleased for you. Welcome to the world Talia Erin

[eidsvold]

congratulations and welcome to Talia Erin. Good weight - my dd2 was 9lb 7oz and named Erin.... so needless to say love the name too.

[Aimsmum]

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[spub]

Hurrah! Huge congrats!

[georgeandwigglyjake]

SK, hooray, finally!!!

Congratulations to you. Sounds like a bit of a dream birth (especially considering what a good weight she was) which I think you deserve after all that waiting time.

Gorgeous name.

[mears]

Told you she would come if you talked to her

So glad you got your homebirth. Congratualtions and welcome to Talia. Noticed you comment on PPH 's thread about jaws of steel - make sure you have that positioning spot on

[seb1]

Congrats SK

[sweetkitty]

Thanks for all the congrats and best wishes, can assure you it was not a dream birth I thought I was dying (again!) cannot believe I delivered a 9lbs 3ozs baby with gas and air only with only a small tear after a second degree tear last time.

Mears, BFing not too bad just waiting on my milk coming in, she's an absolute natural.

[mears]

Sweetkitty - am curious as to why your waters were broken, especially as you were already 8cm?

[mears]

Amazed by the 3lb difference by the way - I am sure you were too

[MeAndMyBoy]

Ah Fab news so so chuffy for you. Many congratulations to you all. Love her name too.

H x

[hellomama]

hip hip hooray! Great news SweetKitty - am really delighted for you, your DP and your TWO lovely girls

[sweetkitty]

I think the head was still too high mears and I wasn't getting any pressure to push. The minute the broke my waters I got the urge though.

I know pushing out a 9lber was a bit easier though and I had carried her a month more than her sister.

Thanks for all your advice mears think it contributed to my homebirth.

[mears]

Sweetkitty - at 8 cm you shouldn't have the urge to push anyway. Im my area community midwives do not perform artificail rupture of membranes (ARM) at home. Hence my interest. They would have broken on their own anyway. Not sure why this intervention was done however I am glad you were happy with your experience. So gald you got your homebirth