We're delighted to announce that Elijah was born on Friday 30/08 at 8.33pm, 51 cm and 7.1lbs
He had a rather dramatic entrance into the world... it started as natural birth and ended up as an emergency c-section but he is happy, healthy and hungry!
I started having contractions at around 2pm on thursday, well I thought they may have just been wind, but they continued on and off throughout the night. We showed up at the hospital at 5.30pm on Friday and I was already 9cm dilated, had lost my mucous plug and my waters had broken in the car on the way there. They moved very quickly though, got me in a delivery room and hooked up on the gas and air. My cervix was being difficult and staying slighly over his head on one side, he was too high up for any instrumental intervention. The baby's heart rate dropped a bit and they had him out in a flash! They later realised he was head down but turned slighly sideways so I never would have delivered naturally anyway. Its all a bit of a blur really. I can tell you the TENS machine worked wonders for me!
We had a 5 night stay at the hospital, it ended up extended as I had a temperature, however fine now. Whilst it was a bit of a madhouse, the care was great, the midwives amazing, doula's were brilliant and all the advice on breast feeding they offer really helps :)
We're home now and in a bit of a worry haze, is he feeding right, how do we settle him in the crib etc. I hear it gets easier! :)