As the sept post ladies know, I'd gone in to hospital on Wednesday after having a small bleed to be told that it was just a show and that things were moving along nicely but it could still be weeks before labour started. In the early hours of Friday morning (6ish) I was aware of feeling like I needed the loo alot. By 7am I found that the only place I could sit was on the loo and I had a huge urge to push which happened again 15 minutes later. At this point I decided to ring the delivery suite. The mw said I should go in as I sounded 'a bit distressed!' I arrived at 8.30 am, was told I'd be hooked up to a moniter for 20 minutes but as I tried to get on the bed had an almighty contraction. The mw examined me and said that the cervix had completely gone, there was no time for pain relief other than gas and air (which did nothing for me) and that if I got the urge to push to go with it. It all got very frantic as the babys heartrate suddenley dropped and my bp went very high. I was told to roll onto my side, gave 2 big pushes and my baby girl Georgia Rose, arrived in the world at 09:05 weighing exactly 7lb and perfect in every way. I on the other hand had 2nd degree tears due to the speed of the birth and used more gas and air for the many stitches afterwards than I did for the birth! I spent one night on the ward and we are now at home, getting to know each other and being spoilt by grandparents! For those ladies still waiting for labour to start, all I can say is forget curry, I had a chilli con carne the night before and I reckon it did the trick
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