Well folks as you know I was scheduled for an induction of labour on Thursday 15th. Arrived at hospital at 2pm, shown to antenatal ward where I was given prostin pessarie at 3.15pm. Started feeling a bit niggly from about 5.30ish, by 6pm was terribly uncomfortable - finding very difficult to sit down, attempting to kneel on the bed on all fours and look comfortable to avoid alarming my visitors (mum, dad and dp) my dad looked terrified (worries a bit too much). Mum and Dad left at 8pm and sent DP home at 8.45 so I could go for a bath and try and get some rest. I honestly thought the pains were prostin pains (apparently with inductions these come first). Had a bath and 2 paracetamol - not that either of them were any help. By the time I got back to the ward after my bath I couldnt sit at all - was getting no time in between contractions. 2 ladies on the ward kept telling me to get the mw and let her know how bad the pains were but I still thought they would stop anytime. However, mw popped in to check on us at around 10.40 so I told her how I was feeling and she put me on the monitor (very awkward as I had to do this standing up - no way my bum was going on a bed!) Said she would come back in 15mins and examine me, 45 mins later still not returned so I mentioned to a passing auxilary nurse that I had the urge to push either that or I needed the toilet. She rapidly returned with mw who was only leaving me for 15mins. Quickly examined me and found that I was fully dilated! Phoned dp to get here urgently. Before I knew where i was I was on a wheelchair being rushed to labour ward - like a scene from casualty with mw's all up the corridors holding doors and lifts open!! Very funny now I think about it. Waters burst in the lift and mad dash to delivery room. As soon as I got in there I was sick everywhere - i think the shock that baby was about to be born and dp and mum were still at home and journey would take at least 10mins! Kept shouting that baby wasnt coming till they arrived. As it turned out dp ran in the door as baby's head was crowning, I realised mum was still in the corridor as she wasnt being allowed in, I then said to mw that baby wasn't coming till my mum got in so dp was sent to shout her in. Mum and DP got back in the room just as Sophie's little head was about to be born. 17 mins after arriving in the delivery room Sophie Louise was born weighing a healthy 7lb 4oz!!
She is absolutely delicious!! And her doting big sisteri s absolutely delighted with her too.
Sorry about the long post - better shoot now as dd2 is screaming her little lungs out for mummy's milk!!