Dejags' little girl put in an early appearance :-)

[dejags]

I am very pleased to announce the arrival of our little girl - Carys Faith who was born 3wks and 2 days early yesterday afternoon.

After all the worry about her being breach, she wasn't after all and was born yesterday normally after a long labour (whoever said that labours are supposedly easier by no. 3 was a liar ).

I was admitted to hospital on Tuesday night after a bleed. DH stayed the night as I was having niggling but painful contractions - got examined at 6am yesterday morning which showed absolutely zilch progress. I was gutted after 12 hours of fairly uncomfortable contractions. I decided to get into the bath after the exam at 6am and this kickstarted things - she was born at 2pm and it hurt like hell. Carys is a good weight 7lbs10 and 51 cms and is feeding well, we'll be going home tomorrow to her delighted daddy and brothers.

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Congratulations

Carys is a lovely name. Congratulations to you all!

congratulations!

fab news, congrats.

cx

many congrats dejags

Congratulations! Welcome to Carys

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Congrats to the dejags tribe!

Great news, congratulations dejags (& to the men of course!)

I'm so of you right now. Send your 3 week early vibes my way.

Congrats, DD3 has the same forname.

Congratulations dejags and beautiful name. Am in awe that you have managed to send a message from your hospital bed...

Congratulations, dejags.

I didnt even know you were pg

congratulations and welcome to Carys (lovely name)

xx

Oh, congratulations dejags - what a beautiful name too.

Just seen this. Huge congratulations, love the name. I can't believe how quickly the past few months have gone, thought you were only a little bit pregnant . Enjoy your lovely little girl.

Congratulations, Dejags - lovely news, I'm very happy for you all. 7lb10 and 3 weeks early!! wow!

Congratulations, and lovely name!

Absolutley FAB news, congratulations Dejags.

Shes gorgeous, Beautiful name too

(ner ner ner ner ner, i've seen photos....ner ner ner ner ner)

Veels geluk!

hope you got the experience you wanted in hospital and manage to get home quickly!

How lovely. Congratulations, dejags.

congratulations lovely name (good size for 3 weeks early!)

Thank you all for your good wishes .

We are all totally besotted with our new little girl. She has been so spoiled by friends and family - and yes - we are indeed awash with everything pink.

The birth was actually a fabulous experience. I phoned in ahead of going in to let the OB know that I was bleeding. By the time I got there, they had started preparing for me to have a caesar. After an exam they decided that it wouldn't be necessary.

The rest of the birth was exactly as I had planned. I laboured in the pool/bath (amazing for pain relief) with a lovely midwife in attendance. The pain was much more intense than anything I experienced with my first two children. I think it was because I remained really lucid throughout, I was 100% aware of what was happening.

The best bit of the labour was transition - in the past I was never really aware of transition. This time around - once I reached 10cms it all went quiet (I was on my haunches on the floor and just sat there very quietly - I knew she was descending but the midwife didn't). The look on the midwifes' face when the baby started crowing was comical - she just kept repeating, please don't have the baby - you have to wait for the doctor (midwives are not allowed to deliver the baby). The doctor came racing in about 3 minutes later and she was born in one push.

The hospital was great, we were given fabulous care and I had a private room (lovely for bonding). We are home now and getting used to be a family of five.

Anyway, thanks again for your good wishes.

dejags
x

congratulations and welcome carys