BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Baby girl born on 22nd Dec (just as I had always wanted - what were the chances?!) at 0058am at 38+6 weeks.
Weight: 7 pounds and 3 ounces.
Baby is ok, just slight janudice and I'm ok too, so bloody tired though and this BF business is soooo bloody hard, but giving it a good go. DD decided being on my breast from 9pm to 3am on/off would be great fun last night...taking it day by day and hopefully it will become easier onces the milk comes through...
Just quickly, started getting pains above my pubic bone at around 3pm on Friday (around the time I posted), no real patter to when the pain came and went only the intesitiy getting stronger. At this point thought it was B-H contractions. Was umming and ahhing at 9pm whether I should call hospital, but decided to have a wait and have a bath to see if it would ease the pain. At this point still thought it was B-H-C as there was no pattern to the duration and timing of pain and pain was still just above my pubic bone and I thought if it was the real thing I would be getting the pain all across my stomach (in my case never did pain across the stomach at all). Anyhow at around 10:30pm, heard a POP and waters went and that's when I thought, this MIGHT JUST BE THE REAL THING!!! Went into hospital at 11pm and MW confirmed I was 8 cm dialated! With a bit of gas and air (fantastic stuff - DH told me later I was on such a high I asked the MW to give him the snip and myself liposuction - just to make our journey into hospital even more the worthwhile!) and with a shot of pethadine (which did not make a jot of difference to the pain) DD2 was born 2 hours later.
No name for her as yet, got a couple in mind, will post once we've decided (and I'm more rested!)
Thank you to everyone who wished me well, good luck to you ladies in waiting, and congrats to the ladies who have also had babies (sorry not read any other postings) and hugs to anyone who is not feeling good.
xx