Well.....here goes!!
Term+8...went to get checked for SROM...but still intact...booked for induction at term + 15 ....well gutted...came home and sat and cried!! Went to a docs appointment with dh...got all of the 'are you still here'? questions Phoned my mw and begged her to break my waters the next day...when I was booked for my 4th sweep!!
After tea...I had a bit of backache so sat on my ball and bounced away....mum phoned and told me to tweak my nips well it was worth a try....and I think it could of possibly worked as the pains grew stronger and stronger.
Went to bed unwillingly at 1am...as the last time i'd had pains (the week before) they eased off when I went to bed. half an hour later I HAD to get the tens machine on...and they were coming thick and fast but I was still able to talk through them.
Had to wake dh (yes he snored through me groaning/crying/rocking on the end of the bed!!) and told him to phone labour suite as I was coming in.
Mil showed up to look after dd and off we set.
Checked over at hospital and I was 3-4cm...got given my bestest friend (gas and air)and the mw on told me I best call my mum (who was coming in too) and my mw who wanted to deliver the baby. Dh had to go back for mum and the mw said 'hope they dont miss it' WHAT??!!!
As it happens this was all at 3am and I actually gave birth at 8.25am.
I had specifically told dh,mum and mw that I wasnt allowed an epidural (it failed when I had my 8lb 12oz dd) so didnt feel I needed it this time......
....OMG how wrong was I????
40 mins of pushing and our 11 lb 2.5 oz little man, Cameron entered the world....the mw then understood why I started asking for an epidural....because of the size of his head alone!!!!!!
I had quite a bad bleed and a 3rd degree tear so was whipped to theatre.
4 hours later I was reunited with my little chunk.
Everyone kept telling me I was carrying a girl (carried similar to dd) but I was smaller believe it or not! but I am soooooo over the moon we have a son...... my first born will always be my baby girl and now I have a darling baby boy too....we are over the moon.
So there you go....overwhelmed and still quite emotional thinking that I nearly lost him at the beginning.