lol sorry!!!
Ok whre was i!!!
...it was only a matter of time before I gave birth. I think the rationale to send me on was in case labour did not get established and bp stayed high and I needed inducing.
Anyway.
BP was fine on arrival (mid 80s). Midwife examined me and I was 3cm. Suggested I had a bath. got in bath and had a few contractions - nothing major - shouted to dh, that I thought it might be another and he would grunt while reading the paper .
Got bored of the bath. Midwife suggested I consider using gas and air having hated it with ds1. This was about 4pm
Then I felt a pop and waters went and I thought I would just have a try of gas and air. It made me soooo giggly. Mid wife had gone out by this point.
Then contractions strarted coming really strongly and quickly.
DH didn't realise why I was puffing on the gas and air. One comedy moment was during perhaps the third strong contraction I thought to myself that no one realises how quick this is going and I wanted to explain to DH that the baby was coming really really quick and he should get the midwife and I said:
'Richard Branson. No not him. Top Gear. Jeremy Clarkson. 0-60 in 3 seconds. The baby is coming NOW!!!!'
Mid wife dashed along and put me on the bed and examined me.
Had a major huge contraction - bizarre experience - flashing lights, weird tunnel sensation. thought that I was hallucinating. Then the student doctor said 'My god - his head is out already!'. Then I had another one, grunted a few times, felt a splutter and Joseph Daniel was there at 4:36pm
Ta da!