After having a show at 5.30am yesterday morning (some of you will have seen my thread!), my waters went on to break an hour later and contractions were just getting to the stage that I needed to put the TENS machine on at about 9.30am when the midwife also arrived.
By about 10.30am I was 4cm dilated so midwife said I could get into the birthing pool which was utter bliss! 2nd midwife arrived and by about 3pm I was getting the urge to push. I couldn't seem to get upright enough in the pool so got out and it was confirmed that I was fully dilated. After about 3/4 hr of feeling I was never going to get the baby out,they gave me a small cut to prevent a huge tear and Grace Isabella was born at 4pm wighing 8lb 9.5oz.
I had opted for a physiological 3rd stage but there was still no sign of the placenta after 45mins and I was in a lot pain so asked them to give me syntometrine. Placenta was finally delivered but unfortunately there was a lot of blood behind it and I lost 1.5litres so had to be taken into hospital for observation overnight.
Am now home, feeling pretty weak and feeble but Grace is an absolute angel - very calm and placid and feeding well and has the prettiest fingers you've ever seen !! Dh and dd are being fab and I have managed a couple of hours sleep this afternoon while they looked after her.