Sooo, I delivered my own baby this morning.

[thisisyesterday]

Had a rather short, very painful labour of around 45 minutes!
It was a planned homebirth, we rang the delivery suite who alerted midwives and said they'd be around 45mins to an hour to get to me, but to ring 999 if I needed to push before they got there (i didn't know this at the time)

well, baby wasn't going to wait around for anyone! I only just managed to get into the pool before the head started to crown and then he was out.

ambulance crew turned up several minutes later, followed by the midwives after another 5-10 mins!

I think I am still slightly in shock! He weighed in at a whopping 9lb 11 and is very, very beautiful. as yet nameless- all suggestions considered :D

amazing congratualtions,

Wow! Respect to you (bows and scrapes)

I'm in awe

Oh, and congrats too

Cor blimey missus!
How exciting!

Congratulations, that is amazing. Flippin' well done for coping with the breakneck speed of it all

Congratulations! Well done that woman

wow congratulations! were you alone or with partner - either way im soooooooo impressed.

Good on you girl!

Wow.

Congratulations.

Were you alone? I would have been shitting myself

OMG well done you.

Hope you and your 4 boys are all enjoying your takeaway.

wow, well done both of you!

Ooh, a lovely new baby, you lucky thing

Bloody well done! Wow wow wow, you are one amazing lady. I wish I'd had that! lol

Congratulations to all of you, does he have a name yet? Speedy Gonzalez might be appropriate!

hooraaaayyyyy for TIY - diy delivery and back on mn by teatime - I take my hat of to you
Huge (literally) congratulations.

How bloody good are you??!!

You sound like the most calm and collected Mum in the world

Well done, and congratulations

How about Arvan - means fast, quick or swift!!

liking Arvan a lot actually! will put it to dp in a minute!

Dp was with me, but mostly talking to the ambulance operator person who I don't think actually realised how fast baby was coming until I started shouting that I could feel the head lol

I was most worried about whether the pool would fill in time for me to get in.

Well done!

That will be a story to dine out on!

Oh wow! Congratulations!! How about Magnus?

wow - congratulations to you all

Woweeee, well done! How about Patrick for no.3 of your hattrick {{hugs}}

Huge Congratulations

Fantastic well done you and congratulations

It is a fantastic feeling isn't it - well done and congratulations!!!!

3 years on I still feel a buzz thinging about mine, which this had made me do.

Enjoy.

Much respect and huge congrats!

Just call him Gonzales

Come on then! Have I come up with the perfect name for your 3rd DS?!