Evening all :)
Here is my Birth Story (sorry it's quite long!):
I went in on Friday morning to the Day Assesment Unit for monitoring due to high blood pressure and continuing blood loss. I showed them my pad and was admitted straight away.... I had a canula inserted in case the blood loss increased dramatically. I saw the SHO who said I would be going for a scan first thing in the morning.
9am Saturday - consultant does his rounds and comes to see me - says blood loss is worrying and I need to deliver the baby as soon as possible - asked if I agree to be induced - I said yes of course and he says I am the first on the list to go down to the delivery suite. I have a shower, pack up and we go down at about 10am.
Midwife shows us to our room and explains that the consultant wants to examine me himself becuase of the PV loss but he is now in surgery so we wait until he comes at around 11.30am. He explains the different options and proceeds to try and break my waters. I am already 2-3cm so he does it no problem and that is that! He says I have two hours to go and have a walk / get some lunch and then they will start the synto drip as they don't want to hang about.
Nothing happens in the 2 hours so at 2pm the anaesthetist is called and I have an epidural at around 2.30pm. The drip is also started at the same time. By 4.30pm I am contracting 4-5 in 10 minutes but obviously not in any pain or anything.
The baby's heartbeat starts to drop during contractions and takes a while to recover so the doctor is called but says all ok for now. This happens throughout my labour and the doctor is in and out. I was also given some drugs (can't remember what) in case I need to go to theatre and the team is put on stand-by (bet they loved me!).
I had a little sleep maybe from 7-8pm and DH had something to eat (I was advised not to eat / only drink water).
At around 8.30 I start to feel I need a poo and that the pressure of the contractions is very uncomfortable despite the epidural but I keep quiet. I wonder to myself if I am nearly there but don't want to tempt fate!
I suddenly feel sick but MW gets a bowl very quickly - thankfully had not eaten since about 1pm so it was only fluids.
At 9pm the feeling is so strong I tell my MW I really feel the urge to push - she examines me and the head is right there so she says to go for it. I start pushing at about 9.15ish and push through 4-5 contractions - 2/3 long pushes through each and my baby is born at 9.34pm.
Baby was not breathing initially so DH could not cut the cord and he is whisked away - there is a bit of panic and the pead is called. They give him oxygen and eventually all is well and he is given to DH for a cuddle. In the meantime I have delivered the placenta and they have pronounced me intact with no need for stitching :) I have a cuddle with the baby and try to feed him.
Because of my blood loss pre-delivery they do not want to leave us alone (fair enough) immediately after delivery but lights are dimmed and we have some bonding time.
I stupidly eat a chicken tikka sandwich which I bought earlier 
and am promptly sick - luckily DH was very quick with the sick bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My blood pressure and loss are monitored for a couple of hours and all is ok so we transfer up to the postnatal ward at around midnight. I cannot feel my legs yet so DH unpacks me some things I might need during the night and goes off home to sleep. The MWs are great and say to call when I need the loo and not to get up on my own.
I try to sleep but so awake so just stare at DS who is sleeping in the cot. I think I fed him once again but only for 5 mins or so and he went back off to sleep. I dropped off myself then until about 3am when I woke up for the loo. Can feel my legs by now but call MW anyway and she is happy to help me get up. Leaked blood all over the sheets / my clothes so I go to loo and get changed and MW chages the sheets for me. Then I went to sleep until 7am when they came round with breakfast :) DH came at 9am and we went home at 1pm.