On behalf of Rodeo....
On Monday 10th October 2005 we arrived at hosp at 8am for planned section to have baby no 3(!) at 36+5wks (due to thinning uterus after several sections in case you were wondering abour earliness!), me v. nervous, dp very calm. Walked barefoot round to anethetists room at 12midday to have combined spinal and epidural which didn't hurt a bit, (having venflon sited was worse!), then was wheeled into theatre at 12.35pm - I'm a clockwatcher!
Asked dp a minute later if they'd started to which he replied 'Oh yes!', took a while as they where tying off scar tissue, started to hurt around my breastbone but lovely anetheist gave me a nice injection! After a bit of tugging, baby was born at 12.50pm! Was expecting a girl, but was convinced it looked like a boy and had to ask dp 3 times!! But it was a girl, baby Jess, covered in vernix with lots of black hair weighing 6lb 12oz. She spent a bit of time on the incubator thingy with the midwives rubbing her and wafting the oxygen mask around her but she let out a little cry and was fine. dp held her as they sewed me up. Then she was given to me for skin to skin contact in the recovery room as she has a 'baby grunt'. We were tranfered to the maternity suite which was surprisingly nice and quiet. Grunt went by night-time, and she started breast feeding like a pro overnight. Had a pleasant stay in hospital getting to know her, but I was very glad to get home. Rather boring birth story I know! Goriest bit was having the drain pulled out of wound which was horrendous!!
Jess is a lovely laid back little dot, and not much trouble, and big sister Bella and brother Joe adore her. She looks like her daddy I think and has his dark colouring, will post some piccies soon!
She is my last baby so will try to enjoy it as much as possible