Just popping back to post my birth story...hope everyone is well...if there is anyone left I will see you on the post-natal thread soon....Buddy was born 5th Nov 2011 at 3.15pm weighing 8lb 2oz. Here is my birth story:
Had sweep on the Wednesday and midwife told me I was 3cms dilated and that my waters were bulging. I had been having mild contractions every ten mins or so and she was so convinced that arrival of baby was imminent that she wouldn't even book me in for an induction!
I continued to have mild contractions every ten minutes until fri with no change. On Friday DH and I took DS out for a nice long walk and when I got back I lost my mucus plug and what I thought was my waters. They seemed to be a brown colour so I contacted the day assessment unit who asked me to come in and get checked. Once I was seen by the midwife though she informed me that I was in fact only 1cm dilated, it wasn't my waters that had gone and that she didn't think baby would be arriving any time soon. Returned home feeling really fed up!!
On Saturday I had a really lazy morning and eventually dragged myself off to have a bath and get dressed at about half 12. At 1.15 when I got out of the bath and started to get dressed i suddenly started having really strong contractions and they were coming every two and 1/2 mins. I timed them until 1.30 and then called DH upstairs as I was starting to get concerned that this could really be it and that they weren't gonna stop. DH contacted my mum and asked her to come straight round to look after DS.
At 2pm contractions were really strong and coming every 2 mins...DH persuaded me that we should get going to the hospital.... so off we went, although for some reason I still kept thinking it was all gonna stop.
Got to the hospital at 2.30 and was taken straight to the same room that I gave birth to DS1 in. Midwife took a few details between contractions and carried out an internal. She said that my waters were still in tact but would probably go shortly and asked if I wanted to consider any pain relief. I agreed to some gas and air which helped a bit with the pain but mostly made me really giggley!! DH pointed out that if I wanted an epidural I was best to get it sooner rather than later as it took 5 1/2 hrs to get one with DS1 so I requested that the midwife start the process. With that my waters went everywhere, even in the poor midwifes shoes!!! Midwife noticed that there was merconium in my waters but I suddenly had strong urges to push. Had two contractions and 4 mins after my waters broke little Buddy made his grand entrance at 3.15pm, just 45 mins after I arrived at the hospital. DH announced that it was a boy and cut the cord. I suffered a second degree tear but think this was purely due to the speed which B arrived...in fact was so quick that they hadn't even admitted me to the hospital!
DH and I were a bit shell-shocked by it all happening so quickly as with DS1 I was in established labour for over 12 hrs...so were full expecting it to be a long slog again.
All in all it went really well but was a completely different experience to my birth with DS1. Buddy is absolutely gorgeous and we have been thoroughly enjoying our first week together. Xxx