Hi all, sorry haven't had time to catch up on all the nes so a big congrats to those that have had theirs and all the best to those that happened.
Erin Grace is now home (BIL & SIL just been to visit for an hour). Have had to formula feed...basically she would latch on but only suck a couple of times then lose interest. Also I had NO nipple sensitivity (could hand express with no discomfort) and couldn't tell when she was sucking correctly. Decided it wasn't worth the stress...was getting quite upset at how distressed Erin seemed while mw's were trying to get her to bf. Also she wasn't really making enough wet nappies for me to feel happy so we decided last night to switch to formula. Erin has been so much happier and alert since, so were really happy.
i don't reccommend rlt if you're a first timer....
So BIRTH STORY - Warning, if you're a first timer or scare easily DO NOT READ!!!!
Well I had a sweep on Thursday at 10am. MW said I was 1-2 cm dilated so was hopeful it would work. Was reading on here that sex after a sweep also helps labour start. (I've also been taking 425mg RLT twice a day since 38+2) Sowe had sex later that evening. I had a couple of v mild contractions (not sure if they were contractions or BHs). At 11pm my waters went with a POP!!!
Rang delivery suite and was advised to go to be checked over and make sure waters were clear. Got to delivery suite about 12pm. No bed on normal antenatal ward so was sent to a side ward on there where lady was sleeping and I was told not to disturb her. Mw came and did an internal (roughly) and then hooked me up to monitor. I had to lie on bed with only 1 pillow and was a bit uncomfy. Contractions started coming stronger and it was really hurting my back so I turned on my side. When mw came in she wanted to know why...DH told her it was hurting my back, she replied "That's what labour is". . I was sick a couple of times but when monitoring ended (1am) mw was happy for me to go home 'if I felt I could cope'. So I said yes (desperate to get out and home so I could keep active). But before I left I had another contraction and thought I was gonna be sick again, so decided to stay. Asked for a bath to relieve pain and was allowed to have one in a home-from-home room.
Once in bath contractions jumped to being 2 mins apart and really painful. DH went to find mw cos I wanted some pain relief. She was "on her break". He had to get a male mw to come and help cos I was screaming at him to get someone. He told me he couldn't give me anything "cos he's not my mw" He tried to help me breathe thro conts and was reluctant to ask my mw to give me anything because I was "gonna have another 10hrs or so of it". Basically I screamed and screamed at him til he agreed to get my mw to give me pethedine. They had to get me out of the bath. Conts were going through my legs so when I got one I was having to kneel on a bean bag (I grew quite attached to it ). They were makingme go back to the other room cos I "was not in actual labour yet". Couldn't walk for more than 5 secs between contractions. Got halfway to room (along main thoroughfair!) flashing my arse all the way to be told by my mw "we'll take her back cos that other woman needs to sleep" .
she took my beanbag
and frogmarched me to the room where I made a grab for the beanbag while she explained the pethedine. I couldn't have cared less what she was telling me. She said "didn't you expect some pain?" I said "not like this" and she said "I should write a book, I could make millions and wouldn't have to work here anymore" She gave me it and an anti sickness drug and told me I "had to get on the bed". I said "I need to push" and she looked rather and said "I'll have a look"...she said "You're ready to have it" and told me to start pushing. Erin was born at 3.27am. (2.5hrs after being told I could go home cos not in labour!).
Had a 2nd degree tear (internal tho) but I refused to let her stitch it, she wouldn't tell me how many it would take and said it would heal on it's own but I'd had enough.
Sorry it's so long...