Firstly thank you all for your really wonderful support and lovely messages leading up to and after the arrival of our MiniJaffaling.
Ok, so as you know I was in denial most of the day on Wednesday. Eventually decided that it probably was happening two days before EDD, for me. So off we went ot the lovely pink hospital in Anguoleme, France. Contractions were 6 mins apart lasting about a minute so I knew there was still away to go. I was examined upon arrival at 7.30 pm and was told I was 3cm, how gutted was I at that comment. Dh was sent out to phone Mum and Dad to warn them we were in for a long one. I had requested my peridural for later IF I needed it so that they could get the ball rolling with bloods, they took the samples and sent them off. I was going to get my painfree birth and push this baby into the world whilst reading a month old copy of CHAT. At 9pm things had kicked off and I was getting to the end of my pain barrier. I asked for my peridural to be told that they were still waiting for my blood results, as soon as they arrived they would call the anesthetist. At 9.30pm I was screaming the place down, shaking uncontrolably and crying. ( I am a wuss, I warned you all of that)
The MW examined me again at 9.30pm. 5cm, crap!
The anethetist finally arrived at 9.40pm, stuck the needle in my back, by this time my cries had turned to a grunt and upon turning back round on the bed, I had the most emense urge to push. The MW took one look and said push when you are ready to me screaming Noooooo the peridurals not working yet, ha, no time for that, and out she flew, litterally and thrown up on to my chest. It was the most weird pain and feeling I have ever had and not something I 'll want again thank you, my plan would have been much better but next time I'll include a 99 with the magazine.
The peridural kicked in as they were weighing and checking Jorja over.
She is perfect! and I am right as rain one good thing about No.3 is that I got away with No stitches so apart from a bit of bruising I don't have that Ouch down there going on.
So not bad in the end, 3cm at 7.30pm, 5cm at 9.30pm and beautiful baby girl in arms at 9.50pm.
Phewwww done it, sorry it's a long one.