Hello ladies - will join you all over on th post natal thread very soon but just wanted to give you a few of the details.
You all probably know that my CS for breech presenttion was cancelled on the 23rd when I was on the op table as a last minte scan reveald she had turned head down so was sent home to wit for nature. Didn't have to wait long for the first signs although the baby took a lot longer to arrive. Started to have lots of show on Saturday 25th and by 8pm that evening was contracting every 10 mins. 24 hrs later a trip to hospital revealed I was only 1-2cms dilated. Next day the contractions stepped up to every 6 mins lasting 60 secs and was needing my tens machine on 24 hrs a day but another trip to hospital confirmed I was still only 2cms so back home again. Contractions didn't really change much until the Thursday night at 8.30 when my waters went and they immediately started coming every 2-3 mins. My hope of a quick 'established labour' were dashed when upon arrival at hospital they said I was still 2cms - after 5 frigging days!
18 hrs later and hugging the gas and air demanding to know why 3 hours after the epidural was sited I was not pain free as promised they did it again and it worked as the syntocin they had given me hours earlier had strengthened my contractions but I was still only 3cm.
Doctors conferred and said I could probably go on for a month on Sundays and still not get to 10cm and they were worried about a couple of decelarations in baby's heartbeat they reccommended an emergency section.
You could of done it 8 days ago I had to stop myself muttering as we tearfully consented. We were on the table within 15 mins with them just having to top up my epidural. Op was actually great and out Caitlin popped screaming her head off at 3.11 with a great apgar scores of 9, 10 and 10.
DH head her whilst I was stiched up and we then had skin to skin and I BF in recovery.
Caitlin is more gorgeous that I could have possibly imagined with a huge amount of long dark brown hair - DH and I are definitely smitten.
BF going not quite to plan. Caitlin is a hungry girl and in these days before my milk comes in it doesn't seem to satisfy her hunger so has needed a couple of top ups of formula milk to fill her up, send her off to sleep and sop her screaming the maternity ward down!. She seems to love it though and we are reaping the benefits with over 4.5 hrs between feeds at the moment.
They let me out this afternoon after 48 hours and we are home and content and Caitlin is sleeping peacefully in her moses basket. Grandparents and been round this evening to inspect her and pronounced her perfect. Will try and post some pics tomorrow.
Is anyone still waiting - sorry I have trawlled through messages for a few days.