Well congrats to all the new babies and mums!
no time todetail so dont take offense.
Fleurie, sounds liek you had a very similar experience to me.
Except i was induced. Drip in at 8.50pm. Contractions with pain by 10pm. 1am only 1cm dialated but in complete agony. could not bear another 4 hours of the same so had pethedine.
Then at something past 2am i needed to push. I was sure something was so wrong because it had only been a little over an hour since i was 1cm I resisted for about 4 contractions while midwife sat smiling lol, i was so upset she would ' look' i asked my partner to! I dont think he did either.
She came out with 3 pushes,i was asked tp pant ??? As if lol.
I did tear but didnt need a stitch.
My friend commented on how rosy my cheeks were for just giving birth ( on a photo), i said you would have been a little flushed if that had happened to you.
Because 2 days of gel had done nothing and breaking my waters achieved nothing, when after 4 hours of the drip i was only 1cm i was not prepared for the sudden rush of everything. Still im not complaining. Very different from my previous 2 deliverys.
But i have survived being induced, and really it wasnt that bad. I think its just the thought of its so un natural that gets to you, But once the pain comes you soon stop worrying about how you got there.
Will keep checking back to see how the rest of you get along.
Congrats again everyone!