Hi All,
I did go into labour on the day i posted (3rd), she was stubborn and didn't come until Fri 5th 18:25, despite midwife telling me she should be out by thurs nite. Very tiring in the end. On the plus side, the sleep deprivation meant i haven't felt as tired since the baby arrived as i though i would (already well practiced).
We named her Esme (Esmerelda Ruth) and she weighed 6lb, 12.5oz coming in 8 days late.
Apart from being long, it wasn't too bad actually. It felt like when your drunk, and you can only remember flashbacks the next day. After over 24hrs stuck at 4cm, had a ARM, two hrs laters hit transition, with a 2 and half hour second stage. Ended up with a 3rd degree tear, and she was a back labour. Also had a asthma attack on the gas and air (and needed a nebulizer) which i think set things back quite a bit. That meant i had to go without G&A, which was a shame, as it was amazing. In the end made do with a reduced shot of diamorhine (as i'm only 5foot). hmmm, this makes it sound a lot worse than it was.
6 days later, things are going well, breastfeeding seems to be nicely established, just hoping it lasts.
Oops, this was meant to be a short post