Thanx everyone...HE'S HERE!!!!!
This bit is probably WAY tmi but after doing the dirty deed for the first time in about 4 months , I started feeling really bad belly ache pains almost straight qaway!!! I was thinking, that surely couldn't have worked soooo soon!! But they didn't go away,so at about 8.30pm I had another bath to soothe them, they were just like a persistent period pain...I was thinking this could be the real deal, but wasn't sure...I felt like that throughout the night tho! I rang my mum to warn her about the pains, then at around 10pm I think, Iain went round to drop the dog off, and pick her up...I began feeling very guilty for bringing her round so soon, as I couldn't distinguish a 'proper' contarction'as the pain was just so constant...and I felt very silly trying to have Iain explain this to the midwife, esp since my waters hadn't broken, but as I was having homebirth, didn't know how soon to call, and could see my mum panicking slightly!
At 11 I was told by midwife to wait til I was 5 mins apart, or waters break before ringing back...went for a very wet walk up and down the street to try and keep things moving..that was at 12.30...the police must have thought me and Iain were up to no good in black coats with our hoods up, first walking one way, then walking the opposite way, so decided to go in house as I saw them stop just a lil further down from us...I really didn't want to explain what I was doing!!!!
I was worried I wouldn't be progressing very good, had another bath....I'd taken my tens off a good while before this as well...and then started noticing they were coming every 5 mins....left them coming every 5 mins until at 2am Iain rang up again to let them know....I was sure at this point they would tell me to go into hospital, but they never!! Yay..just said they would get int ouch with community midwife..about 15 mins later, while I was trying to have a poo!! the midwife rang, and we had to tell her they seemed to be getting quicker. She turned up, and examined me...I was 7 cms...woohoo...I was VERY happy!!! Pains were sooooo much stronger by this point, but I stayed off gas and air..waters were still entact as well. Second midwife came, I stayed on my ball bouncing away...trying to breathe out the pains...I actually did far better than I thought I would do, but pains got unbearable..I got on sofa...ooooh I also had a sweep when first midwife came.... I didn't like it..thought her hands were going to come through my throat! That was when I was told I was 7cm.
I was worried that I wouldn't know how much to push if waters didn't go...dd started waking at 5.15am, but between my mum and Iain, she was just told it was too early and had to saty in bed...Iain said she had asked where I was and why wasn't I in bed, bless her! He told her I was just about to go up hehe...she was very well behaved, I sent my mum up to her at 5.50, knowing she would find it hard as she is normally up at this time, so mum missed the pushing part (she was glad) I had urges to push, followed by a contraction that never really pushed me that far..I had a go on gas and air, afetr midwives found they had picked up wrong one, and it had some sort of astand on..but she also found a tenner so was very happy as she had breakfast sorted for herself haha..it made me feel really bad so didn't really bother again with it...with one of the pushes, my waters popped and exploded!! Just know Iain is going to have great pleasure telling people how far they shot at..i was later told I almost hit one of mw in face ..ooops!!
It happened wiered then, as sometimes I felt like I was staring at sofa in world of my own for hours, and other times I needed to push...I pushed, and scared myself at how intense it was..it seemed to take long time but obv didnt..i had what seemed like lots of really strong pushes in one go, had to pant and head was out, then a wait and body came out...and so was born my baby boy jude alistair charles....weighing 7lbs...was born at 6.26am..didnt have stitches, but do have a slight tear...i must say i wasnt expecting to feel so sore ...had a little sleep and now am letting iain doze upstairs after hes done cleaning and cooking and getting used to my everyday jobs hehe....sorry if this is a bit muddled!! im sitting with a very snuffly nosed jude now...he looks nothing like i thought he was going to, and looks nothing like makenzi-shei either..will put up fotos later xxxxxx