I had a baby today!

[snafu]

...well, not really...

But I did do my first delivery today. And all I'm saying is, man, babies are slippery little suckers

Ooo, what a fab job that must be.

congratulations - was it emotional?

how fantastic for you and congrats..... I attended my first birth as a doula last month and it was incredible and a very emotional expereince....every admiration for you as a midife :)

Not as emotional as the ones I've just been witnessing, actually. I think I was concentrating so hard on it all that I didn't have time to get teary. I have had very shiny eyes at all my witnesses, though...

ooh ooh ooh
coem one tell su what its like ffromt eh midwifes pov

did oyu say " oh fgs yes it hurts get over it"

think id bea good midwife...

I cried....but then knew I would....and warned the couple that I probably would... so we all cried together (blush)

Me too Cod, snap out of it, it's only a bloody little baby woman!
from my smug quick labours, no pain relief high horse
thats why I'm not training as a midwife then...

...was it a "text-book-normal-labour" Snafu.... or a bit more complicated ??

Ooooh you lucky thing!

oh snafu - how wonderful

Perhaps Cod, Piffle and I should establish an 'Alternative School of Midwifery'.

Or maybe the NHS has a few like us already ...

get oft he bed you lazy mare

Yep, I gave her a good slap and told her to stop whining...lol

It was textbook, I hate to say it Five-hour labour, 30 mins pushing, I sat on my hands pretty much all the way through. Love it.

And there was aromatherapy involved...

...what would you call it ???

" and you call this labour??" try 'arder

(that was to PT and Cod !)

Did you use clary sage Snafu ? (sorry COD PT & Piffle .......!)

We did indeed, steppy. Nice massage, bit of a walk, get those contractions going - pop! there's your baby.

Well, that's how it felt to me. Mrs XXXXX may have a slightly alternative interpretation...

...sounds similar to my "first" snafu, DH not interested in being at the "sharp end" and I (shut your eyes Cod & co) even had a good old look at the placenta afterwards....fascinating !!!!! (too much info ????!!!!)

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well done sanfu! i remeber my first delivery as a student, it was born with its membranes intact, that was surreal, the midwife had to remind me to open them and get the baby out! LOL!

my second was a home birth with no complications absolutley textbook, satnding up, no pain relief, nothing but admiration for the woman.

did you get a photo of the baby? it is nice to have a littel memory book of your deliveries, include thank you letters, cards, gift tags etc, lovely memento and also good supporting evidence for the quality of care that you give to your women.

snafu that really is a ncie story
I remember the student helping when I had dd, saying afterwards.
I've never seen anyone do it standing up before, and wasn't that very fast...
And also wondering why after delivering dd with no pain relief, I was begging for codeine when the afterpains hit!

How's her fanjo?

(see C-section thread )

Oooooh, but placentas are fascinating! Can't beat having a good ol' poke around. (Hmm, can you tell I'm rather new to this?)

Didn't get a photo but hopefully will be going to see her at home next week anyway, which will be lovely. In fact I visited her at home yesterday and honestly thought 'There's a woman about to go into labour'. I said to her that I'd appreciate her having her baby within the next 24 hours as I was on call - and bless her, she did. Continuity of care is a nice thing.

No stitches (fanjo strings?) required