Sorry its taken me so long to respond....
Well Thursday eve I started getting strong pains but in my back not my bump anyway.... about 12:30am Friday I was in tears with pain so we called the hospital and they said we could come in
We arrive and I get my internal exam and find I am only 1cm dialated I feel a complete idiot and embarrassed that my pain threashold is so low .....so I am on gas and air and it is no longer taking the edge of the pain and I am offered Pethadine or Epidural (about 2am).....so I take Pethadine and DH goes home to get some sleep as well.... I am able to rest between contractions but not sleep then about 5am I have another shot of Pethadine.....again only taking the edge of the pain ....
About 11am DH comes back to the hospital (he calls the ward about 9am but I tell them not to get him to come in yet as still only 3cm dialated) by this time I'm not allowed Pethadine anymore so I have he epidural....which only works in one side of the body roll eyes anyway they move the epidural around and by 10pm I am only 6cm dialated.....
Since having the epidural.... I am on the hormone drip but this causes the bubba to get distressed (I had a two cord vessel so potential for problems as well) so I am on and off the drip all day....
Anyway 2 shifts of midwifes later (and constantly getting the epidural topped up) I am told the baby is back to back (thats why i could feel the pain in back not around the bump).....
Anyway as the bubba is getting distressed again.......they external exam and I am 10cm dialated....after 40mins of pushing no joy... they decide to prep me for ventouse (sp) if that fails they are going to try forceps if that fails then c-section...but as the epidural isn't working properly I am given a spinal block, but have to sign the forms for general anethestic (just in case)........anyway they decide to do the attempts in theatre so they don't have to move me quickly so the ventouse failed.....so before they can do the forceps attempt they have to cut me luckly spinal block I can't feel a thing
If your still awake by now then my bubba a ikkle girl was born at 00:07 (bond baby) on Sat (9/6) weighing in at 6lb 6oz she is adorable...and now the stitches have gone and I'm not in pain anymore she is well worth it obviously I am biased
and to be honest once I got to the hospital I felt more relaxed about the whole birth thing.....it was the waiting from the show/waters breaking that was the worst...
Sorry for such a long bost I wish every mum to be and mum the very best