We were blessed with our first beautiful daughter Arabella five days ago.
After a 4 hour from first signs of labour to birth (with the hospital telling me multiple times that I should wait a little longer at home) we ended in an unplanned home birth with no medical assistance.
Despite everything when the ambulance arrived ten minutes later and took us to hospital we were told that it there were no complications at all! No stitches were needed and Arabella was perfect and healthy. She was two weeks early and the entire birth was nothing like we had planned (I wanted a water birth!) but still I've come out of it feeling incredibly positive. I know a lot of people don't feel that way though, so wanted to hear other birth stories that weren't as planned?
Hopefully this can spread a littler positivity and hope that even if absolutely nothing goes the way you want it to and at first seems like a complete nightmare, it often turns out to be wonderful in its own way.