Hi ladies hope all well. Thought I would post my birth story for you.
Born at home on the 22 November, we had gone to Center Parcs for the last weekend away before the baby arrrives as a festive treat for the other two. I had indigestion all night on the Friday/Saturday and then my waters went whilst I was in bed at about 7:15 Saturday morning. I got up and pottered until 8:30 when I woke DH up and said get ready, my Mum is coming to look after the kids we are going home to have a baby.
I started having contractions whilst driving home (so didn't get on the motorway ) so just squeezed the steering wheel a bit.
When I got home FIL popped round for a cuppa and said shouldn't I be in bed so DH got rid of him and we settled down to have a baby. Not a lot happened. MW suggested I went for Group B swabs as waters gone but not in active labour, so off we trundled to hospital. Did the swabs, got booked in for induction on Tuesday 24th if baby not here by then and came home.
Had niggles but no obvious active labour. Tried walking quite briskly on DHs treadmill. MW popped round about 22:00 and said to call her if anything happened. Had a few contractions and they were starting to get regular but nothing really worth bothering about. Started taking the paracetamol and DH put the TENS on for me. I went to bed at about 11:30 to follow GINS instructions to nipple twiddle etc try and get some sleep but contractions woke me up about 02:20.
Got regular contractions and tried to doze on setee in between. At 5:00 woke up and felt shivery and dithery so phoned MW. She arrived at 5:20 whilst I was in loo so woke DH up. She asked if she could examine me and then contractions just went mad and came every couple of minutes. It took about 20 mins before I could let her check me over. Apparently I was 7 cm but could be stretched further. So relieved as had been panicking nothing was happening.
Basically I just sat on sofa drinking bachs rescue remedy and pressing boost on TENS machine until 7:00. Then I had to go to the loo. MW said baby crowning and other one followed her with tray of equipment. I then got off the loo and went back to sofa whilst MW1 held babies head in so as not to deliver on hard tiled floor. I knelt over the back of the sofa and could not help but push. DH pacing about at this point looking worried as he could see it was a bit uncomfy by this point. At 7:32 out she slithered and immediately started crying. (not sure if this was partly due to TENS machine falling off my top and landing on her head). I pulled her out the front and had a look to see what she was. She was very slippery and white with vernix. I tried to latch her on whilst turning round to sit down. Sat down and waited for cord to stop pulsing, I then cut it and went to loo where placenta was delivered intact. Went back to sofa and snuggled my newborn baby girl Harriet Elizabeth, 6lbs 15oz.
Unfortunately in the afternoon the MW came back and said swabs were positive for GBS so we were admitted for H to have IV antibiotics for 48 hours. This was due to me being GBS + and not delivering within 24 hrs after waters went. I did get the birth I wanted though after defying consultants wishes and having to have a risk assessment due to previous section. Thanks for everyones help in getting this and helping me stick to my guns.
H slept last night from 23:00 until 6:00 I tired to dream feed her around 2:00 ish but she was too sleepy so popped her back down and she sletp until 6:00. She did feed well constantly in the day yesterday though.
Hope you are all ready for Christmas. Only got cards to write/post and 3 christmas lunches to go to and one school play to attend tomorrow. GOt to do christmas food order as well, shucks anyone would think I have been busy.
Good luck PJ and Tils bumps will be here before you know it.
Ooh my Secret Santa is here I think obviously not opened it yet.