Gary Jr arrived yesterday morning, we've just got home (will read thread in a little bit, just going to 'mememe' post first);
They were short staffed (and heavy on labouring women!) on Monday night, so they sent DH home in the wee hours...only 15mins later they found a room on labour ward so I had to call him back in (MW1 suggested this could wait until they had inserted first gel).
MW1 did the pre-induction gel casual check up my Garycave to find I was already 3cm gone, so she just knitting needled my waters away.
Waters went gush, asked DH to put my TENS machine on (me, not him!) as I was experiencing 'discomforts', MW1 went on her break, had MW2 in as cover in & felt the urge for drugs, was given Gas & Air (and promised heroin later on) & started pushing, MW2 pulled a
face & started running about (I didn't have my nameband on, let alone the IV antibiotics drip they wanted baby to have because of risk of infection), called in MW3 & GaryJr was pushed out shortly after.
MW1 came back in off her break & went 'Oh'!
1hr 45min labour, didn't get the TENS machine off the first painrelief setting & I loved the gas and air, DH did amazing too (and may have got something in his eye when he held GaryJr for the first time).
Had to stay in overnight, DS1 doesn't like the baby...going to argue over names now, there was a baby Keith on the ward!
Considering he was born at 38+3, he was a healthy 7lbs 4 & 51cm.