So. Hello all! Sorry it's been so long, but it will all make sense.
Went in for induction on Wednesday, & was given pessary. By 8pm was having regular contractions which lasted overnight. 2 mins apart. These started slowing down in the morning, and they wanted to put in the gel, ur the doctor was really busy,, and was 6 hours late, by which point they had pretty much stopped. Had 2x 6hr gels and nothing, so they planned to break my waters as I was 2cm.
Friday however, they closed to delivery suite to new admissions for 5 hours as they were overun. I went down on Saturday morning -having been at the hospital now for 3 days at this point.
They broke my waters and put me onto the drip. I went from 0-100 in about 30 mins. After 4 hours of back to back stronger contractions I had an epidural. Heavenly, until baby started to get into distress. By 10pm I was only 4cm & baby didn't like me on my back. Doc said that If I wasn't 6cm by 1am I would need an emergency c-section.
1am (after the longest 3 hours ever) came, and I will still 4, with baby getting more distressed, so we went. I was soo nervous. And was shaking through the whole thing, visably shacking.after 10 mins, baby Birt was born crying at 2.21am and I was sobbing I was so relieved.he weighed 7lb 3oz. No-where near the 9lb 38 week whopper they predicted!!!
I didn't
T realise however the c-sec goes on for about an hour, and it was horrid! But the worse, is the recovery. The midwives and nurses are being amazing, but I am in agony! Barley able to walk! No driving for 6 weeks and be careful picking up my new son!!
So, for the stats Alexander William, born 14/12/14, 7lb 3oz.
Good luck to all, to those early birds, I was nervous throughout, but positive thinking does help :)