kateyb9
19-09-2007, 23:46
Still awake at 1.59am on Saturday- August the 25th, I was reading a book on my bed when I noticed a sharp pain in my tummy… This being my due date, I thought just for something interesting to do I’d time when the next cramp-like feeling came along, (if one was to come again!) …After 8 minutes I felt another, & then 9 minutes after that another… At 2.35am whilst still lying back, reading on my bed & clock watching, I literally heard a popping sound, & knew that it must have been my waters breaking. I hopped up, made my way to the toilet & although I was expecting a huge gush of amniotic fluid, the trickles of fluid down my leg were definitely enough for me to regard what had happened as my waters breaking… Straight on the phone to my mum after this, about 2.40am, she got a little freaked out by the fact that I couldn’t manage to speak to her properly through some of the pains that I was experiencing. I found they were lasting between 40 seconds to just over a minute, but scarily enough they were happening anywhere from 5 minutes to even 1 minute apart! After repeatedly ringing the birth suite, with no response but a dead line from them each time, I knew that this was go-time but still for whatever reason rather than getting a move on I dawdled about the unit, getting some things together… Had a shower (I thought that if the pain eased up a bit in the shower it might prove that I wasn’t actually going into labour, lol I was in denial about the whole thing)… Hopped out of shower & the pains did subside slightly for a couple of mins, & all I could think was that the midwives would probably end up sending me home out of annoyance that I hadn’t contacted them before arriving, & because the pain I was having had only just begun. I turned my hair straightener on a bit before 4am- My partner freaked & switched it off …lol thank God I didn’t follow through with the hair straightening idea… :eek:
Shortly after 4am we headed to the car, with me characteristically as unorganised as ever! It was after a minute or so on the way to hospital that my contractions began to come with a bit more of a bite to them. To make matters all the more interesting, this was all going on during the days when the Sunshine Coast was receiving days of extremely heavy rain.. it was absolutely pouring on this particular morning, & much to our disbelief, about 10 mins into the drive we discovered our road to the hospital was closed due to flooding!!! Neither my partner nor I had credit on our mobile phones, so Sean had to make a free call to 000 to ask the ambulance service for directions to the hospital… I was convinced that I’d be having my baby on the side of the road, since outrageous things always seem to happen to Sean & I… I have never experienced a more uncomfortable drive in my life! After a 45 min trip (which usually only takes 20!), we finally arrived at Nambour Hosp.
Straight up to the birth suite, where I was not expected by midwives as I had been unable to contact them, they seemed to be surprised to see that I was walking in so casually, with such a calm disposition.. (This was only because I’d promised myself I would not freak out in hospital) I think this, in combination with the fact that I wasn’t more clear-cut with them about what labour signs I’d experienced so far, gave rise to the midwife who was taking care of me to not fully believe the extent of the pain that I was going through. Upon arriving in the birth suite, I remember my partner popping on our Best of Rod Stewart cd, (which ended up repeating over & over & over, the duration of my labour- I was in too much pain to ask to have it switched off!) I went to the toilet, changed into my lovely hospy gown, & after 10 or so mins of speaking with the middie, contractions really started giving me grief.. Suddenly the pain I was experiencing not only felt like severe cramps in my tummy but was also happening in my lower back. The midwife doubted me; this was so obvious, I felt like she thought I was putting it on a little, because I went from seeming composed, to rolling around on the ground begging for pain relief within a matter of minutes… I honestly got the impression she thought I was a bit of a hypochondriac. I begged for an internal just for a rough idea of how long I had to go, or for some form of pain relief, & she responded by telling me that “it looks like you are in for a long day. If you really must have an internal so soon you can wait for the next midwife who comes in to give you one. It might not be the best idea to have one that soon though”. I was mortified & in such disbelief! It felt like forever before the next middie came in & took over, but I was so thankful when he did. I hadn’t spoken at all to my partner the entire time that we were in the birthing suite. Just rolled around on the floor & leaning over a bean bag, moaning & begging for pain relief when I could manage to speak. The next midwife gave me an internal as soon as his shift began. I was found to be 8cm dilated already, too late for drugs! I had always wanted a drug-free birth, but by the time established labour had kicked in I truly could not see me making it through without an epidural. I was also found to have had an anterior lip, so had that have not been there I probably would have dilated sooner than what I did. I just can’t believe how quickly things progressed… I don’t know whether it was the raspberry leaf tablets I’d been downing for the last part of my pregnancy that helped things to move along so quickly, but I like to think that they did do their job. Lol.
I had not envisioned labour to be anything like how mine ended up being. Throughout my entire pregnancy, it was all that I could think about... For something that I had given sooo much contemplation to, I’m still shocked thinking about how my experience turned out...
Anyways this is dragging on a little so I will wrap things up! My beautiful baby girl Kalani Rose was born at 8.40am- with established labour for me considered to be 2 and a bit hours in total, & about 40 mins of pushing. The midwife helping me through was my godsend. He was extremely encouraging & supportive, I felt so lucky to have had somebody like that helping me through. I was absolutely in awe of my little one when she was born, but all the while in a state of total shock. I have never been in such a daze in my entire life. I definitely remember feeling my life take on an amazing change in the first moments that I held my little girl in my arms.
So far she has been an absolute angel. She is now a little over 3 weeks old but I feel like she has been in my life for much much longer. It’s strange... I miss my pregnant tummy soo much! am having withdrawals from carrying my big belly around…! but of course, having my baby girl to hold in my arms is the bestest feeling in the world. Motherhood is magical. I feel so truly blessed to have little Kalani in my life.
:babydust2: Kalani Rose Sykes:babydust2:
Born: 25/08/07
Weight: 6lb 1oz or 2740grams
Length: 49cm
Time: 8.40am
First Family Photo:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=Firstfamshot.jpg
Kalani, 3 days old, her first day at home:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=clawfinger.jpg
One of Kalani's first baths:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=k-lanis4thbath.jpg
Kalani & I:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=schnookum.jpg
...............Thanks heaps for reading :)
xxx
Shortly after 4am we headed to the car, with me characteristically as unorganised as ever! It was after a minute or so on the way to hospital that my contractions began to come with a bit more of a bite to them. To make matters all the more interesting, this was all going on during the days when the Sunshine Coast was receiving days of extremely heavy rain.. it was absolutely pouring on this particular morning, & much to our disbelief, about 10 mins into the drive we discovered our road to the hospital was closed due to flooding!!! Neither my partner nor I had credit on our mobile phones, so Sean had to make a free call to 000 to ask the ambulance service for directions to the hospital… I was convinced that I’d be having my baby on the side of the road, since outrageous things always seem to happen to Sean & I… I have never experienced a more uncomfortable drive in my life! After a 45 min trip (which usually only takes 20!), we finally arrived at Nambour Hosp.
Straight up to the birth suite, where I was not expected by midwives as I had been unable to contact them, they seemed to be surprised to see that I was walking in so casually, with such a calm disposition.. (This was only because I’d promised myself I would not freak out in hospital) I think this, in combination with the fact that I wasn’t more clear-cut with them about what labour signs I’d experienced so far, gave rise to the midwife who was taking care of me to not fully believe the extent of the pain that I was going through. Upon arriving in the birth suite, I remember my partner popping on our Best of Rod Stewart cd, (which ended up repeating over & over & over, the duration of my labour- I was in too much pain to ask to have it switched off!) I went to the toilet, changed into my lovely hospy gown, & after 10 or so mins of speaking with the middie, contractions really started giving me grief.. Suddenly the pain I was experiencing not only felt like severe cramps in my tummy but was also happening in my lower back. The midwife doubted me; this was so obvious, I felt like she thought I was putting it on a little, because I went from seeming composed, to rolling around on the ground begging for pain relief within a matter of minutes… I honestly got the impression she thought I was a bit of a hypochondriac. I begged for an internal just for a rough idea of how long I had to go, or for some form of pain relief, & she responded by telling me that “it looks like you are in for a long day. If you really must have an internal so soon you can wait for the next midwife who comes in to give you one. It might not be the best idea to have one that soon though”. I was mortified & in such disbelief! It felt like forever before the next middie came in & took over, but I was so thankful when he did. I hadn’t spoken at all to my partner the entire time that we were in the birthing suite. Just rolled around on the floor & leaning over a bean bag, moaning & begging for pain relief when I could manage to speak. The next midwife gave me an internal as soon as his shift began. I was found to be 8cm dilated already, too late for drugs! I had always wanted a drug-free birth, but by the time established labour had kicked in I truly could not see me making it through without an epidural. I was also found to have had an anterior lip, so had that have not been there I probably would have dilated sooner than what I did. I just can’t believe how quickly things progressed… I don’t know whether it was the raspberry leaf tablets I’d been downing for the last part of my pregnancy that helped things to move along so quickly, but I like to think that they did do their job. Lol.
I had not envisioned labour to be anything like how mine ended up being. Throughout my entire pregnancy, it was all that I could think about... For something that I had given sooo much contemplation to, I’m still shocked thinking about how my experience turned out...
Anyways this is dragging on a little so I will wrap things up! My beautiful baby girl Kalani Rose was born at 8.40am- with established labour for me considered to be 2 and a bit hours in total, & about 40 mins of pushing. The midwife helping me through was my godsend. He was extremely encouraging & supportive, I felt so lucky to have had somebody like that helping me through. I was absolutely in awe of my little one when she was born, but all the while in a state of total shock. I have never been in such a daze in my entire life. I definitely remember feeling my life take on an amazing change in the first moments that I held my little girl in my arms.
So far she has been an absolute angel. She is now a little over 3 weeks old but I feel like she has been in my life for much much longer. It’s strange... I miss my pregnant tummy soo much! am having withdrawals from carrying my big belly around…! but of course, having my baby girl to hold in my arms is the bestest feeling in the world. Motherhood is magical. I feel so truly blessed to have little Kalani in my life.
:babydust2: Kalani Rose Sykes:babydust2:
Born: 25/08/07
Weight: 6lb 1oz or 2740grams
Length: 49cm
Time: 8.40am
First Family Photo:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=Firstfamshot.jpg
Kalani, 3 days old, her first day at home:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=clawfinger.jpg
One of Kalani's first baths:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=k-lanis4thbath.jpg
Kalani & I:
http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/kateyb9/?action=view¤t=schnookum.jpg
...............Thanks heaps for reading :)
xxx