~Bec~
13-10-2007, 21:00
30 May 2007 - the date had been seared into my brain for months. I had 2 scans later both giving a due date of 7 June. Ok, so it might be a little late. Fast forward to 30 May, no indications of labour. I spent the next 2 weeks trying to bring it on. 13 June - another appointment at the hospital. The doctor advised that as I'm 2 weeks overdue I should get booked in for an induction. She books me in that night. I cried all the way home. This was not how it was supposed to end.
DF and I went back to the hospital that night and they put the gel in and went back to the ward to sleep. I got 3 hours sleep all up. The next day I walked up and down the corridor to try and help things along. Unfortunately there was no birthing suite available for me that day as it was so busy.
That night I got a second dose of the gel. I cried and asked if I could go home because I hadn't got any sleep the night before and I wasn't going to get any sleep that night. The nurses strongly advised me not to go home and gave me something to help me sleep. Again, I got about 3 hours sleep.
The ward was busy with new mothers and babies everywhere. I felt like a failure because there was just no signs of labour.
About 4am I was walking up and down the corridor when a mf told me there was a birthing suite free. I was so happy. I phoned DF and he came in straight away. At that stage I didn't care I was being induced. I just wanted it over. My tummy was so huge I had been asked on a number of occassions if I was having twins. There was a couple of stuff-ups trying to get some blood tests and putting the needle thingy into my hand for the inducing drug. I didn't care - it was going to be over soon. A couple of hours into the labour I said I wanted an epi. I had been sitting on a birthing ball with a heat pack on my back and DF was massaging my back but I just didn't have the energy to cope with the pain. The epi took 4 goes to get it in my spine properly, but I didn't care. I was so releaved when it started to work.
For the next 10 hours I napped and chatted with the mw and was more comfy than I had been in weeks. When it came time to push I was still very tired. I struggled to hold the push between pushing (if that makes sense). Bub didn't want to come out either. Vaccuum it was, and I didn't care. I remember someone said something about an emergency c/s if the baby's not out soon as he was getting stressed. (I didn't want a c/s so got a bit more motivation from hearing that.) About 5 pushes later the head was out. The cord was around his neck but was loose enough to unloop. I remember DF had a quick peek down below and I think he regretted it by the look on his face. I held onto his hand and pushed as hard as I could. He was out! Because there was mec in water he had to be examined by a paed before being passed to me but that took about 20 seconds. I asked if there was any tearing and was told I had a third degree tear. I didn't care, my son was here and he was healthy. :smiliedance:
DF and I went back to the hospital that night and they put the gel in and went back to the ward to sleep. I got 3 hours sleep all up. The next day I walked up and down the corridor to try and help things along. Unfortunately there was no birthing suite available for me that day as it was so busy.
That night I got a second dose of the gel. I cried and asked if I could go home because I hadn't got any sleep the night before and I wasn't going to get any sleep that night. The nurses strongly advised me not to go home and gave me something to help me sleep. Again, I got about 3 hours sleep.
The ward was busy with new mothers and babies everywhere. I felt like a failure because there was just no signs of labour.
About 4am I was walking up and down the corridor when a mf told me there was a birthing suite free. I was so happy. I phoned DF and he came in straight away. At that stage I didn't care I was being induced. I just wanted it over. My tummy was so huge I had been asked on a number of occassions if I was having twins. There was a couple of stuff-ups trying to get some blood tests and putting the needle thingy into my hand for the inducing drug. I didn't care - it was going to be over soon. A couple of hours into the labour I said I wanted an epi. I had been sitting on a birthing ball with a heat pack on my back and DF was massaging my back but I just didn't have the energy to cope with the pain. The epi took 4 goes to get it in my spine properly, but I didn't care. I was so releaved when it started to work.
For the next 10 hours I napped and chatted with the mw and was more comfy than I had been in weeks. When it came time to push I was still very tired. I struggled to hold the push between pushing (if that makes sense). Bub didn't want to come out either. Vaccuum it was, and I didn't care. I remember someone said something about an emergency c/s if the baby's not out soon as he was getting stressed. (I didn't want a c/s so got a bit more motivation from hearing that.) About 5 pushes later the head was out. The cord was around his neck but was loose enough to unloop. I remember DF had a quick peek down below and I think he regretted it by the look on his face. I held onto his hand and pushed as hard as I could. He was out! Because there was mec in water he had to be examined by a paed before being passed to me but that took about 20 seconds. I asked if there was any tearing and was told I had a third degree tear. I didn't care, my son was here and he was healthy. :smiliedance: