The birth of Oliver James

[~*clairesmum*~]

Ok thanks for reading this, its my story n i will be postin My DH's thoughts etc.. on the labour n birth of our son, Hope u enjoy

30th of september had my middie app, they did a S&S n found out i was 3cm
for the next wk i had my bloody show tightings etc... Dues date came n went
on monday the 6th i lil sister gave me a belly, lower back n back massage n
i had curry for dinner, n was bouncing on the ball as i had being doing for
the last wk.

7th october
3rd day over it was about 6am n i got a contraction, then another one soon afterwards
didnt bother telling DH cause thuoght it wasnt it but at about 630 i got up put
contraction master on n sure enough 6mins apart lasting 1min. then i new that was it
rang DH n told him to stick close by as hes a rep, luckly i did cause he was going to go to
noosa, Got claire ready for daycare n told Courtney so she could come for a drive for just in case
after droping claire off went to shops to get a nitie n lollys etc...
Went home cleaned the house while my Courtney timed my contractions, DH came home n fell asleep
on the couch, after a while they were getting a lil bit more uncomfy so courtney made a hot bath
n i layed in there for about 15mins, got out got dressed went down stairs while court got her DS
ready so her SIL could look after him, n i rang hospital, after about 20mins on the way to MIL's
to drop claires stuff off at her house, got to hospital about 430 went to the room n got monitored
for about 30mins at 5:15 i got a VE n i was 6cm so they desided to take me to birth suite
They put a thingy in my hand cause i still had really low iron.. But that was the worst part cause
i couldnt use that hand, the middie jen was fantastic she was young n told me the best ways to labour
cause he was to my back... I couldnt get comfy cause of the back pain, tried leaning over the bed that
was ok for a lil bit then the loo that was really comfy but DH said i couldnt stay on there, with
every contraction i could feel him moving down it felt so weird, at 6:47pm, i went in to the shower
tried going on the ball but i hated it this time round, so i was just leaning up on the rails or on DH,
to let the pain i was going through go to my DH i was squezzing his hand n arms everytime a contraction hit...
Jen came in every lil check how i was going n coaching me through contractions, after a while i kept bearing
down while standing but it wasnt like the urge to push yet, Jen checked n the waters were just there n so
was his head, they asked me if i wanted to give birth in the shower or bed i chose bed cause for some reason
i just didnt think i could give birth in the shower, hoped up on the bed at 8:13pm n leaned over the end of
the bed, when a contraction hit n beared down when i felt the POP n heard it to there goes my waters
(DH was very upset cause he was going on about how he wanted to here the waters go pop n he missed it cause he was talkng) i then felt the urge to push stright away i started pushing but Jen said he was to big n
would be comeing out if i was in the postion so i turned over on my back which was so much easyer this time
around, when i started pushing, all i can say was OMFG the ring of fire i scared the **** out of my lil sister
cause i was screaming that much i didnt scream with claire as i didnt fell the ring of fire with her,
scott said he could see his head n all i could say was yea i no i can ****ing fell it I then asked for
the mirror so i could see one thing i said i wouldnt do, next thing i was pushing out his shoulders
n Jen told me to lean down n pull him out, which was fantastic bring my Lil baby boy into the world had to
make sure he was a lil boy like they told us, thats when we desided that he was going to be Oliver James.
So after 9mins of pushing (i pushed for 1.5hrs with claire) Oliver James was born at 8:29pm on the 7th Oct
he had a feed n cuddles with scott then he got weighed etc.. he was 4510grams so 9pd 15, 36cm head`
(so .5cm smaller then claire) n 56cm long, wonder y i could feel his legs up under my ribs he was 5cm longer
then claire He was a lil version of claire, i totally fell in love n new we had down the right thing in having a 2nd bub. Scott was having my cuddles while courtney helped me have a shower, then she had some cuddles.

Thanks so much Courtney for being there while i was in labour n giving birth to Oliver, i no courtney
u dont think u did much but u did a lot more then u think, i was stupid in thinking i could do it just with
scott n thanks for saying yes at such short notice, i love u so much n it was brought me closer to u,

Scott thank you so much u were fantastic while i was in labour,i no i hurt ur arms n the brusies that were there for a wk prove that, but u complete me n now we have 2 perfect kids, n are complete, i love you so much

Thanks for reading sorry it was so long
Here are some pics

Me in labour (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070086.jpg) Me leaning on bed (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070090.jpg)

Me in the shower (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070093.jpg) Oliver when he was born (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/1.jpg)

Cutting the cord (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070099.jpg) Scotts first cuddle (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070109.jpg)

Courtney firsts cuddle (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070115.jpg) Me n Oliver (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/clairesmum/Oliver%20James/PA070117.jpg)

[~*clairesmum*~]

This is my loving husband scotts story of what was going on in his head

It would seem as tho it was any normal Tuesday afternoon, well other then the unpleasant heat and to odd phone call from work this Tuesday is not like any other. As I sit on the couch in deep thought of unsure excitement, looking deeply in to the array of bags scattered across the floor, my thoughts are interrupted by the word “TIME” this interruption is fowled by the sister in law diving across the floor to right a figer in a small book.

Its funny how the feeling of impatiens and excitement can be counteracted by the feeling of fear and uncertainty, as I try to make cents of these feelings, a prier date, and events on this date, run though my head, “ the 23 of September 2006” the amazing arrivals of something that showed me, that love at first site das excised….. It was “Claire!!!!!!”
There are few things I remember of claries birth, the things that I do remember are things that would stick with me forever.

As I sit deep in this thought my mind was interrupted once agen by the word “TIME” this time sounding slightly more difficult for my wife to get out, as court wrights this in the small book I catch a quick glance from her that I could only take as, “is it time yet” as my mind tries to disifer this glance it slowly slips back in to thought it is interrupted agen by the announcement of my wife “im going to ring the hospital” she says

At this point the fight of uncertainty and excitement begins agen, I decide that it is time to arise from the couch and begin packing the car, one of those few feelings on the arrival of Claire comes rolling back, the feeling of a new beginning and the fear of a sudden loose

The words “its time to go” roles off the tough of my wife and my heart jumps a beat, but my body knows that it must show strength. As we load in to the car and begin to drive down the street I look at my wife and try to understand what is going though her mind. To me it seems blank and mine begins to follow the same path.

After the longest 45 minuet drive and a few contractions that made the foot go down, we arrive at the hospital.

As we walk down the hall, two thoughts come to mind, one in which is how familiar the feeling was, the smell, the look, the sound, and knowing that we had walked away from this once before made me feel a little better, the other was almost like being in a movie as we walk down the hall in a line of three with owe guns of courage and strength over owe shoulders we prepare for war with every hope that we come out the other side with the life’s we went in with and another for the sake of peace.

I sit on the chair in the corner and listen to the midwife, who to me right now is a giver of life, a helper in a new beginning and better known as Jennifer. This much like Angela the midwife for Claire will be a name I will know forever.

As Jennifer explains to my wife and myself of her deletion and progression my mind once agen slips in to the thoughts of fear and uncertainty, but this time what interrupted me was the smile on my wife face, to see her smile like that was almost like seeing in her mind, I sore that she could see new life that she could almost feel it, and that was all that was needed to make me feel safe.

So the wait begins, as we watch the clock and here the word “TIME” countless times I slowly get more nervous, when the time comes that Jennifer says “I think we should go to birthing suite” ………….. Thus few words seem to take my breath away. We gather owe things and head on in.
After a few short stops to lean on the nearest rail we finely make it to the room, at that very moment time stops. I take a deep breath and relies that this is the very room that love at first site happened that short 2 years ago, this to me is very comforting.

After a brief explanation of the room and the way things work, we are left once again to count the time, with Jennifer returning every half hour to see how we are going, time seemed to slow dramatically, with every five minuet contraction the pain seemed to intensifier and my powers of comfit seemed be less helpful, as ty would contract she would take hold of my hand and squeeze as tho she was trying to shear the pain in witch she is feeling. Although painful I didn’t mind, it made it real, it helped even tho I new I never could, it still helped to understand the pain and divoision it was taking to birth this child.

After a brief giggle about the size of the hospital hot water system, as we feel ty has used most of it, Jennifer informs us that this baby is on the way and we need to find a better place then upright in the shower to birth this little angel, after a quick discussion we think that the bed is the place to be, so we use the next opportunity to make a dash for the bed,

As the pain fads we launch owe quest.

Shortly after arriving at the bed ty climes up and gets on her hands and knees to commence pushing, when the pop is heard and the waters flow out, the games begin.

With two big pushes and a lil blood Jennifer says that this is a task best done on her back, so the race is on for an opportunity to role to her back, it is then we relies that this will not be an easy task.

There was a moment of silence,…. and then there was THAT moment……., that moment when a man realizes that he is not, And, never will be the man,……, with an amazing display of strength and will……. this women begins to push in to the bed, she begins the raise her body in to the air, and once again times comes to a sudden stop.

As my wife rises from the bed I catch her eye, and in these eyes I see something, something I will never forget.

I believe this coz I am a man, and as a man I believe that men can do anything, especially anything better then woman…….but I am wrong, what I sore in her eyes was the most amazing thing.
I sore a god, a giver of life, an amazing display of strength and divosion………

I sore a MOTHER

I mother who would give the world for her young have it course her an emence amount of bodily pain and mental stress, have it mean she drag her tired, weary body though hot coils, have it mean no matter how hard life is it is nothing to her.

What is something to her is…….. THIS BOY……… no more then 9 minutes later we are blessed with the one and only

Oliver James Nissen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

As we walk down the hall and leave this war with the life’s we went in with, and new life for the sake of peace, I make one final slip in to thought.



I am a father, I am a husband, and I am blessed

[studyingECS]

Both of those stories brought tears to my eyes:crying:

Absolutely beautiful Tyrah and congratulations to you and your family on the birth of Oliver James:goodvibes:

[PinkBinkie]

Congratulations to you both and to the new big sister Claire. Your husband's words made me cry :crying:
Make sure you save these beautiful stories for your baby Oliver to read when he gets older. And thanks for including the photos. Beautiful :D

[*Chels*]

Beautiful stories hun!!!:yelclap:So know what you mean about the ring of fire!!!!
How awesome you caught him,and brought him up to you:goodvibes:
he is just beautiful.CONGRATS:hugs:

[HunterzMummy]

CONGRATS :smiliedance::goodvibes: He is just sooooo beautiful.. You did an amazing job. And your DH is extreamly articulate - it was beautiful and made me cry lol :o

Enjoy your lil man :cloud9:

[Roopee]

awwwww what a wonderful story. You all did an amazing job. Well done and congratulations on the birth of your new little man.:flowerz:

[sweetums89]

omg, that was one of the best and beautiful birth stories i have heard. Thank you so much for sharing it :)