funnyfarm
10-12-2006, 20:43
I was due on 27 November but nothing seemed to be happening other that the odd pain at nighttime.
Woke up at 3am on the 29th and went to the toilet. Had a show. Was so excited started jumping up and down clapping :yelclap: . Started having mild contactions straight away at 4 minutes apart. Decided we should get ready to go to the hospital as it is and hour and fifteen minute drive away and my first birth was quite fast. Left home at 4am. The car trip wasn't too bad as the pain was manageable. Got to the hospital and at about 5.45am a midwife did an internal only to tell me that nothing is happening and they will leave me an hour or two and then send me home. I was devistated. Couldn't imagine going home and then coming back to the hospital again. Luckily another midwife came on shift about 7am and gave me some gas for the pain which by now was getting quite intense. Told her to crank it up to full (although hubby told me afterwards that it still wasn't on full) and then everything was a vague blur. Oh how i love that gas. :D During this time until delivery i was asking for an epidural and a c-section to take the pain away (the things we do when we are in pain) but things must have happened fairly quickly as i delivered at 9.38am and didn't get either of them. She came out with her hand on her chin so i tore fairly bad but as they say "no pain, no gain" :laughing: :laughing: . Amberley weighed 7lb 11 oz and was 50 cm long with a head circumference of 35.5cm. Went home 2 days later and all is well. Amberley is feeding and sleeping well and Briana is being a very helpful loving big sister.
Janet
DD1 - Briana Sage (2.6.04)
DD2 - Amberley Rose (29.11.06)
Woke up at 3am on the 29th and went to the toilet. Had a show. Was so excited started jumping up and down clapping :yelclap: . Started having mild contactions straight away at 4 minutes apart. Decided we should get ready to go to the hospital as it is and hour and fifteen minute drive away and my first birth was quite fast. Left home at 4am. The car trip wasn't too bad as the pain was manageable. Got to the hospital and at about 5.45am a midwife did an internal only to tell me that nothing is happening and they will leave me an hour or two and then send me home. I was devistated. Couldn't imagine going home and then coming back to the hospital again. Luckily another midwife came on shift about 7am and gave me some gas for the pain which by now was getting quite intense. Told her to crank it up to full (although hubby told me afterwards that it still wasn't on full) and then everything was a vague blur. Oh how i love that gas. :D During this time until delivery i was asking for an epidural and a c-section to take the pain away (the things we do when we are in pain) but things must have happened fairly quickly as i delivered at 9.38am and didn't get either of them. She came out with her hand on her chin so i tore fairly bad but as they say "no pain, no gain" :laughing: :laughing: . Amberley weighed 7lb 11 oz and was 50 cm long with a head circumference of 35.5cm. Went home 2 days later and all is well. Amberley is feeding and sleeping well and Briana is being a very helpful loving big sister.
Janet
DD1 - Briana Sage (2.6.04)
DD2 - Amberley Rose (29.11.06)