Serena Bella's Birth

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I went in for my 38 weeks check up and was sent for an ultrasound.The results confirmed that she was growing too big.They said she was a bit bigger than 9lbs and because i am diabetic they said that i needed to be induced.They gave me an internal and to my disbelief i was already 3cm dialated.The ob done a stretch and sweep and booked me in for an induction for the following tuesday wich was 12th april 2005.In that week i got quite strong braxton hicks but did not go into labour.On the 11th april 2005 i was getting very nervous and excited of the awaiting arival of our daughter.I tried to goto bed early as i was to get up early and be in hospital by 7.30am.I tried every position in bed to get comfortable and goto sleep but i just couldnt.At 6.00am i got all my gear ready and into the car had breakfast and off we(my mum,partner and i)went to the hospital.We arrived there at around 7.00am and they organised all my files and transfered me to the delivery suite.The midwife introduced herself and said that the doctor will be in shortly to break my waters.At 8.00am the doctor checked me and i was 4cm dialated and already having small contractions.The doctor broke my waters and i felt a big warm gush like i had peed myself(worst feeling).I talked with the midwife and decided to wait an hour to see if labour started by itsself.At 9.00am i was still only having small contractions and agreed to have the drip with syntocin inserted.They slowly upped the dose and at 9.30am i started to get stronger more regular contractions.I walked around for a while and sat on the birthing ball and walked and sat and so on.At around 5.00pm i was exhausted and just wanted to lay down after walking around.The midwife done an internal and said that i was 6cm dialated.I asked about 5.30pm if i could have some pain relief as the contractions were getting very strong and coming about every 5 minutes.I was given some morfein as i didnt want pethadeine cause it makes u sick and they gave me some fenergan to help me rest.The pain relief took the edge off the contractions but i still felt them.With every contraction i concentrated on my breathing.At about 9.00pm i started feeling funny,the contractions were about two minutes apart and were ontop of each other.I was trying so hard with my breathing and in the end gave in and asked for an epidural.At 9.25pm the epidiural was in and the midwives done an internal i was 10cm dialated.They said i could push and my baby would be born soon at 12.00pm with no sucess with pushing the doctor was called to come in the my babies heart rate was dropping with each contraction and needed to be out.I agreed to have her suctioned out with the vacuum they attatched it to her head and within half an hour i gave 2 big pushes and my baby girl entered the world at 12.31am 13th April 2005 weighing 7lb 14oz(not 9lbs) head circumference of 35.5cm and a length of 46cm with dark brown hair oh so BEATIFUL. She was placed on my tummy and the cord cut and put on my breast to feed.I was then stitched up with only a 2nd degree tear(not too bad having had a vacuum birth).

I will be back in about 4.5 months to share with you all my sons birth hes due 15.07.06

[bubhub]

Hi Jaclyn

We were doing the same thing that day - my baby daughter was born on 13th April 05 too - I felt that pain with you!

[Melo]

oh thats a beautiful story! Thats the day I found out I was pregnant, hmmm a little late i know!

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Yes yes yes the 13th April is a very special day