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I’ve always been afraid and curious of labor pain levels and was quite surprised that they weren’t as terrible as I expected. The birth was quite fast, I had early labor signs late Saturday night but didn’t realize that it was because it was in my back. The ‘back cramps’ continued at 9-10 min apart until about 9am and then stopped  until 2pm! When they started up again the contractions were super irregular but getting much harder and averaging 6min apart by around 6pm and continued like that for about an hour so we called the hospital and they told us that we had to wait until they were 4-5 min apart for an hour. 5min later I felt she was ready to come and felt pressing, the labor pains turned up a notch and contractions jumped to 3min apart. I started to panic that we would have her at home. We called the hospital back again and the midwife asked to speak to me.. I couldn’t speak as I was in the middle of contractions but got a quick and much needed lesson on breathing exercises.. the midwife hearing me realized that It WAS time for me to go in and asked when I could make it to the hospital.

We called a taxi and I struggled to get dressed between contractions- I’d spent the day jumping in and out of the shower and as the pain had increased I’d jumped back in the shower but the warm water wasn’t helping anymore. The next bit was like something from a film- stopping on the stairs every couple of minutes during contractions making it to the taxi who almost took a wrong turn to take us to another hospital!

At the hospital we were asked to wait in the corridor while they got a room ready for us.. we waited. I was having yucky contractions now that I didn’t know what to do- stand, kneel.. jump.. scream.. and I was feeling her coming! We waited.. when I was taken into the examination room I was found to be 8cm and then we made it to a labor room to wait for a midwife to arrive. We waited.. when a young woman arrived I asked  ‘Are you able to deliver babies? Because I have one ready to come now’ I thought all the midwives were busy and they had just pulled somebody off the street in to the room. She replied ‘Yes, do you feel ready to push now?’ I grabbed a couple of sucks on gas and air- I wanted to know what that stuff was all about, wished I’d had it a few contractions sooner.. and then it was time to leave that and the pushing began.

Her head quickly crowned and MrA surprised exclaims that she has lots of hair! (I knew it- all that heart burn!) I suddenly realized just how tired I was and asked if we could take a break (for biscuits and hot chocolate?) and continue this later, tomorrow seemed like a good idea even. NO The midwife and MrA shout back at me- you have to get her out now, Just one more big push.. and did I push.. that was a little ouchy- but she suddenly was there, in one swift fluid motion placed on my chest. The next few minutes and days were indescribable MrA and I and wiggles.. we were lost in awe.. still coming around now.

We are so excited to welcome and share our life with our beautiful girl.

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by emma
Filed under: bits n bobs, love