The Birth of Alexander - 23/02/2008.

[aussienic]

What a great story !!

Well done for going drug free.. And as for noise what ever gets you through

I am curious though. what exactly are sterile water injections? and where do they put them? in your back>

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Thanks girls

Nic - Kelly has an article on SWI here.
They are four injections of 0.1ml sterile water into the back, just under the skin. It aims at essentially confusing the pain sensors. They can be done in a line of four or in a square generally around the sacral region, and they are described as 'wasp stings'. They're supposed to be great for back labours but i agree with the article where it says needing to be 8-10 on the pain scale for them to be effective/worth it as they really did sting like a b**ch!

[Arimeh]

Ash - you made me so proud of you!! what a beautiful story - I'm crying with joy for you!!!
I only hope that my birth experience will be just as fantastic as yours.
I'm glad you are now holding your little treasure in your arms..

[meow]

What a beautiful story- you should be so proud!!

[~Trish~]

What a fantastic job you did!! Thanks so much for sharing your story with us

[melham74]

what a wonderful story. Congratulations

[kirsty_lee]

wow! bit cross eyed after that but couldn't stop reading!!! Good on you for going natural you should be so proud of yourself you did a fantastic job! Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby boy.

[aussienic]

Thanks girls

Nic - Kelly has an article on SWI here.
They are four injections of 0.1ml sterile water into the back, just under the skin. It aims at essentially confusing the pain sensors. They can be done in a line of four or in a square generally around the sacral region, and they are described as 'wasp stings'. They're supposed to be great for back labours but i agree with the article where it says needing to be 8-10 on the pain scale for them to be effective/worth it as they really did sting like a b**ch!

Thanks for the link.. Thats very interesting

[Enchanted]

OMG Ash! You did such an amazing job, I am sitting here looking like an absolute mees from crying!! You should be so so so soooo proud of yourself hun.

[suse]

Ash - you did an amazing job - well done and congratulations. Hope that you and Anthony are enjoying your time with your little man, and thank you for sharing your beautifully told story with us - it was an honour to read it!

[dusty]

hi ashlea, i saw a pic of alexander on another post of yours today and wanted to come in here and say he is just so GORGEOUS!!! well done with everything. you are a remarkable woman. i hope you are enjoying getting to know one another.
xx

[alioops]

Well done Ash! i wish i had that perfect a memory of my births!

[Bun]

Ash, thank you for posting your story and congrats for doing such an excellent job of birthing your beautiful boy! That was wonderful to read.

I think I beat you on the word count - my initial birth story that I typed up went for ages and I ended up posting the very edited version as I thought I would send everyone to sleep with the first version - it was way too long!

I can relate to a lot of what you experienced. I also felt kind of embarrassed initially at being so loud while pushing. Another OB who was in another birthing suite at the time actually commented to DH on how loud I was and this really upset me for a while as I felt I had done a bad job or should have handled the pain better. After thinking about it for a bit, I don't care how loud I was, we birthed our babies and it is bloody painful, so fair enough that we made a bit of noise while at it!

I also found my waters breaking the strangest sensation - there was so much there! And everytime I moved or had a contraction all day, more would gush out. And birthing the shoulders really killed me too, as did waiting for a contraction to hit with bub half out - ouch!

I don't really remember how I felt when DD was placed in my arms either, I was just so overwhelmed, and for a while I also wished I had kept my glasses on so I could have seen more, but I probably would not have taken it in anyway, and at the end of the day, all that matters is having your gorgeous little baby finally in your arms!

You certainly should feel proud, accomplished and fulfilled - you have just brought another person into the world and with no drugs - good on you!!