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Mel, you are a legend. That was an awesome birth, what a fantastic tale to share!
I am so, so happy for you Ms VBA2Cer! Congratulations and very well done hun. :hug:
What a fantastic birth story Mel - you did a fabulous job! :hug:
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that's a standing ovation!! So proud Mel, I have tears in my eyes! Freakin awesome woman!
And for the record, no one keeps their composure during labour, it's painful and scary and downright weird, not to mention a little gross at times...... I hope you're damn proud that you got through it and gave birth to your beautiful girl!
Wish I could see you in person so I could give you a massive :hug: and you could see for yourself how proud I am of you!
Awesome work babe. xx
... so that's what you were doing while I was playing with A and M! ;)
Honestly Mel, I am so happy for you, and so proud of you! What an incredible journey! You're story made me laugh and cry!!! You give me hope for birthing my next bubba!
You have birthed a beautiful girl - be proud of what you've achieved!!!!
what a great birth story - thanks for sharing!
I am in awe!!! Congratulations and well done.
Wonderful story Mel... beautifully written :hug:
:clap: well done mel! you did a wonderful job - birthing a baby and biteing your DH so he could join in, fantastic effort!!
that was gorgous hun glad u got to exsperiance a vbac big hugs u did so well
Fabulous birth story Mel, you're a champ.
You should be very proud of what you've achieved.
Enjoy those gorgeous newborn cuddles with Eden. I absolutely L.O.V.E her name.
:clap: I'm so thrilled and inspired by your story Mel... Thank you for posting it so quickly because as soon as I saw your birth announcement I knew that an epic story was to follow and you didn't disappoint... It makes me all the more excited about my upcoming birth and I hope I have a story as wonderful as yours to tell at the end... Be very proud Hun.. You are a birthing Goddess...
BTW - I just adore the names you have chosen...
Dee
You did SO well!! :D
Congratulations :D
mel - you did a amazing job. im sooo pleased you got the birth you wanted. congratulations on the birth of eden elisabeth...i love her name. enjoy time with your family and im really happy for you xxxxxx
You are awesome Mel! Congrats on Eden :hug:
Awesome story Mel, congrats again, and welcome precious Eden!
Congratulations darl, yuo did an amazing job birthing your beautiful baby girl.
Enjoy your babymoon xo
Wow, Mel, what a tops story! You did so wonderfully to labour so long at home.
Your descriptions of the sensations (and your denial of being in actual labour!) remind me so much of Phoebe's birth - it's incredible! (Except I did have the ring of fire, LOL!)
I don't blame you for being afraid - it's what many people in the medical profession would've programmed into you. The point is that you DID have faith enough in yourself to have that VB - the fear didn't take over because you did birth your DD vaginally. So FWIW, my advice is don't stress about how you behaved during labour... I am sure we all have things we'd do differently in a perfect world (where childbirth isn't painful, LOL!).
So huge congratulations again on the beautiful birth of Eden. Enjoy her!
Mel, that is sooooo amazing. Thanks so much for posting your story. I hope I can join you in the VBA2C club. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
WELL DONE!!!
I'm so freakin proud of you!!! You rock girl! You are strong and amazing and I reckon an inspiration for VBACers around you :D
Just look at you!! You have done such an amazing thing and you are still beating yourself up!! Fear is natural.... especially after all you have been through. But you did it!!
Thanks for the great story - had me in fits of giggles.... I loved it. I hope my VBAC goes just as well!
Welcome to the darling little Eden. What a star!!
AWESOME JOB !! i was on a high for ages after my vbac , its the best feeling!!
well done !
Awesome story Mel...you should be so proud. Gorgeous name as well xo
Congrats gorgeous Mel
Hmmm biting DH - considering the height difference - where exactly were you trying to bite him :rofl:
I am so happy you got your vaginal birth this time around, Miss Eden came out the way she was meant to, just like Master A & Miss M did.
What an awesome story!!!
A massice congratulations on getting your VBA2C :dance:
Mel that is awesome...you are awesome!!! Well done. How clever are you!! :)
Awww, hun, I'm so proud of you and your amazing birth! I have tears of joy that you got your VBA2C and I am wildly excited and cheered that I can do it too next time! Thanks for sharing such a great birth story!!!!
Welcome Eden, we've all been expecting you! :cheer:
What an amazing birth story and an amazing job you did, you must be so proud, congratulations on the birth of beautiful Eden Elisabeth Grace!
ah mel i have finally just read this.
you rock bella
Congrats Mel! That was a beautiful story. I'm so glad you achieved your goal and birthed your baby girl. Congrats to you & Craig & the big brother & sister!
Hugs from me, C & H
PS, Love the name, very nice
What a wonderful birth story!! You did an amazing job! I must admit I had to giggle a few times while reading...I also tried to crawl away from the pain, LOL. Didn't work for me either, hehehe.
Well done Mel,
That was a great read. So honest.
I totally relate to what you said about wanting to do things differently if you could do it again. There are things I would do differently if there was a 'next time' too and just for that reason I would like to go again (not that my DH wants anymore).:
I'm not particularly proud of the way that I acted during labour, I wish I had kept more control of my fear, but the rupture element was quite strong, and took over a few times. If I had my time again, I would have not gone with the fear option and had more faith in my ability to do it.
You should try to be proud of your labour because that was the way you got through it (drug free!!!!) to birth your baby girl. The fear factor is a very big issue and you coped the best that you could to get the job done. For that I say well done!!
Your DH and midwife did a fantastic job supporting you and getting your head back in the game when things got too much. It definatley goes to show how important the right support is when it comes to VBA2Cing and VBAC in general.
Enjoy your baby girl Eden (love the name), the time just flies!!
Congratulations again Mel! You rock! You must be, and deserve to be, so proud of yourself. And her name is just beautiful :) :hug:
Mel,
So proud of you hun, you overcame so many fears and you did it, that's right YOU DID IT!!!!! I was so darn excited when I read the announcement and have now had the pleasure of reading your story.
Pix and I were chatting on Saturday evening (little did we know it was not long before you went into the birth centre ;)) hoping that you were able to find you own "space" to achieve this special goal of yours.
You will be an inspiration to so many VBAC'ers and VBA2C'ers, and to have done it all in a birth centre is just awesome!!!
Your a legend girl and glad that you have birthed your way, even if you did go through "irrational" moments, we all do in labour, well most of us :lol: it is all part and parcel, and good on you for fighting your fears and just going with it all.
MWAH!!!! xxoo
Sooo happy for you that you got the birth you wanted...I too have goosebumps :D
just an awesome awesome awesome story
Congratulations :dance:
so very very happy for you!!!
Oh hun, if you were still up here I'd be giving you the biggest hug! You did soooooo, sooooo great! I know the pain in the front you're talking about, felt it with Elijah too and FREAKED out. Lost my "place" and stalled a bit. Don't be hard on yourself about that, it's very normal to have that fear. I remember looking at my midwife and pleading her to help me that I just couldn't do this anymore, I'm too tired.... she got me back on track, bless her!
You were great! I'm so proud of you :) Eden is adorable and her name is too. Love you :)
You're an inspiration hun!
Awesome work - and lovely name!!
P.S - way to go getting the story up so quickly!! :p
Well done Mel..
Am so proud of you!
Mel you did an awesome job, congrats on getting the birth you wanted so much.
What a fantastic story! I think you did absolutely amazingly. Congratulations on your VBA2C and on the arrival of your second little princess.