The scheduled arrival of Aricyn Michael 10/01/07

[Arimeh]

Ok, so its taken me quite a few months as a member to actually write my birth story. From the beginning.
From the moment we decided to try to fall pregnant, it happened instantly. First month - pregnant. My pregnancy was pretty uneventful, always thought I was having a boy, which was confirmed at my 20 week scan. I told my OB that I wanted to have an elective c-section, for a couple of (uneducated on my behalf) reasons. 1, I was told once that my pelvis was "a weird shape", 2, I suffer from IBS and read on the net that IBS sufferers shouldn't attempt natural birth, 3, my sister has elective c-sections because mum nearly died during labour so I was scared beyond belief to try it any other way. However, now I am educated, and will be going for my VBAC. Sorry, off track.
So along came the 10th January 2007 and I turned up at the hospy at around 11am. I was the second elective c-section in the afternoon, so about 2 I would be seen to. I had the midwife come around, put me in a lovely gown (i needed two to cover my big butt) and give me a little tidy shave. And also the lovely socks!! Gorgeous. I went up to the operating room (was wheeled through the reception area to the lifts with everyone looking at me and I was soooo embarrassed - wasn't a good look). OF course I was so nervous I started to cry and that was before anything had started. The anaethetist (sp?) came and tried to put an epidural in. Unfortunately I have a screwy back, and after many attempts, he kept hitting nerves shooting pain all down my legs. I was crying and mouthing to DH "F*** this hurts". The anaethetist said after 50 minutes of this, that he would try once more with a spinal block and then he would knock me out. I told him to go ahead. SO finally I was numbed. Surgery was pretty uneventful, bit of pulling and then Dr W announced that I had a boy. He was checked over and then put onto my chest (which I couldn't hold him up cos my arms were numb) and then pics were taken. Stitched up, wheeled into recovery and my boobs were uncovered, nipple "plucked" which really hurt (not to mention a little uncomfortable with a strange woman doing it!) forced into DS's mouth and attempted to breastfeed. (End of story is that I formula fed from 2.5 days). Went into my room and all was fine (oh and I was also wheeled again through the reception area past all the people with half my boob uncovered and feeling like utter crap - I am quite a shy, modest person by nature). So that was how A.M. arrived. Not going to mention I was allergic to the morphine so I spent the night vomiting and then had a seizure because I was running a temp as well - thats an after birth story.
Vital details:
Birth weight: 8 pounds, 2.5 oz
Length: 53 cm
Head circumference: 35.5 cm
Time of birth: 15.03pm (yes it took over an hour for my c-section)