Soniebon-the arrival of president nixon

[soniebon]

Mine is a bit of a story,for 7 long years due to health reasons my dh and i were unable to have a child,My boy was concieved on Anzac day 2008..hehe
I remember thinking that i thought i maybe pregnant after doing ovulation tests,having a D&C and a late/no period.
THE PREGNANCY TEST- I was out working as i do photography and was chomping at the bit at this point to take a test,stopped at the chemist and asked for the strongest one,got 2 of them,i had an hour to kill b4 my next photography job so i went to the local pub as i was busting for a wee,(TMI) right then and there ans armed with my test i went and peed on the stick,put in my handbag and went back to car,looked at the stick and could see 2 lines very faint,made dh look to make sure i wasnt wishing there was 2 lines and yep i was right,there it was a BFP

THE 1ST SCAN- i seen my little pod for the 1st time,he was a lazy bum then and wouldnt move n still is..

20 WEEK SCAN- i knew right from the get-go he would be a boy and yep i was right,the 1st thing we noticed on our scan was Nixons huge feet,like me,my brother and my niece,i asked the radiologist to find the sex out,well what did we see his flagpole flying at full mast,my dh's response"thats my boy"...then i cried,i knew i was having my boy

i then developed GD which i was monitored with by diet and weekly heart/fetal monitoring until due date,Nixon was due 17th Jan.
My last scan was on the friday when the doc told me i was going to be induced on sunday 18th,with bags packed and ready to go i got a phone call to wait til the next day,longest 24 hours of my life

Mon 19th Jan
-Woke up late,was getting my last bit of freedom sleep,thought my waters had broken as i had a trickle,.rang hospital at 1215pm and told to go in
Went to hospital at 2pm,no more leakage,told to wait for my OB,he came at 4pm,did an internal,i was 2cm dialated,says do you wanna start now,to my response"well im not hee for a holiday" i had to be induced due to my diabetes,thyroid and age factor.

410pm- Waters broken by doc,mild dose of oxytocin to kick it along,start contracting hard and fast,sucked on the gas but was making me sick,asked for epidural but had to wait as the aneastetics team doing 3 ceasars and an emergency...

630pm-by now its getting quite unbearable,i feel sick and have pains shooting down my legs,however i grit my teeth and focus that soon ill be holding my boy

715pm-the anaesthetist shows up woohoo,i tell him i love him,i have half spinal block,half epidural,no pain at all but can still move my feet and have feeling..We have the most deep and meaningful conversationa bout life and our philosophy on life and purpose
After the epidural myobs checks my cervix,im 8cms and ready to push.

730pm-We are now pushing,doing very well no pain,my friend judy behind me holding my head,hubby joe also helping,couldnt get my feet right where i needed so hubby n midwives are letting me rest feet against there belly,doc in pole position..Hubby says im doign well,my friend near faints as everytime i hold my breath n push so does she..
Starting to crack jokes with the doc,tells me to push down i say ok 4u ur not pushing a watermelon thru a garden hose...we joke around a bit in between contractions..
Then i can feel the head and shoulders coming down,lot of probs as Nixon turned sideways and we are using venthouse,surgery was called to prepare for emergency caesar,doc says no we will give it 10 mins and see how we go.

840pm-Last push head is coming,hubby yells i can see the head,i get excited n stop pushing and he sucks back up,

847pm-One last push and Nixon is out,4 and 3/4 hours and all is good,he cried straight away then quiet,he looks like his uncle phil..
Hes weighed in at 6 pound 10oz,47cm long,dark hair dark eyes

After the delivery im not doing to well,i tore internally,only minor tear but needs quite some intricate needlework,(tell my obs he has a career in embroidery as his needlework is pretty damn fine for a man) but major swelling and burst vessels in my VAG..Blood pressure very low,iron low and aneamic.Takes em afew hours to even feel remotely normal,put in room at 3am to start my new life as Nixons mum...I had the most amazing satisfying pain free enjoyable birth,it was exactly what i wanted,was amazed so fast though..Truly a memorable experience
oh and the weather was a balmy 37 degrees on jan 19th,still hot at night and clear and beautiful.