I have a friend who also doesn't feel contractions until full on labour. Where we live you can't have babies so we have to drive approx. 1 hour North or South so she just makes it to hospital!
Your birth sounds like my XMIL's. 37 years ago in August she woke up with a niggle in her side, and went to sleep on the sofa because XFIL was a roof tiler and needed his sleep (so he didn't fall off the roofs when he was working). She tossed and turned on the sofa a wee bit, then needed #2. Went to the loo and couldn't go, so gave up and went back to the sofa. As she sat down her waters broke and she sort of lifted her weight and shuffled her bum back, looking down to see how much mess there was, and XP's head fell out, followed, as she stood up in shock, by the rest of him. She shouted to her mum (they were living with her folks at the time) "Mum, i've had the baby!" and her mum got up (it was about 4am by then) and went mad because the sofa in question was WHITE and only 3 months old. ROFL.
I was wondering what Naomi asked too, if such a brilliantly done VB has made you consider it for next time or if your choice for CS would still stand if you had the choice? Saying that, if second labours are quicker you might have the next one at traffic lights!!!
Thanks everyone for your well wishes and congrats.
An update, Aidan came home with us on Tuesday (36w3d gestation). He did really well in hosp and is continuing to BF like a little champion. Its so good to have him with us all the time. DH and I are so happy - we can't stop looking at him!
A few of you have asked questions about whether I would opt for a C/S or go for another VB next time. While its going to be some time before we think about having #2 I have thought about this. At this stage I think I would still schedule a C/S and if I went into labour before that date then I would have a VB. Like I said in my original post I have many reasons why I originally wanted a C/S and those reasons still remain. That's my thoughts at this point, things may change though. I must say I had a brilliant recovery from the VB and that will certainly be a consideration when I have Aidan running around and I'm trying to look after a new bub.
Peekay - Great to hear from you. I hope you are keeping well. Prior to this happening to me, I wouldn't have hesitated to have my DH go away before 37weeks. Next time around though, he'll be staying close by from 30weeks Premature birth is one of those things that can happen to any of us and is quite common - or so I've now seen while hanging out at the special care nursery at the hosp. For one Mum there, it was her 4th pg and her son was born at 33weeks (all her other pg had gone to term). Apparently they still don't know what causes labour to begin. I'm sure you'll hang in there until your DH is back. I think what happened to me (with the speed of labour etc) was pretty crazy and extremely rare. You'll be just fine. Take it easy!
Registered User
).
Premature birth is one of those things that can happen to any of us and is quite common - or so I've now seen while hanging out at the special care nursery at the hosp. For one Mum there, it was her 4th pg and her son was born at 33weeks (all her other pg had gone to term). Apparently they still don't know what causes labour to begin. I'm sure you'll hang in there until your DH is back. I think what happened to me (with the speed of labour etc) was pretty crazy and extremely rare. You'll be just fine. Take it easy!
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks