Sally, I am so glad to hear that Charlie is home!! Thats such awesome news

Ausgirl, sorry for leaving you in suspense, it's easier for me to remember things as the days pass. It's also a very emotional time for me and I'm often left unable to finish writing sometimes.

14th of Feb 2007...

Today started like it had the past few days, with Ob's done at around 6am. Breakfast comes in at around 7:30 and then the drs anywhere up to 11am. Mum is still staying down in Perth with me, she's been to Target to buy the both of us some new clothes to wear. Today one of the ladies in the room with me gets to go home, she had the window bed. I pleaded with my midwife to get moved to the window side and she allowed me to!! I now have a view of Subiaco, Subiaco Oval and the city of Perth.

Nothing much really happened today, the same pains are still there but nothing seems to be progressing.

15th Feb 2007

Again this day started like the previous had done, Obs at 6am breakfast around 7:30-8am, Dr's around by 11am. This day mum had been down to the shops and bought some cards for entertainment. I also decided that it appeared I was going to be in a while so ordered the TV. Around an hour or so after lunch is when all the fun began.... I was getting regular pains, some which were making it hard to breathe. I let my midwife know. She could feel some contractions as they were happening and I was rushed to the labour ward. Once down in the labour ward I was hooked up to the CTG, the only thing the machine picks up is my baby's heartbeat...it doesn't show the contractions! The midwife on that day said that the machine wasn't accurate and was just a guide, and that because I was labouring in my back it was harder to pick up (or something like that) After 3-4 hours, things settled down and I was sent back to the ward.