no vacancy at the birth centre :-(

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my son was set to be born in the birthing centre but when i arrived i had a high temperature and my son had a fast heartbeat so i was lead to believe he was in some distress, and i was put on IV antibiotics so was moved out of the birth centre suite to the regular rooms, when Danny was born he didnt make a sound and they gave him oxygen while he was on my tummy, then whisked him off to a "crash cart".. then they whisked him away to the special care unit :-( He was in a humidi-crib for a while getting extra 02 and monitoring. Eventually he was on IV antibiotics too for a chest infection - fluid in lungs! Probably GBS (group B streptococcus) that wasn';t detected in the routine screening caused us both to get sick, i had ruptured membrane for almost three days before labor started! .... My baby was the healthiest one in the special care unit and there weren't any further problems, he's a perfect healthy normal little boy, in fact I think he's gifted (but im biased cos im his mum).

Also, I caved in and had pethidine for pain relief which I totally regret - I was too sedated and I feel that there are big gaps in memory :-( Also, thats what could have affected my sons breathing, I guess he was sedated too :-(

This time I will do it differently.


What I want this time: As little intervention as possible! Prevention of GBS cos they say that can re-occur but now i know how it can be cleared up before it affects you and the baby during birth ... I DONT want antibiotics in labor and NO WAY do I want my newborn on it again.. I read the post somewhere on here about GBS - brilliant info..I DONT want drugs, I just want to be fully present, I want to be there for it!