The Birth of Darcie Elizabeth - 27th May 2010
I was induced because of Gestational Diabetes - I didn't want to be as the induction with DS wasn't that pleasant, but my check on Tuesday told me to just go ahead as baby was still 'floating' and there was no way she was going to be out before her due date. I actually asked them to push the induction forward too as DH had to go back to Singapore, and I wanted him to be around as long as possible.
They booked me in for afternoon at 4:30, I was monitored and given the gel at 8pm. I had to stay lying down for an hour and had to be monitored with those things on my belly which was quite restrictive, everything was all good though. They would come and check on me at around 1am to see my progress and to see if I'd need more gel.....nope.....at around 12am I had started having a few ouchie contractions, and didn't really beleive they were anything, so kept to myself in my room having to breathe through the pain of them....which wasn't that bad! They came in and saw that I was having ctx and saw they were quite close together, but not really 'regular'.....certainly couldn't count myself down to them. Anyhoo....they strapped me back up to the machine and monitored me for a while. Darcie's heart rate would drop a wee bit during the ctx as they were squishing her head head....later on I realise it must have been because the chord was around her neck and compressed a little!
1am rocks around and they decide to check me - and I am 3cm by this time. It is around here that I decide to call DH to come back. He gets back to the hospital, and does nothing but annoy me! He kept making this horrible scratchy throat sound, moving on the bed too much when I'm having contractions, talking at the WRONG times....you know! But he was really good....he didn't have to do much though! At about 2:30am I was really uncomfortable....I had been strapped to the monitors and was sick of being stuck in one place....I wanted to MOVE and I was ANGRYYYYY!! They decided this would be a good time to move me to the birth suite. Off we went....and they told me that someone else was in labour getting an epi and did I want one....of course I bl00dy did! They didn't check me or anything and in hindsight I don't think I really needed the epi as I think it was administered to me a bit late - I think I had progressed much quicker than they realised and had they of checked me, they probably would have told me that it's too late for drugs! But they didn't!!
I didn't think they were working and I yelled (kinda) at them saying "when is it going to WORK" I hadn't slept since 7am the day before and we'd also been out and bought a new car that day and I was TIRED! I just wanted to sleep. The aim of the epi was to help me relax enough to I could get a bit of shut eye for the all important effort of pushing out my little one. Well that didn't exactly happen. About 40 mins after the epi was administered to me I said "I feel bulgy and weird down there" The midwife checked me and there it was.....a sack bulging out of me.....she checked me and whammo..... I'm 10cm and would I like to push now!? Well OK....I can't really feel much though so wonder whether I'd be able to. The midwife said I could just rest for an hour and then we'd try, but I thought no time like the present, and decided to give it a go.
Being that I watch WAYYYYY too much Discovery Home & Health I kind of knew where to push....I had to have a spot coz I couldn't really feel that well. I knew where I could feel the bulge when the sack was there, so decided to focus on that spot and just push down. I was on my side at this point and comfy. I remembered from when I had DS that I didn't want to push too hard and burst all the blood vessles in my face again, so I was quite gentle on myself. I didn't make a sound, just knew when to push and just took it easy. DH had to be time keeper at this point coz the clock in the room was out of batteries!!!
Pushing out my little girl took a total of 12 minutes!!! I had a little tear but nothing requiring stitches....that made me feel so clever!
She came out and was put on my chest straight away.....where we promptly fell in love, and we've been falling in love even more every day ever since! Sighhhhhh!!
Darcie Elizabeth was born at 4:35am
3110g (6lb 11oz)
46cm long (itsy bitsy!)
33cm head circ
Thanks for reading! :)
