Very speedy arrival of Mr Oscar - 18/08/2012
It all started at 5am on the 17th of August. I woke up, needed to pee but was pleasantly surprised to see a fair bit of blood when i wiped! I knew it was my bloody show so woke up DP to tell him. I asked him if he could take the day off as i knew labour would be pretty close (or so i had hoped!) so he rang his boss. I had gone to wee a few more times (more so i could be sure it was my actual show!) and noticed there was quite a bit of blood so i got onto the phone to the delivery suite after posting on here. I was told to stick a pad on and wait 30 mins, if i had at all leaked onto the pad she would want to know and i would possibly come in to be checked. I checked it at 6:45 and it seemed to have settled so i was happy.
We decided that we would go out for the day, have what we hoped would be our last day as a family of 3, i also wanted to spoil DD as things would change dramatically for her once little man arrived. So i spent the next couple of hours fussing around. We were just heading out the door at 9:45 when i felt a small gush, thinking it was my waters as it felt like it did with DD i went to the toilet and was shocked to see very bright blood, i wiped and a clot appeared, i wiped again and 2 more appeared. I called out to DP that it wasn't normal and i would call the DS back, the midwife sounded concerned and told me to come in. I called my mum who had JUST got to work but was happy to come collect us.
It was 11am (or there abouts) by the time we arrived at the hospital. I was put straight onto the CTG machine, had blood pressure checked and the midwife wanted to have a peek at the pad, she guessed a heavy show but would ask an OB's opinion. 15 mins later an OB came in, she wanted to do a speculum and an internal. Spec showed definitely from the cervix so a heavy show and the internal had me at 3cms, she did another S&S and my waters were definitely intact. She wanted me to stay a little longer, about an hour to see how the bleeding went on.
By 12 i was having very irregular contractions every 10 mins, dropped to 5, went up to 7 so was a little frustrating. By 2pm-ish they were coming into my back and were about 5-6 mins apart. I walked around the room, stood and swayed, sat down at times to see if they stopped but they came every 10 mins while sitting. At 3 we were asked if we wanted to wander downstairs and get some food, so off we went and walking down took a while as they were so intense but coming only 5-6 mins. I knew they weren't REAL contractions as i knew they would rip through me. We went back up stairs, we only took about 30 mins. I was put back onto the CTG for another hour, it sucked as the contractions were in my back so it was pretty ouchy! At 4:30 the OB instructed the midwife to do another internal if i had progressed they would keep me in but if i hadnt they would send me home to labour on my own. I hadn't progressed so we were told to come home. As a joke on the way out the midwife said "hopefully you will be like one of our girls who came in, 2 contractions later she had a baby!..."
After waiting for my mum to come pick us up, we didn't get home until about 6:30-6:45. I made a joke that my mum would only have to wait an hour before i called to say my waters broke! She said "nah it will be in the middle of the night because its bitterly cold!"
I pottered around the house, watched some tv and put DD to bed at about 8pm. I tried to have a lie down, a bit of a sleep but the contractions were too ouchy to lay down. By 9:30 i urged DP to go to bed, get some sleep as i was sure i would go into labour. He agreed so off he went, i lasted 2 contractions while in bed but i was disturbing him too much so i went and laid on the couch. I got myself into a great position where the pain wasn't so bad so bummed around on FB and BB. They were getting quite painful, and i was getting upset so i put the laptop down and closed my eyes. I woke up at about midnight, went and peed, had to stop midway down the hallway through a contraction, trying not to make noise. I peed climed back on the couch but this time couldnt get back into my comfy position.
I was jumping off the couch onto all fours on the loungeroom floor through every contraction, i knew they were closer together but wasn't sure. It was about 1:30am i timed them at every 5 mins lasting 1 minute. I climbed into bed with DP but kept jumping up through contractions, i went to the toilet again and ended up just screaming through 2 contractions. I opend the toilet door which faces our bedroom fell to the floor and bawled hysterically, i was howling and screaming i just couldn't hold it in anymore. Through a break i managed to get myself up off the floor, turn the light on in our room crawl over to the bed where another one hit me, i told DP we had to go back to the hospital. He was half asleep and said "try ride it out babe, the pains are good" but i was hysterical, i fell to the floor when a contraction hit. I threw the phone at him and my hospital book and begged he called. He agreed and because i was howling she told him to get me there ASAP. I called my mum twice, first time i hung up as a contraction hit and i couldn't talk. The second she answered, tried to make a joke but knew i needed her. It was 2am.
I got dressed as i was just in knickers, bra and a very old shirt, that took effort. DP fussed over DD getting her ready. It was around 20 past by the time my mum arrived. It took me a while to get into the car as sitting was unbearable. I was very vocal outside my house (my poor neighbours!) i got into the car and couldn't talk. My mum must have known as she didn't say a word. I was near jumping through the windscreen through each contraction which still remained at every 5 mins lasting a minute. The hospital i was booked into is a good 20 minute drive. Halfway there DP told me my contractions had dropped to every 3 mins. I then started to feel the urge to push. My mum just begged me to stop, she started to drive faster.
We got to the hospital at 2:40am. I fell to the ground as i got out of the car as the contractions were so intense. Somehow DP managed to get me to the entrance which was an after hours so we had to buzz, i was screaming. We got let in and my god the LONGEST trip into the lift then the LONGEST corridor to the delivery suite. We got there, had to buzz to get in. We got in, i fell up against the first counter i saw by this stage i was really screaming through contractions. Then i looked up and saw 3 midwives all smiling at me, looking very sympathetic. I managed to walk, i was introduced to Megan who took me straight to a room. It was 2:50 when we walked into the room, she wanted to do an internal see how far i had progressed. I said i couldnt lay down but would LOVE some pain relief, she was like super woman whipped out the gas turned it on, i had one huge suck through a contraction and needed to lay down i was so spaced! I ripped my pants off, she started to get the gear ready for the internal. I kept sucking knowing another was coming soon, just as i felt it coming i felt a pop, then a gush and announced my waters had broken. She stopped what she was doing, nodded her head then i let out the biggest growl, my body was pushing. (DP had plopped himself down on the reclyner got himself very comfy!) then she said "i see a head" he sat there and then i growled again pushed harder and she said "hes crowning.... slow it down" he jumped up instantly grabbed my hand and i just kept going, one last push and out popped his head! Then another and he was out and straight onto my chest! DP asked what the time of birth was and she said "ive got it as 2:54am"
We are all so smitten by our beautiful boy. He is such a content happy baby. Best of all he wasn't born posterior :D
Stats:
Labour time: recorded as 2hrs 30 mins
Weight: 8lbs
Length: 49cms
HC: 36cms
Very speedy arrival of Mr Oscar - 18/08/2012
Beautiful story, well done mama!
