19/06/09 "Bubble" 34+3wks

At approx 6:30pm on the 18/06/09 I went into Spontaneous Labour. At first I thought they were just BH's and finished my dinner and went for a shower. At 7:30-8ish the pains started coming closer and more intense I rang my mum to take me to Northam Hospital (Brendan was asleep and Nigel had been drinking) Upon arrival they did a Fetal Fibronecten which came back +ve, they then did an internal which is when they discovered I was 3cms dialated and fully effaced.

An ambulance was called and we were off to KEMH. Arrived at KEMH MFAU by approx 11pm. Contractions were roughly 2-3 mins and lasting approx 30sec. At approx 1:30am I was transferrred to the delivery ward where I was given an internal... still 3cms and fully effaced, but membranes were bulging.

I had a shower which helped ease some of the pain, but once out they started coming a lot faster and harder. I was given the gas and another internal (was approx 5am) I was 6-7cms and membranes were well and truly bulging. By 6-6:30 I had in the epidural so I could get some rest. BUT it didn't work :( well it did, but I could still feel some pain and the contractions... which is a good thing in my eyes now. At approx 7:30-8:30am my hind waters ruptured and I also had my show.

Approx 9am as the contractions got worse so did the pain, the epi stopped working, even with top-ups from the high dose pain relief. I was given an internal when they ruptured my membranes. By 9:40ish I was ready to push...

It took a good 8-10 contractions to push bubble out and man it hurt, but once over it felt so good to know that I did it virtually pain-relief free.

Bubble was born at 10:04am and placed on my chest as soon as his cord was cut. I wasn't able to hold him long as he was a little floppy and seemed to be struggling.

He did let out a tiny little cry which was the most beautiful noise I had ever heard. He was then ventilated and stabalised. He left the labour suite at approx 10:45 am and went straight to the NICU.

I'm really proud of myself, for going through the most painful part without the drugs (not that I had much choice) Bubble weighed in at 3090grams HC 33cms and L 50cms. His Apgars were 6:6:8.

Bubble, will be named soon and remains in the NICU for now :)

congrats sal on the arrival of your little man...i really hope hes out of nicu soon...take care huni...love rach xxxx
p.s you did a fab job xxx

congrats sally!! awesome weight for your little man!! rest up!

WOW you posted this so quick!!

Well done :D Rest up

You did a great job Sally - especially baking him!!! what a fantastic size!!!!

Great job Sally!! Bubble is exactly DOUBLE Brendan's birthweight!! WOW!!!

I hope he does not stay long in NICU and that you can take him home soon.

Congratulations again and goodluck. Wishing you and Bubble a short hossie stay.

Wow Sally I can't believe you remember the timings of everything. Were you taking notes? :lol:

So glad he's arrived safely, and I know I've congratulated you twice already, but bloody well done!!:clap:

Wow Sally that was quick getting your story done!
Hope bubble is doing well, freaky how he's exactly double Brendan's birth weight!
Congratulations again :)

Congratulation Sally!! You done a great job!!

Congratulations and well done Sally, and welcome to Bubble. You are in my thoughts hun, I hope Bubble is out of NICU really soon.

Massive congratulations Sally. He sounds like a big strong boy.

Keep us all posted on his and your progress.

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Great job Sally!! Bubble is exactly DOUBLE Brendan's birthweight!! WOW!!!

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I noticed that too! Congratulations - I hope bubble is out of NICU soon!

You did so good Sally!!!
Congratulations honey!

Congratulations Sally, I can't wait to hear Bubble's name soon! Well done on baking him so well - my DD was nowhere near his weight at full term. Grow strong Bubble!

Excellent job! So pleased for you and your family.

Welcome little Bubble :dance:

Well done Sally...rest up and i cant wait to hear Bubbles name!

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Wow Sally I can't believe you remember the timings of everything. Were you taking notes? :lol:

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HAHAHAHA...I can picture you Sal, with pen and paper in hand, looking at the clock on the wall and scribbling down times in between contractions, PMSL.

I am so happy to hear this BA, I hope Bubble doesn't need to stay in the NICU for too long, and you are home with your two precious boys very soon :)
Can't wait to hear Bubble's name!

awesome job sally to get to over 34 weeks
WHOOT and congrats on bubble!
take care hun

You did so well :D

I hope "bubble" is out of NICU soon.

Congratulations :D

Oh I cried a little bit! Tears of joy that is (plus hormones). I am so happy for you.
Congratulations!

:loveshower: Heartfelt Congratulations Sally ... your sweet boy is here :baby:

... Such an amazing job, upmost always be proud ... YOU did brilliantly ;) ... Hope he is able to come home sooner rather than later :D

congratulations SAlly, what a great weight for your little boy.

Oh Sally! I'm so very proud of you! :hug::hug:

Thanks everyone :)

LOL at the note taking... I had to write it while it was fresh... can't tell you exactly how accurate the times are :lol: Except his birthtime of course hehe.

I'm going to ask about my official labour times this morning.

awww congrats :) job well done xx

Congrats Huni!!!

Wow, you did a fantastic job, well done!

Congrats and thanks for sharing your story :D

Aaaaah Sal you should be so very, very, very proud of yourself for 1) getting Bubble to 34 weeks & 2) having a basically drug free birth. Did Nigel make it to the delivery?? Has Brendan seen his little brother yet?

What a wonderful birth story but man I wish you would name him! LOL

Love JS

Congratulations!! What a great size for a premmie! You did well sweets. Can't wait to hear his name :)

Thankyou

Nigel missed delivery, but bought down Brendan for a visit a few hours after :)

We have also named him Tristan :)

TRISTAN!

Love it xoxoxox

mwah

Congratulations Sally, Welcome little Tristan, I hope you don't spend too much time in NICU and that you are soon home with your family.

Nae x

:happyforyou: welcome Tristan, glad you got this far and hope you don't have to stay in the NICU too long. Congragulations on baking him too it is a good weight all things considered.

Congrats on the birthing Sal.

Be a good little boy for mummy, Tristan.

Awesome name.

Keep us posted on how Tristan is doing..

Congrats Sally, a very healthy weight for being 3.5 weeks early. Warm hugs xoxo

Tristan! Oh what a beautiful name for a beautiful boy! Many congrats again hun! :hug::happyforyou:

Hey, he's exactly twice Brendan's weight!
Congrats again on getting to 34+3, & for such a healthy weight!!
Hope your enjoying lots of cuddles! Oh & hope your bfing now too. Goodluck :)

I had read Tristan's story but not posted... my bad.

You are an amazing woman dear Sally.

Thanks for reading hun :D