My baby girl was born this morning at 5:15 weighing an even 8lbs. We still haven't named her. I am soooooo in love right now.
I feel really empowered by my labour but it was a little traumatic. Funny though at the time it was just like okay this is happening what do I need to do to get through it. Had my waters broken at 530pm at about 2cms and stretchy. I was already contracting regularly so was on my way. Then I went from 2 cms to 10cms in about 4 and a half hours. Pushed for about half an hour before they realized I had an anterior lip and bubs had moved posterior and turned her head funny so it was stuck so had to stop pushing. I worked against my body for almost 2 hours not pushing with every contraction even though my body was pushing baby down. All with just gas. Man alive that gas is the ****! The dr then came and told me I needed an epidural (which I was dead against) as we needed to rest my body and cervix. I knew before she said it that I needed it. Rested and changed positions for a couple of hours and bubs had moved yay. Pushed for an hour and a half with minimal sensation due to epi doc was called as i was making little progress. Bubs was stuck again in my bony pelvis, needed the vacuum thingy and an epi. Almost didn't work but I found the energy and grunt to push her out without forceps or c-section. On her way out she had the cord wrapped around her neck and mild shoulder dystocia! But we have a beautiful little girl who stayed asleep and very calm throughout the labour according to the ctg and who has wowed the staff at how perfect she looks and how calm she is considering how much she had to work to get here!
I am so proud of myself for labouring naturally (well with gas) to fully dilated and against my body for so long. I am disappointed all the other stuff happened but am proud of how I handled it and don't feel bad about it. Had a big debrief with my awesome midwife and hubby and she and my doc assured me that I did everything right for an active and natural labour and pretty much achieved that (except the pushing out the baby part!). I'll have to write a proper birth story one day though. The only thing we got out of our birth plan was DH cutting the cord, us seeing the placenta and skin on skin haha. Best laid plans fail.
My little girl has just started to be interested in booby but isn't attaching properly so my nips are quite ouchy. She was made keen this afternoon though and DH who loves skin on skin cuddles too, got some chest hair ripped out and she tried attaching to him lol. We will persevere though.
Had just the grandparents around today and have told everyone else basically not to come until tomorrow arvo. I'm preparing myself for the onslaught of visitors. Excited about showing off my awesome little girl though.
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