Been away...
... and now have another beautiful son, Isaac Matthew born Sunday 22nd April at 8:11am, weighing 9.9lb.
Birth story here if you wish to read it.
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Woken 6am with fright with a really painful contraction on the Friday morning.
They where about 10-15 min apart.
I told dh, we decided that he stay home another hour or so just to see how things where going.
I called the midwifery and they said the vbac nurse would call back when she got in.
She called about 15 past 8, said to come in as she just want to check everything was ok.
Dh decided to stay home. Dh took the kids to mums then picked me up and we went to the hospital, when I got into the car the contractions seemed to stopped. We went any way as it was a check up and assumed I was coming home anyways unless the contractions got regular.
The midwife checked me and everything was ok, baby’s head was head down and engaged. Then we where sent home.
I decided to have a nap, I was woken again with painful contractions but decided to wait.
I latter called the midwife and we decided that it be best if mum could take the kids for the night just incase. But not to go in till the got more closer.
I went to mums to have dinner and spend time with the kids, as I thought the contractions died down as I left the house. But as the night went on the contractions started again.
(Now at home) At midnight I felt the contractions where closer so I decided to time them (even though the midwife said not to, just to call if they got closer), they where from 2-5 min apart. I called the midwife, she said to come in. Was more closer to 2 am by then.
I was blessed that I got a contraction, as I got in the car, only a mild one on the way and as I got out of the car at the hospital a more painful one. I was concerned they would stop again.
They put me in a birthing suite (suite 4) this time rather then a check up room.
Contractions had slowed to 10 min apart, but they told dh they where going to keep me in.
I rested for a while but nothing much was happening so I decided to change to a position I though the contractions would get more regular, I was on my knees facing the head on the reclined bed, contractions quickly become more intense and closer. About 6:30ish the ob came in and checked my cervix, 3 cm dilated. Because not much had happened in all the hours I had been there he decided to brake my waters to try and get things going. The contractions seemed to of slowed down some. But braking the waters made it more regular and intense.
Because it was a vbac I was hooked up to monitor (when I came in), they where unable to get the mobile one working. One of the day staff got the monitor working and I was able to use it.
I used the gas as pain relief till then, then the nurse ran me a bath and I found it great relief at 1st.
Then the contractions got very intense, I was using the gas as well, was feeling so out of it at times.
No position seem to relieve the pain, I was crying ‘Lord please can I have a brake from the contractions’, telling dh ‘no no no’, ‘I don’t want anymore’ and ‘I cant handle it’
I just wanted the pain to stop, never in my life have I ever experienced pain so bad.
I asked the nurse for morphine, she said I had to leave the bath for that and was aloud back in till 3 hours after. I managed to get out of the bath, dh was relising I was having panic attacks and something need to be done to carm me.
Not long after the morphine was given I was begging for an epidural, I couldn’t relax that the tension was making the pain worse. I think it took dh to convince them I was panicking and needed to relax before they got it going. The Dr suggested to put in a internal monitor, I was very anxious about this as it was to prick the baby’s head. After a good chat I decided to let the Dr do it, so the baby could be monitor well. Was emotional as I was scared how much it would hurt that baby. (After the birth I seen the prick site and I’m in to minds about whether I should of done it. But I know the important of bubs being monitored)
The epi was relief but didn’t take well on one side, so I was still using the gas for that but I was able to relax some.
Some time, dinner time ish the ob called and the nurse did a cervix check, 5 cm and could feel the babies head.
I spent another night in labour, dozing in between contractions, with very weird short dreams, in one I was helping the nurse put sheets up for a puppet show, lol, dreamed about a pirate game I often played as well.
Dh got some sleep on the chair next to me. (Though I am sure it wasn’t quality sleep) He would have been tired as he had been wonderful rubbing my back and being there for me through out it all.
Early in the morning the ob visited and did a cervix check, n not much was happening so he suggested some drip to get the contractions going. He said that if it didn’t work that they will have to do a c/section as it was more then 18 hours since he broke my waters, he said that he does put a time limit on the drip as the risk of uterine rupture is higher with c/section.
2 hours latter Ob came back and did a cervix check and said sorry but I had to have a c/section noting was happening, the contractions did get more regular but where not doing much.
I was devastated as I worked so hard to try and have a vbac and after few days of labour, I needed a emergency c/section. I was feeling and was scared I would be angry at the baby, so I asked to call my councilor and I had a good chat to her, I was so angry with myself and scared I was going to blame the baby for the situation, the baby actually did really well through it all and wasn’t distressed. It was head down but posterior, the midwife told dh I would of needed an extra 3 cm to birth bubs like that. And the contractions where not really doing much.
After talking to my councilor and praying with me, I felt carmer.
They took me to the surgery room on the lower floor and prepped me for surgery. I knew that I had given vbac all I had and the Dr was very supportive of my choice and did all he could. I did find out later that all the staff needed for the c/section where on call all night and the Ob even slept the night at the hospital, not sure if that was for me or coz he was on call, but that was nice of him to stay close incase things got complicated. I am thankful he didn’t just do a c/section because it was convient, but let me have a good try at going a vabc. Funny how I vividly remember things like the tight fit in the elevator and worry about people looking at me on the way to surgery.
The epidural hadn’t taken well to one side and I was concerned I would feel the surgery, (I was using the gas to help with the pain I did feel but I sure was more relaxed).
The Ob asked if I could feel the knife and I could feel a prick, took a few top ups but I was numb enough.
Isaac Matthew was born at 8:11 am Sunday 22nd April, 9.9lb.
The Ob let me hold him on my chest right away, something I was unable to do with the others, My 1st dd I only got to hold her hand. My 2nd ds I got to kind of hold more of a head to head contact. Isaac I got to have on my chest and I think that was a wonderful experience. I got a fair hold, cant remember how long. Then they took him for check up, in the same room and dh cut the cord and got a hold him.
Then they gave him back to me and I attempted the 1st feed.
Once all stitched up they took us to recover and I gave Isaac a feed, he feed really well.
Some time after they took me to my room, actually was a birth suite (suite 1) but was like luxury for a few days.
I went home on the Wednesday as I had enough of hospital. All the staff where wonderful, but was just time to go home.
Sorry will get pis soon.
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God Bless
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