Tuesday, December 29, 2009

My Birth Story: Oliver Henry

The 5th of july came around so slowly but we were so excited it was here! it was finally time to meet our baby boy.. little did we know he wasnt planning on coming til 9 days later!!

I had my 40 weeks checkup and the midwife was suprised i hadnt already gone, she was saying through the whole pregnancy she thinks ill go 2 weeks early! everything was going great.. except for the constant aching back, feet, legs, lets just say WHOLE body!! i begged her to tell me all the secrets to bring on labour but nothin she told me worked.. so she booked me in for another appointment at 41+1, hopeing i wouldnt get to that point i waddled out of the hospital and off home we went.

The week later no baby so off to the hospital for my checkup, again everything was fine and the doctor did a "strech and sweep" while he was doing it he turned to me and said i think you will go into labour within 24 hours.. i didnt believe him as i was soo over being pregnant i didnt think this baby was ever gonna come out!
We booked in an induction date just incase and off we went home..

At 4.45 am i woke up to kayden playing in his room and laughing then realised i was having pains so i started timing them and there were 4-5 mins apart!! i was soo excited! was it finally time?
I called the hospital and the midwife said to come in so up we got, jumped into the car and off we went!
On the way to the hospital we dropped kayden off at my grandmas and continued on, by now my contractions were really intenese and i was freaking out thinking we wouldnt make it!

We got to the hospital at 5.40 am and i was put straight into the birthing suite and hooked up to the baby heart monitor..
The contractions were so painful i felt like i was just gonna pass out! i was begging for the gas but my aunty said to wait til later and have it towards the end cause its obnly gonna get worse..

At 7.10 i felt this unbelievable erge to push so i told my aunty and she told the midwife, the midwife said to hold it and just wait for the 7 o'clock midwife to come in so they didnt have to do 2 internals..
Hold it?? Are you insane??

Finally 15 mins later the midwife came in to check me and as she rolled me over my water broke.. in the time it took her to put on her gloves, after 2 pushes Oliver Henry was born on the 14th july at 7.33 am, he was 8lbs and 50cms long.

All up i was in labour for 2 hours and 45 minutes and at the end of it i had the most beautiful, perfect little man..


oliver 30 mins old

I feel like the luckiest person alive to have 2 such beautiful healthy boys!
Kayden just loves his little brother and i love to watch how gentle and caring they are together.


oliver 4 months old


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