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Waters Broke

Well i was 23 and pregnant with my first child, I was 39 weeks and had just had a lovely relaxing bath and was pampering myself and doing makeup when at 13:00 by my surprise out of nowere my waters broke, i didnt hear or feel it pop which others have i just felt the gush, so I quickly rang my partner who was at wrok and organised to meet him at the hospital as he was too far away. My mum and Dad came to get me and it was just crazy i had the change 3 times before i left the house as the water just kept coming. When i got to the hospital they told me that the head wasnt even down yet and i wasnt dialated any but had to stay in incase of invection and it could be 48 hours before anything else happens, so got settled on the ward and the water just kept coming i didnt realise it would have been so much, then about 19:00 my contractions started, they were just like period pains at first then got stronger and strongr quite quickly so when the midwife checked my i was 3 centimetres dialated and got brought into the labour ward were the contractions got so so sore it is unbelieveable how much pain your body can take as i didnt think i could have done it and did with just Gas and Air i was in Labour for 4 hours, apparently that was quick but it felt ages to me:) anyway my beautiful son was born naturally at 6 pounds 14 oz he is three now and i am now pregnant with number 2, so hopefully i will be quicker this time and no complications like before.

Marie

first baby could have been worse!!

I was only just 21 when i was due to have my first baby. My mum had asked me if i had wanted to come out shopping and get my mind off the fact that i was already a week overdue. So we left to do some Christmas shopping, we had only been there an hour when i really felt constipated but i kept pushing on. About 15 minutes later i told my mum i think this is it and we started to head back to the car, by the time we got to the doors of the shopping center i was hurled over in agony , my mum got the car and picked me up at the door. whilst heading home i started timing contractions i was 8 minutes apart and lasting 30 seconds. We got home and i was 5 min apart and mum rang the hospital and they said its my first i am probably just not coping with the pain to sit down and rest and drink some water to get the baby moving as she had not moved all day. My mum called my partner and got him to come home after an hour i was having contractions ever 4 minutes so my mum rang the hospital and they said bring her in and we will check but if she is not dilated enough we are going to have to send her home.

We got in the car and headed towards the hospital i was in such agony it had all just come on so quick. When we got to the hospital the obstetrician on duty checked me out and told us i was only 2 cm but the midwife double checked and sure enough i was 9 cm and the doctor then agreed so i was admitted.

I was placed in a room where i was offered gas and air but no other pain meds as i was to far along so i just pushed through the pain. i was still 9cms after a couple of hours so the midwife told us she would just grab a bite to eat and be back in 10 min, as soon as she left the room my waters broke and my mum said that they did not look right so she ran to grab the midwife, as soon as they saw my waters they put me on the bed and called for the doctor as something was not right, i started to panic but then really needed to push so i was told to push if thats what i felt like doing, after 10 minutes i had my beautiful little girl, after the birth i found out what all the panic was about she came out breech bum first and the midwife had not delivered a breech bum first for a good 10 years so they had called the doctor to get me to go for an emergency c section but it was too late.


since ,my daughter i have had a little boy who i had a normal vaginal birth with and this time was able to get a pethidine shot to help but i still feel that my daughters labor was quicker and less painful than his. I am now expecting number 3 and can't wait to meet my new bub.

Candice

The pain

HELLO FOLKS!!

So I just had a child and there is a rough story that goes with the birth of little Grezelda!! i thought i was going to die...she was 13 pounds 5 oz. We all thought that it was going to be a quick birth but as she started coming, Grezelda just was so big that I didnt think I would be able to make it through the process. its all worth it now...we have a lovely daughter...huge but lovely! So no matter what you are going through, remember that in the end it is all woth it.
Have a good pregnancy:)

Martha Antoine

Birth without pain meds

I just recently gave birth to my second child, a boy. With my daughter I was induced and gave birth without any pain meds. I planned on doing it again with my second birth. I was hoping to not get induced, but my son had other ideas. My water broke on Holy Thursay at 5 in the morning. I went to L&D and they told me that my water had not broken. On Friday afternoon I went to my doctor who confirmed that my water had broken. Because it had broken for over 12 hours ago they decided to induce. I was bummed because I really wanted to have this baby totally naturally, without any kind of medicine. However, there I was with a Pitocin drip. I labored for 30 hours and then gave birth to my son. It was hard since I was in hard labor for 9 hours at the end.

Thankfully I had a wonderful support group (my husband and sister-in-law). After only a half hour of pushing I had my son. This sure beat the 3.5 hours I pushed with my daughter, only to be assisted with a vacuum...that was awful since I hadn't had any pain meds. All in all both experiences were wonderful and I do not regret any of the decisions I made. Our bodies are made for childbirth...yes it is very hard, but a labor of love!

Suzette

Delivery by forceps

I first met John in 1994 when he began year 9 at my local high school. We got on great as friends but didn't date until Dec 9th. 2 weeks later i left him to go overseas for 6 weeks. We continued our relationship after i came back. Around July 1995 i found out i was pregnant. we were both happy but very scared at the same time especially being so young. My mum found out and told me either to have an abortion and stay home and continue to finish my schooling if not i would have to leave home. she was thinking i would have no choice but choose her way. I ended up packing my bags. John took me home to his parents and they accepted me with no questions asked.

My due date past in the begining of April 1996 and still no baby. i was worried sick. Then on 11th of April at 9pm at night i started to have mild cramps. They continued through the night like that until i had enough of the pain and hoped into a hot bath to sooth my pain. I got out, rang the hospital and they told me to come in, so i woke up john, his parents and little sister. It was pouring down hard with rain and thunder, and we got to hospital at 4am. i didn't have baby until the next afternoon at 5.18pm on 12th April 1996! It was a very painful and long labor. Being my 1st baby i didn't know how to push or anything about contractions so the baby ended up having to be delivered by forceps. My baby boy came out with an enlong head shaped like a cone because of being in the tunnel for so long. i was lucky to get an epidural and it gave me no feelings at all and didnt know how or where to push when it was time!! 7yrs later we had a baby girl and it was the quickest labor for me! i was induced on the 6th of Nov 2003, after they put in the IV pitocin.

My parent in laws asked the midwife when about would baby arrive and he said late afternoon, because it was only morning my parents in law decided to go home and asked john to ring them to come in when its near time. John also decide to go downstair to move the car in case we got fined. By the time he got back i was 10cm dilated and ready to push! the pain was much faster and more intense this time around. I did scream out for an epidural but there was no time for ordering one and i was already starting to push so I had to go without. My baby girl came after a few pushes. She was perfect in every way!

3 yrs later i gave birth to a baby boy but by vaccume this time and right on father's day 2006! we were joking i would! My water broke when i stood up while cleaning my fridge. We rang the hospital and was told to go in straight away . When doctor did an internal he found the baby was up to high and wouldn't come down. John was extremely unhappy with this labor because he saw how much pain i was in when the doctor was doing the vaccume but worse yet was the baby. It looked to him like they were trying to rip out the baby's head! a lot of force was used.

Its March 2007 now and i am 6mths pregnant with our 4th baby and its a boy this time. I am praying for a natural birth this time. I have been very lucky to have John, he is such a wonderful father and partner. He helps to feed, change and bath the kids before and after work each day. i wouldn't have any more babies if he didn't help out. After 14yrs together we are still as in love as the day we first met! lucky i didn't take my mum's advice and dump him! my kids are now: 11yrs boy (12yr in a few wks) in 7th grade in high school, 4yr old girl in preschool and a 18 month old boy still at home with mummy. I love my kids and wouldnt have it any other way.

Tien