ok now im gonna write about my sons birth so i can move on to the next thing...ok? i tried to write this out the other night but it didnt work out..grrrr! so im back!
i appologize for the lack of punctuation..but lets be honest...i would never get this done!
9pm...while talking to my best friends husband i get a wicked contraction(rub tummy in circles..it goes away)he sounded worried "dont worry mike im just pregnant"
9:15pm doula calls to see how im doing...im due in two more days..."im fine...just getting very strong braxton hicks"(practice contractions that can be painful)she says"hmmm ..ok im going to bed early tonight."
9:20pm..going to wal-mart.im bored and and vampire daughter who never sleep(like mommy) isnt tired yet..so off the three(four) or us go
9:30 walking around wally scaring people that im gonna pop right there..i was HUGE!
9:45..have a really good contraction..i gotta stop walking..stop..think nothing of it and keep on shopping...
10pm...she wants ice cream..so hubby says lets go to DQ.yummy ok!
10:20...get the ice cream and ewww!...i cant finish a small cone...huh?...what the hell?
10:45 we are back at home and hubby puts girl to bed and promptly falls asleep on floor..its friday and he had a very long week,lots of overtime..well fine sleep im gonna clean the kitchen...for those who have done this before ya know what i mean..i am NOT a neat freak my house USUALLY BORDERS ON MESSY! most of the time..so hmmm..nesting maybe?
11pm go pee and whoo hoo...bloddy show(sorry guys its a sign)
11:05 laughing to myself as i scrub down the kitchen and start the dishwasher...hehehe!
11:20 wow that was a good one..might have to call the mdwives soon...waiting...
11:30...im calling her before its too late...she was just going to sleep...she says to me "GO TO BED NOW...GET SOME SLEEP YOU SILLY WOMAN!"...ok i will soon just watching a show..be over in half an hour...
MIDNIGHT...i go to bed and try to sleep
12:10 contraction
12:20 contraction
12:30 contration
12:40 contraction
12:50 contraction
1am...you guessed it CONTRACTION!..ok no sleep i guess!baby is really coming! YAY!
i get up and page the miwife she says "ok heres the deal im at another birth...."WHAT?!!!"...no you didnt just say that...did you?...she tells me dont worry i have someone on the way to take over...i know you will give birth first...um yeah get over here woman...
by this time its 2:45...im going to take a shower..i tell that lump sleeping on the floor in my daughters room to get the birthing stuff down to the living room..and make me something to drink..ummmm red raspbery leaf tea...thanks!
ohhh..the water feels so good running over my tummy..baby likes it too can feel him stretching..i subconciously knew it was a boy...i stay in there till the hot water runs out...i dont know how long that was..but i have never done it since and i take long showers!
by the time i get out of the shower midwife no1(i will call her no1 from now on)is here and is setting up her stuff..i sit down on the couch and she listens to babys heart beat..sounds great! she says..its now 3:30.
just standing,walking,rocking and all the while rubbing my tummy in circles...i swear it really helps!..keep moving..be upright...4am...time to call doula..she says she be here in an hour..ok we'll see you when you get here..im still doing fine.
no1 calls no 2..there needs to be two when the baby is born..one for each or us. no1 says "i need to check you before no2 gets here because she will want to know how dialated you are and since you dont really know her you might be more comfortable with me" um yes i would! my original no2 had been at three births that week and was taking a well deserved break with her family.at this point you really dont want anyone putting their fingers anywhere near there..but when she told me i was at 6 almost 7cm..i was so glad..it took long for me to progress with my daughter!(thats a whole different story)...just as we finish no 2 walks in..
she is chinese and very well versed in traditional chinese medicine...since ppl were busy hubby making coffee and food for the midwives and doula...and us too if i wanted to eat(which i didnt)and no1 was writing in my chart..i asked no2 to PLEASE rub my back as i lean over the seat part of the couch..she has warm strong hands and i feel better right away!
my water has not broken yet and its starting to hurt my bladder...oh yeah..go pee..much better! its 4:55...doula walks in..she and my husband get the floor covered with a water proof tablecloth(dont start we threw it out after)and we take out the linens and set them up on the table...im too tired to walk so i just stand up over the safe spot(in case my water breaks..brand new carpet)and proceed to tell jokes and crack us all up for the next hour!
at 6am they check me and check the babys heart beat( they had been checking it every hour too)...im at 8cm..no1 asks can i break your water?...i think about it because i know if she does things will pick up fast...i tell her ok and after a bit of a struggle warm water al over the place..and it gets cold quick! so my doula gets me dry stuff to sit on and some thing to drink.
for those who dont know a DOULA is a birth companion who help with whatever you have deemed important to you and your family..help with other kids,husband..keepng relatives at bay..or just taking care of you rubbing your legs or back..in a hospital setting they can also speak for you if you are unable to do so..as per prior instructions of course. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SOMEONE LIKE THIS! it has been proven in many studies that having a doula cuts down labour time by up to 60%...wow huh?
7am...contractions have been steady and regular all the way through and now...i look at the people there and i say "i dont think this baby is coming today..."....they all look at each other and snicker..no1 asks "why dont you think its coming now?" i answer "because the contractions are getting further apart!" im almost hysterical now...THIS IS CALLED TRANSITION!..when you see a distinct pattern change.in labour pains and mood of mother. they inform me that im having contractions one on top of the other!...i was pas the point of feeling them...wow! the human body is amazing!
7:30am...they pull out the birthing chair..i lovingly call it "the contraction contraption"..i sit on it and things pick up even more...i can feel the head just pressing on my pubic bone...NOT a good feeling..so i tell them i gonna push this head out of the way it hurts!..i push hard three or four times and then i yell "I WANNA GO.....AWAY!" i was going to say home but i was already there...lol! 7:45 now...they all rallied around me with wet washcloths and encouraging words and i pushed some more..they had convinced me.
8:05 no1 checks and says to me do you wanna feel the head?...im like its there already?...i reach down and touch it..wow! it was a very weird feeling..numb..cant feel what is me or what is him...once again i marvel at the human body.
8:15..i push when i want to..and the baby is moving down slowly..
8:20..i m done with this now so i grab the birthing chair and push down as hard as i can...my husband on my left and my doula on my right...
8:24 i let out a yell hoping i didnt wake my daughter up! last thing i need is a little spectator..mommy what are you doing?..and so on..
8:25 he is out and they pass him to me!..im in awe that i did it, my husband is crying and my doula is taking pictures..i cant believe it as i look at him he looked like my dad only WHITE!..
i will write the rest later...!
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its turkey day here in Canada! so im feeling stuffed and tired...you know what they say about turkey!