My beautiful perfect daughter was born early this morning and this is her birth story:
I had had a midwife appointment earlier in the day and started contracting regularly around 6pm. Around 10:30pm I called my midwife and my friend and then I headed to the shower because I was starting to hurt. It was getting really intense and I was a little concerned- it had only been a few hours and this was not my usual ‘putt putt oh Im having a contraction…no biggy’ this was a ‘oh wow…WOW…WOW here it comes’ it felt like I was going to explode. After a really awesome pain relieving shower I got into bed for a little to check on the contrax- and talk about birth announcements on my favorite message board. Priorities, right? Soon it was too much for me- and really that is saying something. Aarons labour was 55 hrs and Chases was 17- and I was strapped into a hospital bed unable to move around. I tried several different positions and techniques to get through the contractions but they were seriously coming HARD and I was getting double peaks! I thought ‘nuh-uh’ there is NO way Im in transition already, there just cant be any way! I was only 2cms dialated at 6pm! I got in the bath tub and the hot water really was amazing for the intense contractions. My midwife arrived right around midnight and checked me and I was 9cms! Holy moly no way! I was shocked. I was hoping for a 6 but hey but Ill totally take 9! I got back in the bathtub and soon was filling it way up (its a huge tub) and my midwife and husband just sat around the bedroom and we all chit chatted between my contractions. Then came the scarey one….oh God! Everything in my body started saying PUSH PUSH PUSH!! I tried to fight it (ha!) and my midwife said ‘that sounded like a pushy one ‘ Ohhh it was! She asked if I wanted to deliver in the tub or out. I thought for a second and said out. She had everything already set up and ready to rock. I dried off and got into my own bed (SO NICE!) and just relaxed for a couple minutes….I had a moment where I thought ‘wth?! Did I totally screw up-why isnt that PUSH contraction coming again?’ Oh but it did…there was just a lull- I guess for me to get ready! It started building and I was terrified. it hurt-holy heck it was the most intense feeling! I HAD to push. I wasnt flat on my back but more of a semi upright position- it was VERY comfortable. I wish I had gotten a picture of it, seriously its a thousand times better than flat on your back!! My water was STILL intact! My midwife said it would probably burst on my first push and she was ready for it with an extra chux pad held up to me It did, it was a very odd but cool feeling- like a water balloon. I pushed through that contraction and I was just like ‘OMG…this just isnt cool it really hurts’ My midwife said the next push and she will be out. I said ‘Nu-uh!’ she put her hand up to me and she said ‘her head is right here’ and sure enough when she touched me I could feel that the head was already right at the opening!! I started laughing and told Hailey to help her Mommy out and to be gentle. My midwife couldnt believe I was laughing,but it was part nerves!! Then THE contraction came. Oh my God….yep…this baby was coming. I pushed and started seeing stars so I took a breath and refocused on pushing in the right area. Wow….during this my hands went down and I felt her head. Lots of black hair! OMG it hurt! I pushed more and more. That contraction was working for me and I was going to get this kid out on that push because there was NO way I was going to wait for another contraction with her head half out! Then I felt it- a little relief. Her head was out…this was so different than with the boys when I was torn or cut-I rested for a few moments while my midwife suctioned Hailey and then I pushed the rest of her body out. My eyes were closed as I was pushing and my midwife called for me to open my eyes and look down at my baby. There she was- beautiful and perfect face up, one arm up by her chin and then the other one popped out. Whoa that felt WIERD! And she was born. It was wonderful. She pooped AND peed on me within about 3 minutes of being born and Ive already been puked on we are all so in love, the boys are thrilled!

Posted by Shelley in Journal on January 23rd, 2008 |