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Georgia Marie Whitworth Sex: girl Born: 21 September, 2001 Age: 11 years & 242 days Birthday in: 123 days Starsign: Virgo Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

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Eva Mae Marie Shoosmith Sex: girl Born: 23 October, 2008 Age: 4 years & 208 days Birthday in: 157 days Starsign: Libra Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: 16th October 2008
Type of delivery: Cesarean section
Duration of labor: 25hrs
Weight @ birth: 7lb 5oz
Length @ birth: 18.11ins

Eva-Mae-Marie-Shoosmith`s birthstory

I knew things were starting on Wednesday when I woke up at 3am with minor pains and a stinky tummy, I let my Mum know that things would defo be happening either today or tomorrow so that she could have my daughter stay with her. Real contractions started at about 7pm that night and although uncomfortable they weren`t unbearable and I just relaxed with my partner and had dinner and watched tv. At around 6am Thursday morning we headed down to the hospital as contractions were 8 mins apart and beginning to become more painful. I was disappointed to find out that I was only 3cm dilated, but because of my previous c-section they wanted to monitor me and we headed down to the delivery suite. I was relieved to be handed the gas and air to puff on to take the edge of the pain, as by now it was taking my breath away although I was only 4-5cm!!!! :-( I held on for a bit longer before I begged for an epidural, I figured if the pain was this bad now then it was gonna be one hundred times worse when I was more dilated. All the time I was being monitored baby kept moving and they were struggling to keep tabs on her heartbeat, I could still feel the contractions but they didnt hurt and I must say having the epidural was the best decision I could of made. After a while I stopped dilating at 7cm and they put me on a drip and tried to get things speeding up, I was still having contractions but they wasnt as frequent and nothing was happening. My previous c-section mean`t that they had to be really careful about the dosage and they took blood from babies head to check her heartbeat and that she wasn`t in any distress. At this point I was told that if I hadn`t dilated anymore within an hour I would have to have another c-section....I cant tell you how upset I was and I prayed to god to let me get there on my own, the c-section was the last thing I wanted. When I was checked again my worst fears were confirmed and dilation hadn`t progressed at all, baby heart rate was dropping and people were starting to panic, I was crying and shaking, I had never felt so scared, what if my baby died? I was wheeled down to theatre and all I kept asking for was my partner, but he was gone...a Dr kept telling me everything was going to be alright and people were running around every where. I didn`t understand why they had not just topped up my epidural so I could stay awake like last time, I guess it was serious and they needed baby out asap. They kept putting a mask over my face and I felt like I couldn`t breath...I actually thought I might not make it or that my baby wouldn`t, it was the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me in my life so far. When I woke up my partner was with me and baby was placed on my chest, I couldn`t believe how beautiful she was and how i`d wished for her to have lots of lovely dark hair, and she did! The rest of the day is much of haze, I was in and out of it from the anesetic and morphine, I just remember being glad that me and my baby were ok. I am now at home and very sore and tired, its going to be hard to cope with the baby and Georgia after having another c-section but I just going to try and take my time and not worry too much about thing after all I have a healthly happy baby and thats the most inmportant thing.

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Noah James Shoosmith Sex: boy Born: 10 August, 2011 Age: 1 years & 282 days Birthday in: 83 days Starsign: Leo Development: See the 21 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -Was actually born 2012 not 2011.

Birth details

Original due date: 18/8/2012
Type of delivery: Cesarean section
Duration of labor: n/a
Weight @ birth: 7lb 8oz
Length @ birth: 20.5ins

Noah-Jame-Shoosmith`s birthstory

On Friday 10th August at 8am me and Jez arrived at the hospital and was shown to our room. We were visited by the anesthesiologist who went through what would happen once we were in theatre. I changed into a hospital gown and a lovely midwife called Lisa (we are all lovely lol) looked after us whilst we waited. There was a delay as they were doing something in theatre and we wasn't taken down until 11am. Jez went to get scrubbed up and I was prepped up for my section. I was scared as I thought Jez would be with me holding my hand when they put in the IV in (I was dreading this the most as I remember it really hurting last time) but he wasn't aloud in till after. Luckily the dr was very gentle and it didn't hurt at all and Lisa was there in front of me talking to take my mind of everything. It was a sureal experience as it was so relaxed and everyone was really friendly. Then it was spinal time and I had to sit on the bed and bend over so he could get a good spot. Unfortunately for me it wasn't happening and after the 3rd try I began to feel very sick and dizzy and my BP dropped dramatically. I had to lay down and have an oxygen mask until I felt better, I actually turned green in colour Lisa told me afterwards lol. Six attempts later and it was finally in, thankgod as it wasn't pleasant being stabbed with a needle over and over again. Then I was on the table and being sprayed with a cold substance to check that I was properly numb everywhere. Jez came into the room and sat beside me whilst I was being cut. After about 30mins there seemed to be a lot of uming and arring and I knew something was wrong, another consultant was called to come into surgery. At this point I was praying to god that they didn't put me to sleep and that baby was okay. It was explained to me that my previous scar tissue had fused together and was stuck on my skin and it was a mess in there! Baby was fine but they were having trouble getting to him! After a lot of cutting, pushing and pulling Noah came out at 12.27pm weighing 7lb 8oz and 20.5ins long. He was just how I'd imagined he would be, dark hair and just like Eva mae...he was beautiful and was cleaned off and given to Jez who held him next to my head so I could see him :). Jez was then taken to the recovery room with Noah whilst I was fixed up, this took another 40mins! Once in recovery I had skin to skin contact straight away and this was the point when Lisa realised he was tongue tied as he couldn't latch on properly to feed. My experience was different from my emergency sections but I don't think I'd recall it to be a good birth just different. The recovery has and is still the hardest thing I've had to endure so far in life. I will definately not be having anymore children and that is mostly to do with the surgery because I know myself that I would of loved to have more and so would Jez but I can't see myself going through this ever again its just too much. On a happier note I have 3 beautiful children and the son I always wanted, they are worth all the pain and are my entire life. So I never got the kind of birth experience I craved but I got a healthy baby boy and I love him so much it out weighs all the bad stuff :).

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