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Ayla Sex: girl Born: 20 October, 1995 Age: 14 years & 38 days Birthday in: 327 days Starsign: Libra Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

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Chanel Avery Vondette Sex: girl Born: 17 March, 2007 Age: 2 years & 252 days Birthday in: 113 days Starsign: Pisces Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: April 2 2009
Type of delivery: Vaginal (without pain relief)
Duration of labor: 12 hours
Weight @ birth: 7 Lbs 4oz
Length @ birth: 52 cm

Chanel-Avery-Vondette`s birthstory

So here is how my Chanel made her entrance....

On monday March 16th at 2pm I went for my reguar aapointment to my midwife. I had been having false labour for about a week and a half and was getting very tired and "over it". So she suggested stripping my membranes. I was about 3 cm dilated. She stripped my mebranes and by the time I got home things had changed in the pattern of my contraction and the intensity. So for the rest of the night we tracked the progression. Around 7pm my 2 brothers and 6 nieces and nephews joined us (us being Jeremy, my daughter Ayla, my mother, my sister in law, and very close girlfriend, all of whom were present right through the whole birth) each brother and all of the kids came in bearing a bouquet of flowers. By 10 my labour had nearly stopped and I felt that it was due to the busyness of my household so I asked my brothers and the kids to go. Within about 1hour labour was rocking again. We left for the hospital at around 1:30am. But again the excitment of going to the hospital seemed to slow things right down.

We arrived at the hospital just as another baby had been born, and were informed that they had been very busy the week previous as well. We settled into our beautiful birthing room and were quickly joined by Tanya our midwife. She checked and I was still 3cm dilated, which I must admit was disappointing. They hooked up IV for antibiotics as I was Group Strep B positive. That was when things began to slow down. Tanya ordered me to sleep while I could, as I was already quite exauhsted from poor sleep during the last few weeks. So we all had about a two and a half hour nap (interrupted for me by contraction every 20-30 minutes). My support team of SIL, Ayla, and friend had found the patient lounge (with super comfy couch and chairs) and My mom and Jeremy sat in the room dozing off in thier chairs. Tanya also went and found a cot somewhere to curl up on. At 7am Tanya suggested breaking my waters. So I agreed and she broke my water at about 7:15. I was still only 3 cm dilated. Well things went quick from there. I decided to go in the shower for a bit, but things go so intense so fast that I only stayed in for 10 minutes or so. I came back to the bed and was ready to get in the birthing tub, So they started to fill it. Then things happened so fast I could keep up in my head, I just wanted everything to slow down so I could cope with it better. Then in the middle of my primal groans my Ayla started to cry, she didn't know what to do to help and was overwhelmed by my pain. I told her she didn't have to stay if it was too much, and she wiped her eyes and put on the bravest dace and said "I am not going anywhere" she was sostrong and supportive held my hand and whispered words of encouragment. I was still trying to psycologically deal with the new level of contractions when all of a sudden I felt such a urge to poop....and then to push. Next thing I know people who had been telling me to breathe, breathe, breathe, were telling me to push, to hold my breath and put into pushing, but I was still at the breathing part and was very confused. But then my midwife said I was wasting my energy and that I needed to send it to the baby, and everything made sense. They also put a mirror up for me and seeing her little hairy head gave me further inspiration. But the thing that helped the most was Jeremy's voice in my ear telling me how strong I was, and how I was such a warrior, that I was bring our baby into the world and how proud he was of me. He changed into a daddy and into the man I needed him to be the instant my labour became serious. once I focused I pushed her out in about four contractions, she came out head first with her hands up beside her face. She was born at 8:29am on St Paddy's day March 17th. I gave birth with no pain medication and the birthing tub was still being filled as she was making her entrance. Fast and furious!

Now for the funny part. So I had a little tear, and the midwife offered laughing gas while she repaired it. So I am huffing away on this thing getting super high.... she starts to put a stich out of the freezing zone and tells me it is gonna hurt a bit. I start to hyperventilate .... so i am even higher. I anounce this to the room...."I am sooooo stoned" I tell them all. Then i tell Tanya how I am trying not to hate her right now. I start laughing uncontrollably at the ridiculousness of everything, which of course makes everyone else start laughing too. Then Tanya says she's done and I ask her if she sewed me up tighter them before.... which of course makes everyone laugh again....

well the rest is pretty straight forward everyone left so it was just Jeremy, Chanel and I. Tanya and the nurses weighed and measured her, and then I nursed her again. We cuddled in bed together for a while. It was peaceful and beautiful, filled my heart with love. And my heart has been overflowing since....

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