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JOSEPH DANIEL LAYCOCK Sex: boy Born: 09 October, 2008 Age: 3 years & 130 days Birthday in: 235 days Starsign: Libra Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: 23RD OCTOBER 2008
Type of delivery: Vaginal (without pain relief)
Duration of labor: 15HRS
Weight @ birth: 7LB 5OZ
Length @ birth: CROWN TO TOE - 16INCHES

JOSEPH-DANIEL-LAYCOCK`s birthstory

WATERS BROKE ON THURSDAY MORNING AT 2AM, - ONLY A FEW HOURS AFTER I POSTED A QUESTION ASKING IF THE PELVIS PRESSURE WAS A SIGN OF LABOUR.....HAHAHAHAHAHHAH.
GOT TO THE HOSPITAL APPROX 02.50 AND WAS PUT ON THE TRACING MACHINE, THE CONTACTIONS WENT FROM 5MINS, TO 4 MINS, TO 3 1/2 MINS BUT THAT WASNT GOD ENOUGH SO THEY SENT ME HOME. NO CHECKING TO SEE IF DILATED AS TOO FAR APART.
GOT HOME ABOUT 5.30AM AND I WAS STRAIGHT IN THE BATH TO SOOTHE THE PAIN, I WAS THERE TILL ABOUT 7.30AM THEN WENT TO THE HSPITAL AGAIN AS THE CONTRACTIONS WERE SOOOOOO MUCH MORE INTENSE AND COMING EVERY MINUTE AND HALF.
I WAS CHECKED BUT NOT DILATED AT ALL, STILL 100% CERVIX.NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS DISAPPOINTED AT THAT.
I WENT IN THE HOME FROM HOME ROOM AND USED THE BALLS AND BEAN BAGS TO EASE THE PAINS AND MAINLY GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO SO I WASNT CONCENTRATING ON THE PAIN.
I HAD A SLICE OF TOAST ABOUT 9.00AM TO KEEP MY ENERGY UP ALTHOUGH IT TOOK FOREVER TO EAT IT AND IM STILL NOT SURE IF I ATE IT ALL. LOL.
STEVE OBVIOUSLY AT THIS TIME IS ALSO SHATTERED ANS HE WAS FALING ASLEEP IN THE CONFY CHAIR - BLESS HIM, WATCHING SOMEONE GIVE BIRTH IS SOOOOO DIFFICULT AND TIRING FOR THEM........MMMM???LOL
I DID MOST OF MY CONTRACTIONS IN THE BATH, WHICH WAS GREAT FOR ME, I WANTED A WATER BIRTH BUT WASNT ALLOWED DUE TO SPD BUT I COULD USE THEIR NORMAL TUB TO EASE CONTRACTIONS......ALTHOUGH I WAS THRASHING ABOUT LIKE A WOMAN POSSESSED AND MY MAN TOLD ME THE DAY LATER THAT I NEEDED A SHOWER, WHICH I AGREED WITH, BUT HE MEANT BECAUSE I HAD PARTS OF MY MUCUS PLUG IN MY HAIR FROM THE BATH WGERE I HAD BEEN THRASHING AROUND....GROSS, BUT I HAD NO IDEA.AND DIDNT REALLY CARE AT THE TIME!!!!!!!! LOL
MIDWIFE CHECKED ON ME AND I SAID I WAS GETTING ONE CONTRACTION AFTER ANOTHER IN QUICK SUCCESSION. ALTHOUGH IM SURE IT DIDNT COME OUT AS ELEQUANT AS THAT....LOL. BUT THATS WHAT I MEANT ANYWAYS.
I GOT CHECKED AT 2PM FOR ILATION AND THE MIDWIFE SAID ` GET HER TO LABOUR SUITE NOW!!!` WHICH WAS GOOD AS I HAD THE URGE TO PUSH - DISAPPOINTINGLY THOUGH IT WAS MY MAN N MM THAT FORCED THEM TO LOOK AT MY DILATION, AS THEY DIDNT CHECK ON ME ON THEIR OWN ACCORD.
ANYWAYS, I WENT TO LABOUR SUITE, ASKED FOR GAS N AIR AND IT WAS REFUSED, SO I WAS AU NATURAL.
I WAS PUSHING FOR 2 HOURS WHICH AS ANYONE KNOWS IS NOT GOOD, IT SHOULD BE AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE THE BABY ARRIVES BUT I WAS ON ALL 4S WITH THE THOUGHT THAT GRAVITY WOULD HELP BUT EVERYTIME I STOPPED PUSHING J.D WENT BACK UP THE CANL AND HE GOT STRESSED AND TIRED AND HIS HEART RATE DROPPED SO THE MIDWIFE CALLED FOR THE DOC FOR THE INTERVENTION WITH VONTOUSE BUT HE COULDNT BE THERE FOR 20 MINS.
WE CHANGED POSITIONS, LEGS IN STIRRUPS, FULL ON PUSHING, CHIN ON CHEST (NOW WITH LOVELY HEAT RASH AND BURST BLOOD VESSELS ON NECK ) AND HE FINALLY ARRIVED AT 5.10PM THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER.
I HAD ABOUT 15 MINS SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT BEFORE I WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR THEATRE AS MY PLACENTA DECIDED IT WASNT GONNA COME AWAY AND I NEEDED MANUAL REMOVAL. NICE !!
I DIDNT GET TO THEATRE TILL ABOUT 7.40PM, AND I WAS GIVEN EPIDURAL AND PUT IN STIRRUPS AND I WAS THERE TILL ABOUT 8.50PM HAVING A MANUAL REMOVAL OF PLACENTA.
THEN BACK TOI THE WARD TO CATER FOR MY LIL ONES NEEDS AND REST AS MUCH AS POSS.
BACK HOME ON THE SATURDAY 11TH AT 6.30PM, ALL WELL N GOOD. ON IRON MEDICATION AS I LOST A PINT OF BLOOD THROIUGH THE SURGERY BUT I COULDNT CARE LESS..
HES HERE, BEAUTIFUL AND VERY CONTENT.
NEW TASK AT THE MOMENT IS MASTERING BREASTFEEDING.
I APPRECIATE THIS IS PROBABLY NOT GRAMATICALLY CORRECT AND IN MOST PLACES ITS KINDA BULLET POINTED,BUT IM SURE YOU`LL FORGIVE ME AS I HAVE A NEWBORN IN ONE HAND!!!!!!!!!! X

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