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Josh Sex: boy Born: 23 March, 1995 Age: 16 years & 333 days Birthday in: 32 days Starsign: Aries Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: Playing football and basketball

I cruised through the pregnancy and felt fine, just tired. On my due date I had a massive show-clear mucus mixed with green and red streaks. for the next 6 days I had no signs that labor was going to happen. On the 7th day I felt a little sick with an upset tummy and loose bowels. No other signs at all. No further discharge. Went out for dinner to the mother-in-law's house and shortly after I started to feel clammy and was having pain but not timing them. I jumped into her shower and felt worse, crawled my way out of the bathroom and down the hallway calling out for someone to help me. MIL told hubby to get me to the hospital straight away, I was spaced out, remember the car ride and every little bump in the road, ouch! When we arrived at the hospital I was 4 cm and began breathing the nitrous oxide for pain relief. I was sitting on the delivery bed and didn't realise I was allowed to walk around/change position so I sat there and suffered for a few hours... My hubby was beside me the whole time and very supportive. My membranes were ruptured by the OB at about midnight and not long after I started pushing. The burning perineum is impossible to forget... and when he was finally born at 1:26am he had the most astonishing cone head! but everything was perfect and he was immediately rooting for the breast.

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Lachie Sex: boy Born: 02 October, 1998 Age: 13 years & 139 days Birthday in: 226 days Starsign: Libra Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: working hard at school and playing basketball. a whizz on the computer

Lachie's due date came and went with the usual menstrual type cramping and discomfort but no labor! 2 weeks later I was booked in for an induction. I was given a prostiglandin into the vagina and sent home to let labor begin. Overnight, nothing, not even a niggle. We went into the hospital the next morning and they inserted some more prostin. I was trying to rest and waiting for things to happen (on the ward) but still nothing. The doctors discussed commencing IV induction method. About 3pm I was talking on the phone to a friend and my breath was taken away by a painful contraction. we continued to chat and then another contraction came along. 5 mins apart. things were starting finally! I notified the midwife who was looking after me. I stayed on the ward until I could no longer tolerate the pain. then I was transferred to the L & D suites where I began to breath the nitrous oxide and work through the pain. As he was induced I had to be monitored the entire labor so once again I was made to sit on the bed, not active, stagnant. It was dreadful. My hubby was there and very supportive just like last time. around 11pm my requests for an epidural were denied. I think I was too far dilated. I had an awful pain in the front and my bladder was too full and blocking his head. I was catheterised and then things began to progress a little better. I began pushing and at 2:03am he was finally born. he was a whopping 9lb 2oz and my most painful labor & birth.

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Zac Sex: boy Born: 06 September, 2008 Age: 3 years & 162 days Birthday in: 203 days Starsign: Virgo Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: Walking and getting into mummy`s cupboards

Birth details

Original due date: September 9
Type of delivery: Vaginal (without pain relief)
Duration of labor: 7 hours
Weight @ birth: 3280g 7lb 4oz
Length @ birth: 50cm

I woke on the morning of my due date with some light menstrual type cramps and tightenings about every 15 mins apart, and these continued all through the day, my mother in law insisted I attend the hospital and just get checked as the contractions were getting more painful but still about 10-15 mins apart. 2 weeks prior I had lost my mucus plug.

2 cm dilated and -2 station, I was given paracetamol/codeine and a sleeping tablet and told to go home and rest. over night the contractions slowed to half hourly but became more painful. managed to get a little sleep, walked around 2 blocks with hubby early that morning, then he went to work and my sister came around to stay with me. contractions were varying from 5 mins to 10 mins apart, I figured I was in latent early labour and when the contractions were nearly unbearable I would head off to hospital.

And we did that, around lunch time and I was checked to be 3 cm and 'paper thin' cervix. which I was told meant things could progress very fast. Hubby was called from work and promptly arrived an hour later. I began using the nitrous oxide to help breath through the contractions. I was very active, changing positions constantly trying to find something comfortable but to no avail. An IV was inserted as I was GBS positive and needed antibiotics. This was tempting me to have some pethidine but I thought I would try my best not to have anything.

The pressure 'down there' began to mount with each contraction, eventually the most comfortable position that took the pressure off was sitting upright in the bed. This position was also good use of gravity and not long after I felt uncontrollable urge to push. initially I fought it because I was paranoid I was using my bowels but it was so painful I didnt care if I did a poo, I just had to push! about 4 or 5 good pushes and he was out. the midwife broke my waters on about the second push. The shoulders hurt more than the head coming out. He was placed straight up onto my chest, cord clamped and cut by daddy. Within 8 mins the placenta was out and it was all over. Total active labour estimated at 7 hours. The midwives at the mercy hospital for women was magnificent, I was very happy, I didn't require any doctors to be present at any stage.

Our beautiful boy began rooting for the breast within 30 mins and is a magnificent feeder.

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Brody Thomas Sex: boy Born: 29 August, 2011 Age: 0 years & 170 days Birthday in: 195 days Starsign: Virgo Development: See the 5 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: september 8
Type of delivery: Vaginal (without pain relief)
Duration of labor: 4 hours
Weight @ birth: 3.11 6lb 14oz
Length @ birth: 50cm

Brody-Thomas`s birthstory

I walked like crazy Friday and Saturday and was nesting really bad. I had also been having BH very painful and regular but not closer or getting more painful. On the sunday morning about 0930 (I was 38+3) and went to the toilet. got out, walked 5 steps and felt something streaming down my leg. thought I had peed myself, or my waters had broken. I was too embarrassed to have my husband think i had peed myself so I kissed him good bye as he was on his way to work. I must have looked odd because he actually asked me if everything was ok. I said yeah everything is fine, have a good day at work.
I then sat back on the toilet and kept having little gushes coming out. of course i started to get pretty excited! As I was expecting my sister to arrive any minute I jumped into the shower to get ready. We had planned to take the little ones swimming for the morning. As I was getting out of the shower the little gushes continued to come and my sister knocked on the front door. I raced downstairs to open it with a towel around me and another towel between my legs catching the water! she freaked out a bit but was very excited and I ran upstairs to continue getting dressed. during the next hour I soaked through about 4 pads with this clear sweet smelling fluid. I called the hospital and they said that because I was GBS positive I needed to come in and get started on my antibiotics. at this point I really only had niggly contractions and was too scared to sit, thinking that gravity would help move things along.
So we had to ditch the swimming session and organise someone to come and mind all the kids so I could go into hospital. I raced around packing my last minute things for my bag knowing I would more than likely not be home for a few days. I also managed to do some dishes and washing and a good tidy up! by about 12.30 my other sister arrived to babysit and my mother in law had also arrived to drive us to hospital.
I had not told my husband yet, I wanted to get to hospital and have it all confirmed first. But MIL insisted I call him, which I did and he was excited. I told him to stay at work because I wasn’t even having any significant contractions and wanted to be evaluated first anyway.
He was more than happy with that! We arrived at the hospital and I was monitored, baby was fine and I was having contractions 10 mins apart and they weren`t painful at all. So they said I would have to start things naturally soon or they were going to induce me. I freaked! I had a bad experience with Lachlan`s birth and did not want to be induced. I was determined to get things going naturally so i walked around tried to relax but no luck. around 6 pm hubby arrived from work and I was moved from emergency to the birth suite. I was seen by a doctor about 8pm and she said I was 2 cm, waters had definitely ruptured and she wanted to get me induced right away. The midwife returned at 9.30 and said there was a conflict between the midwives and doctors and the induction was not to begin until the next morning! So I sent hubby home and took some sleeping pills and painkillers and attempted to sleep. my sister stayed with me in the birth suite and it was the worst sleep ever. i had irregular painful contractions awaking me all night. The next morning i was assessed by the doctor and was 2-3cm and he did a sweep which made me bleed and lose more water but still no labour! I also began vomiting (which is normal for me when in labour). My hubby arrived just as they commenced my IV induction at 9.30am and things began slowly. baby was posterior so I was changing position a lot to get him to rotate. I was calling for the gas about 11am and kept telling my self - I’ll get through the next contraction then ask for pethidine... well eventually I knew it was too close so i didn’t bother asking for pethidine. About midday i started to feel pressure and my midwife said she was going to lunch. I had definitely hit transition because I was vomiting and not wanting her to go and leave me. I also called out to my husband- take me home, I wanna go home! So i breathed through a few more contractions and when she arrived back from lunch I told her, ok I’m getting a lot of pressure, are you ready to catch this baby? (she was a student midwife and was so good.) So I began pushing at 12.30 and managed to get his head out in 2 contractions. Then the third came and his body popped out and I felt instant relief! His cord was short so I had him on my tummy until they cut it, then I was able to lift him up and get a good look and confirm, yes he was a boy! He barely made a cry, just a sweet little mewing sound. His placenta was delivered with him on my chest and it was a tiny little thing, all the midwives commented how small it was. He was my smallest baby at 6lb 14oz. within 15 mins he was suckling and he is such a pro! He fed for about an hour! We are home now and attempting to manage with 3 under 3. So far so good, the nights have been great- he goes for 3-4 hours stints so I have him beside me and just let him latch on and feed when he is hungry. I am so lucky that i managed to have 5 healthy boys without any complications and now it’s time for me to finish my baby making career and enjoy them growing up.

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Ben Steven Sex: boy Born: 27 March, 2010 Age: 1 years & 325 days Birthday in: 40 days Starsign: Aries Development: See the 22 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: March 25th, 2010
Type of delivery: Vaginal (with pain relief)
Duration of labor: 5 hours
Weight @ birth: 3430g 7lb 9oz
Length @ birth: 52 cm

Ben-Steven`s birthstory

Lead up to labour-

Monday 22/03/10 39+4 weeks

I have lost my mucus plug 2 weeks ago.

I have been having BH contractions most evenings which are somewhat uncomfortable and irregular.

Over the past 2 weeks my bowels have been soft and sometimes diarrhea.

Baby's head becomes engaged then pops back up!

Today I feel a menstrual type feeling in lower abdomen. Very gassy!

Tuesday 23/03/10 39+5

Hospital appt. Feeling constipated. BH coming every 30 mins then increasing to 15 mins as the days progressed. Worsen when walking. Head is 3/5 engaged. Exhausted. Milky discharge.

Wednesday 24/03/10 39+6

Woken by contractions overnight, loose bowels at 6am. Not much uterus activity this morning, BH back to half hourly, and not as painful as yesterday. Baby very active yesterday and today, much more than usual.

3pm

Mild contractions every 20 min, on the toilet every 30 mins... slight pink tinge in the milky discharge.Tired but can't rest.

*Birth Story*
I was having braxton hicks/early labour contractions 10-20 minutely which began wednesday night and kept me awake, continued thursday but were too irregular to go into hospital, plus not quite painful enough. thursday night was a shocker- same contractions keeping me awake but not regular and too far apart, lots of diarrhea. friday morning I went into the hospital to get checked and was 2-3m and not completely effaced. went home with panadeine forte and sleeping tablets and slept for an hour. lots of rest and irregular contractions at home. They started to get more painful around 6pm and were about 7 mins apart. I was checked and 3-4 cm and still not completely effaced. The midwife sent me home with more pain killers and more sleeping tablets (!) and said `your not in labor` I was bawling because everyone who has ever been in a car having contractions knows how painful the car trip is and I was told I had to go home and wait it out. I just could not fathom going in the car again! But I did and we got home and I attempted to sleep. My hubby and MIL fell asleep and the house was peaceful except for me up and down trying to breath through contractions and timing them waiting until I would be allowed to go back to hospital and not be sent home again...
They were about 6 mins apart and so painful I had to go. I woke my husband and we left for the hospital about 1.30am. When we arrived I was immediately given an IV and antibiotics for the GBS positive and checked- 4-5cm- and began using the gas. I began vomiting from the nitrous so the nurse offered me some maxalon and also some pethidine. I probably could have done without it but agreed to have some to take the edge off and relax between contractions. Well it was amazing I was feeling great and despite continued vomiting I was geting through it easily. My waters had begun leaking during one of my vomiting episodes and they were concerned they had meconium in them so I had to be monitored through the rest of the labor. Baby was doing great, contractions were coming 3-4 minutely. about 4.50am I started to feel a little pressure and began to push at the end of my contractions. I literally felt my cervix open that last centimetre and his head enter the birth canal. It is amazing. then the burning began, within one or two contractions I had delivered my baby and lifted him up onto my own chest, with help from my sister. Hubby stayed at my head holding my hand. everything seemed so surreal and it had gone so quickly after such a long drawn out early labour. He looked a lot like his brother. apgars 9 and 10. Such a relief for the contractions to finally stop! Almost immediately he was looking for the breast. Two nights in hospital and now we are home so the fun can begin!!

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