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DominiQ
	Age: 36 Country: Province/region: City: Partner: Dave Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Not anymore Due date: 31 Oct ,2007 Occupation: Registered Nurse
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Okay! So it's taken me forever to be able to sit down and write about the birth.... So here is my experience.By the time I went for my appt. on Friday the 2nd of Nov. I had had enough of the sitting around and waiting. Doc said I was 1 cm dialated and 50% effaced. He asked my husband what day he would like to meet his daughter while I was getting redressed in his little change cubicle. He called the labour ward and organized for me to be induced and hung up. Funny man :) he looked at us and said "Oh, you don't know what day yet? Do you?" He had organised an induction for Monday the 5th of Nov. It was wonderful having a final date set & we set about having a gorgeous weekend, knowing it was our last as just a couple. On Monday we would be a family!We arrived at the hospital at 07:30 and on the way to the maternity ward, we stopped in at the Day Surgery. The girls were really excited and wished us both Good luck. The Doctor was sitting at the reception desk waiting for me. That was really nice of him because I knew that he was due in surgery downstairs & I thought I would have to wait for quite a while to see him. So far all is great. He tried to put the IV in my arm and holy crap was that a ginourmous needle. I was glad that he put some local anaesthetic in first when I saw the size of it!!! Unfortunately he had to have three attempts at getting a vein.... I was hoping this was not a sign of things to come. Alas, I think it was.The Doctor broke my waters and said that I was still 1cm and nothing had changed since friday. He had predicted a smallish baby a couple of weeks before, but appeared that sitting around at home for a couple of weeks had afforded Sadie the opportunity to fatten up alot and he now felt that she was going to be a big girl. Speaking of breaking the waters... anyone else shocked at just how much liquid that actually is? It felt like at least a couple of buckets of water! I sure am very glad that this did not happen at home, or in my new car!The contractions started at about 0815am and again I was surpised by the speed at which labour moved from nothing to full on. Immediately, the contractions were a minute and a half apart and remained that way for the next 10 1/2 hours. By 11am, I asked for a Pethadine injection to help me. I think that probably waited a bit too long to ask for it. I asked for it when I thought that I could no longer cope. The problem with that is that it still has to be ordered, drawn up etc and took another 20 minutes for it to work. So I aske for gas to get me through that gap period. Maybe I could have coped better if the contractions had not been so close together for so long & no time to rest. I asked for an epidural at 14:00 and again I think I waited to long for it. I was sucking on that gas like it was my new best friend. The epidural went in about 45 minutes later & strangely enough, it only worked on the left side of my body. That sweet relief never came (but you better believe the bill has come lol) and I was not letting go of my friend - laughing gas. By 1800 I had unbelievable pain in my right hip. It felt like it was being pushed out of the socket and I had Dave pushing on it as hard as he could, It was the only thing offering relief. The Doc came in and had another look and annouced that we were at 10 cm and need to get the baby out. He looked extremely concerned and said that the good news is that he felt I could still deliver this baby, but would not be able to do it on my own. I was a bit surprised because I did not know that this was going the be an issue. At this stage though, I just wanted her out and this pain in my hip to stop. In the end, the hip pain was so consuming that the other pain seemed irrelevant. The Doc used forcepts and after what seems like 5 or 6 pushes Sadie was born at 1853 looking beautiful and healthy! after a while, I noticed that the Doctor was sitll sewing away. I asked him "how many more stitches?" He answered "Alot more". That did not sound good to me. An hour later and six packets of suture material later, he was done. I lost over a litre of blood and despite the episiotomy I had a 3rd degree tear and severe internal tears. GREAT!!!!! It's been 15 days now and I still can't sit on a chair. I have no feeling at all at the back end.... I console myself with the fact that while i cant feel the back end, at least I am not incontinent. That would really suck! It's a good thing I have this beautiful little creature to make me feel like it's all worth it and it will all be okay given a bit of time. Next time ladies, I will have a c-sect. No doubt about it!!!! lol. Reading everyone else's stories... I think all of you still waiting should be reasured that most are not this unlucky!.. I am glad it's all over. I just love having this beautiful little girl.

Wow! We are really excited! Our little girl is on her way. We are still in shock.... We never thought that this would really happen. I have PCO and periods can be up to 6 months appart. That can make timing nearly impossible. We had a miscarriage at 7 weeks a couple of years ago which was very dissapointing. I am a practical kinda girl and continued on my career as though children were not probable. Two days before attending our first appointment for IVF, I thought that I would do a pregnancy test "just in case". IT WAS POSITIVE!!!

We then had to get through the weeks of paranoia that I would miscarry again. It was hard because I am the nurse manager of a Day Surgery & we get 5-6 women a day coming in for D&C's following miscarriages. It's easy in that environment to feel like 90% of pregnancies end in dissapointment. My doctor who works in the same hospital has been awsome. He said anytime I started to worry or needed reassurance I could pop up to his office and he would do a quick ultrasound. I did not want to come across as paranoid mother to be, so I was very relieved that he stopped by my office every monday and told me to come up to his office in the afternoon to look at the baby. I think it's wonderful that I have U/S's from 6 weeks on to show our baby girl. It must be so neat to see yourself so early on.

I feel really lucky that I have not had much illness just exhaution. The placenta is at the front so I have not felt much movement yet & I am not showing all that much. We are at 21 weeks now and I am starting to feel more relaxed about the fact that this is all really happening. I am not sure at which point it will really hit home.

Sadie's big brother Calvin will have some adjustments to make .

It's time to celebrate

Work has been very busy and stressful. I am having to work 12 hour days & I feel mentally exhausted. I am having trouble remembering peoples names & I have become very absent minded. blah blah blah.

I am so happy to have fallen pregnant after years of trying, complaining seems ridiculous. I think I just need a holiday!!!

Week 23 - Okay so it's a better week. I am feeling good kicks now. Not many, but they are happening. Kinda cool, I am sure that you will all agree. : ) I feel much better than last week physically. Not as heavy, not as tired & not as mentally fuzzy.

Work has been a bit better this week. Thursday was a shocker I lost two pounds just running around. I am looking forward to maternity leave to get a break. The nurses at work just laugh at me. They think I will work through my labour and then run upstairs to the maternity floor, deliver and then call them from the delivery room with reminders of what they need to be doing. I thought that was pretty funny because my doctor said the same thing at my first appointment!

My only annoyance this week are the leaky breast. They have been doing that for a couple of weeks, but much more now. Especially in the evening and at night. Who knew that this would happen so early on? Is anyone else having this little issue?

Week 24 - It's been another good week really, so I am finally starting to feel like I am enjoying the second trimester. Turning over in bed isn't alot of fun. My belly has really popped out this week, I am sure that I can physically see it growing before my eyes. Toy r Us had a big sale on this weekend, so we have spent a small fortune. Dave asked me the other day what i wanted to do with all the receipts we amased so far. I said "save them for the album so that Sadie knows why we wont be able to afford to buy a new car when she is 16!" LOL. It seems the more we buy the further we are from getting everything that we 'supposedly' need to get her through the first six weeks of her life. I thought a wedding was expensive....

Week 27 - Well! Here I am just getting bigger and bigger and bigger. The pounds are stacking on and the belly is growing. My GD test is next week, I hope it turns out normal... Colleagues at work can really see that I am really pregnant now. The mood around me at work has changed. I think as the pregnancy becomes more obvious they are getting more nervous about my impending maternity leave. Things are just cruising happily along. They are scared because they don't know who will replace me on maternity leave. I used to worry too, but funnily enough, I really don't care. I am looking forward to maternity leave. I have had a job of some type since I was 12 years old. I can't wait to stay home guilt free! I have decided to finish work mid-October and I hope I get a couple of weeks break before Sadie arrives.

Week 28 - I can't wear my uniform anymore, I am into scrubs. I am having trouble finding comfy shirts to wear that cover my tummy but don't make me look disgacefully frumpy. I have put on thirty pounds which does not make me feel particularly sexy, if only I could stop eating those retched peanut M&M's. The good news is that I passed by GD test, I had thought that the combination of M&M's & PCO might put me at high risk. I wont over think it, just be grateful that it went well. The first semester tiredness is starting to come back. Sadie is kicking what seems like all the time, day and night.

Week 29 - Spent the whole saturday in pre-natal classes. Watched videos of different types of births etc. I wasn't as freaked out as I thought I would be.... but maybe like post traumatic stress, it will hit me later. In the mean time, my back is hurting, my but is hurting, I cant shave my legs properly and my writsts are hurting.... It's all a joy. Maybe that's the point, I will eventually get so uncomfortable that I will actually look forward to the birth, just for the relief all the symptoms..... lol.

Week 30 - Another Saturday in classes. I think Dave enjoyed this one more, it was about parenting etc... The midwife spoke about breastfeeding. How each session may take an hour and you will need to feed every 3 hours. When are we ever going sleep???? I feel really overweight this week. My knees feel like they will have a blow out when I climb stairs. The good news is that I dont feel as tired, but I am sure that will return shortly. My dog, Calvin has caught on that something is not right. He can no longer climb onto my lap and make himself comfortable. There does not seem to be enough room for him and my tummy. lol.

Week 37 - What a shame, I lost alot of my entries when they updated the website a few weeks ago. Never mind.... 15 days to go now. It's killing me not to know exactly when. After all it could be tomorrow or three weeks away. The closer I get to the due date the more impatient I get to get there. I started maternity leave today.. boring. Dave and I went out a bought a new car. We got a baby sit fitted in our little Toyota Echo and Dave was rammed into the dash, because the baby seat needed so much room in the back. A little car was ideal for running around Sydney, but apparantly not for little babies. We bought a Rav 4 that I get to pick tomorrow.

Week 38- Is anyone else feeling impatient? I feel dissapointment every morning when I wake up and nothing seems different! No mucous plug, no breaking waters, no real contractions to speak of.... My little dog was very clingy over the weekend and I was hoping that this meant that he sensed something was happening, but today he is back to worrying about how much sleep he can fit in to his day and Sadie continues to kick me in the ribs. On the upside, a week into my maternity leave I am begining to appreciate the time off with less guilt than I felt last week. It's a real psychological change to go from a working person responsible for so many staff and patients to a housewife. I guess that's why I need Sadie to hurry up and come out, I need to be busy. Well good luck to all you ladies that are also still waiting for your miracles..

Week 39 - As this week comes to an end, it's easy to feel like nothing will ever change. The moon, although beautiful... had no influence on this baby. Dave says the baby must take after me because I am always late for stuff. His mother told him last night that he was in fact 2 days late lol! So it's his fault!!!! he he. I went to my appointment on friday and the Doc said that he was happy to do whatever I wanted as far as inductions etc... I was really surprised when he said that and unprepared for that option to be available so soon. I decided that since I am not overdue yet that I was "happy" to wait another week (40+2) for my next appointment. At which point we agreed that we would discuss booking in for the following week. The good thing about that is that I will have a deliver by- date. At the moment, it's not the waiting that I mind so much, it's the not knowing how long I have to wait. It's like being in limbo or the twilight zone lately. Everyone has a comment. Those who know me offer condolences that I am still waiting (they were sure I would deliver early), and relish in telling me things like 'you look tired' or 'geez... you've grown'. Those who don't know me either stare when I am out and about or ask questions that allude to the fact that I should not be or isnt it amazing that I am out in the community. Of course I am out at the malls etc... I am trying to walk around and get Sadie moving out!!!!

week 40 - yipee! final week ladies... looks like Sadie will be a November baby after all. I have an induction scheduled for Monday morning (40 + 5). When I get out and about like walking I get contractions every 5-6 minutes, but everytime I get home they stop. I am sure everything is gearing up and maybe she will come naturally this weekend? In the mean time it is sooooo nice to have an expiry date on this pregnancy. I have had a relatively easy time (I think) but I can't wait to see her. I am def. ready to move on from this phase and wrap up the pregnancy phase. Apart from the obvious things like hoding Sadie, I cant wait to do some things I miss so much. Like bending at the waist, sleeping on my stomach, getting out of bed or a chair with ease. Not feeling like a contortionist trying to wipe after using the toilet (lol). Just looking back to taking back possesion of my lower body. Best of luck to all that are still waiting....

Pregnancy Survey

About YouName?:Dominique Age?:36 Height?:173 cm or 5'8" Pre-pregnancy weight?:155 pds About The FatherName?:DaveAge?:34 Height?:5'7" Are you still together?:Yes, it's our 4th anniversary today!! About Your PregnancyIs this your first pregnancy?:First sucessful one When did you find out you were pregnant?:Two days before we were going to start IVF Was it planned?:Yes, but it was still a shock What was your first reaction?:Your kidding Who was with you when you found out?:Just me Who was the first person you told?:My husband How did your parents react?:They were thrilled How far along are you?:21 weeks today What was your first symptom?:sore breast What is your due date?:Halloween 31 October 2007 Do you know the sex of the baby?:YesIf so, what is it?:It's a little girl Have you picked out names?:A name has been stuck in my head from the moment I found out I was pregnant If so, what are they?:Sadie How much weight have you gained?:17 pounds, food stopped my nausea so I ate Do you have stretch marks?:None that were not already there Have you felt the baby move?:Yesterday Have you heard the heartbeat?:Yes About the birthWill you keep the baby?:Of course Home or hospital birth?:Hospital Natural or medicated birth?:Medicate me heavily please Who will be in the delivery room with you?:Dave faints at the sight of blood on TV... He might not be much help Will you breastfeed?:Here's praying it will help loose some of the weight too. Do you think you'll need a c-section?:I will go with what ever the Doctor recommends Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:Like a baby What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:Hello baby, welcome to... Would you let someone videotape the birth?:I am guessing that labour is something I will not want to relive in a hurry, so no! Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:Super scared, but it's unavoidable now.

Fun Birthday Facts

Your baby's birthstone will be Opal (Hope)
Your baby's Astrological Sign will be Scorpio
Your baby's Flower is Calendula or Cosmos (White, Yellow and Varied)
Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The Pig
This time next year your baby will be 37 Weeks Old!
Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2023, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?

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