my birth story

on the 31st dec i had some crampy feelings which were strange painful but bearable.my hubby freaked out and got dressed to go to the hospital i teased about it cos i asked him if he was the preggo one anyways the feeling passed. i saw my midwife on 02/01/08, she said my baby was only 3/5 engaged , here in the uk, they hardly do internal examinations so i didn't know if i was dilated, at the end we discussed my birth plan and made another appointment for 16/01/08!!!!!!!!. so i continued my belly dances, raspberry leaf tea and i stayed super active, cos i read that sitting or lying down doesnt speed things up.during early hours on the 6th till around 10am in the morning i was having painful contractions and using my tens machine but they were far apart and painful, cos i could manage it the hospital said i should not come in ,so i tried a warm bath, some warm milk and paracetamol after a while the pains faded away. i felt grazed and very bruised but i was scared of going to the hospital and being sent home so i stayed indoors , grumpy and moaning. that evening hubby and i took a walk to the local shop to get some biscuits , milk and banana just in case. well that midnight i could not sleep at about 00.30 morning on 07/01/08 i was having pains again from lower abdomen to waist i was lying down in bed and trying to time the contractions but it got really painful hence i went to the living room, put on the computer and started timing online from 01.41am and it was not regular , it was ranging between 2-8mins part eventually it became 2-5 mins apart and i felt there was pressure on my perineum area so i called the hospital the lady reluctantly said to come in. i packed my bag and told hubby that we will be sent back home. when i got to hospital they did an internal examination whilst i was using my gas and air and the lady said i was 5cm dilated and my waters broke just as she did the examination. then the double whammies started i was in labour from 8.15am till 5.40pm when my son rolled out!!!!!!! i had the most painful and amazing experience. i am a christian so i felt God and angels were there with me at the same time i was in pain. i used only gas and air and my tens machine. at a stage i thot i couldnt do it i was offered morphine but i hate injections so i rejected it . the midwife was God's sent she was very strong , she encouraged me and praised me until my baby came out . my hubby was wonderful he tried his utmost best; he hates blood but he was alright.he didnt leave my side for one sec, he was telling me i could do it , hugging me and pushing with me:(, i made him read out psalm 23 for me over and over again, he was simply wonderful. i dilated from 5cm to 8cm in 2 hours, but from 8cm - 10 took about 4hours.i had a very prolonged second stage. i was really tired so when it was time to push i had little energy and contractions were no longer as strong. when my baby's head crowned, i had no energy to push , i was in pain and the midwife took the gas and air cos she said it will make me lazy!!!!. i didn't get the chance to puff him out, i screamed him out!! when they gave him to me i cried out my eyes glad that it was over, glad that little me could give birth and amazed that i could push out 8lb 4.5oz, 36cm head diameter!!!!! i had and episiotomy so i had to wait to be stitched up after delivering the placenta. i called my mum and sister and said i just had a baby and they freaked out. my mum was in tears and so was i. well there you go that is as much as i can afford to type with my 2 champions to look after. i am feeling okay , although i am very very busy as i am moving to my own house house today 13/01/08 and i am just over the moon. my baby's name is

Vwede Theodore and he is absolutely gorgeous! i have got pictures but i have never been able to post pictures on the site , i will ask my hubby to give me a hand.

thanks for reading

29th August 2008

I had my big ultra sound scan today, I am so so happy words can not express how happy I am.!

I am so grateful to God that everything is fine with me and with my baby.

I just want to say THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH LORD!!!!!!!

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About You

Name? : Onosen

Age?: 29

Height ?: 5 .6''

Pre-pregnancy weight? 66kg

About The Father

Name? Odiri ; My Husband

Age ? 31

Height? 5.11''

Are you still together ? yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About Your Pregnancy

Is this your first pregnancy? yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When did you find out you were pregnant? April

Was it planned? Yep i prayed for it

What was your first reaction? wasn't sure cos the line was very faint

Who was with you when you found out ? Hubby

Who was the first person you told? My Mom

How did your parents react? Excited, she was dancing and singing

How far along are you? 19 weeks and 3 days

What was your first symptom? i was suddenly tired when i went grocery shopping

What is your due date? 7th January 2008

Do you know the sex of the baby? Not Yet, hope to find out on 29th August 2008

If so, what is it? Don't know yet

Have you picked out names? Not Yet

If so, what are they? N/A

How much weight have you gained? 0.1kg

Do you have stretch marks? No and i hope it stays that way

Have you felt the baby move? yes very early, it stopped but i do sometimes

Have you heard the heartbeat? Yep!

About the birth

Will you keep the baby? Of Course

Home or hospital birth? Hospital

Natural or medicated birth? not sure yet

Who will be in the delivery room with you? Hubby and Mom

Will you breastfeed? Yep!

Do you think you'll need a c-section? Pray Not

Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time? Maybe

What's the first thing you might say to him/her? Hello beautiful

Would you let someone videotape the birth? Dont Think So

Are you excited about the birth or scared? More Like Curious

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