birth story.
I started getting period like pains 3 days before i went into proper labour. i had no idea what was goin on or what to think! On the wednesday night me n will decided to go out for dinner so we could have our last couple thing together. the whole time i was having mild contractions but didnt say anything because i thought they were probably jus BH coz i wasnt due 4 another 2 weeks. after goin t bed that night the contractions got stronger and i couldnt sleep...so at 3 in the mornin g i got up and watched some telly! will noticed i was gone and came to find me...i told him i think im in labour, but i wasnt all that sure! lucky i live with my mum so i asked her and she said it probably is, i tired to go back 2 bed but i was in pain so sleeping was not what i wanted to do!! At around 6am i rang the hospital and they told me to come in and they will check to c how it is all going. I was only 1cm dialated and my contractions were still irregular. they gave me the choice to go home so i did. after having a hot shower and attempting to go back to bed i found i was bleeding. i rang the hospital again and they told me yet again to come in. this time i didnt leave. i was checked into the ward and they came to see how i was going every hour. by 12 i was moved to the birthing suite and given some pethadine for the pain. it was a bad idea. it made me so dizzy!! during my whole labour all i wanted to do was walk around i decided not to have anymore pain relief until later when i thought it would nearly b time. at about 5pm my water broke and by now i knew there was no going back!!! i waited and waited and finally at 10pm i got an epidural. it was amazing!!!!! by now i had been having regular contractions 2 mins apart that lasted 60 secs. when it came to 1am the midwife finally told me it was time to push! it freaked me out and mum told me the look on my face was priceless! i was pushing 4 around half an hour and at 1.32am gave birth to a gorgeous boy!!