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My beautiful little princess was born 12 June via c-section weighing 2.8kg and 46cm long. She is my little bundle of joy! Here is my birth story:

Monday 7 June I woke up at 1h30 the morning with period like pains. Having a feeling it was labour pains I just wanted to make sure it was not BH, so I made myself some panado sip, walked around the house and got into a nice hot bath but when the pains continued in the bath I knew that it was real. We left for hospital and I was put on a monitor and examed internally. At that point I was already 1cm dialated and had a contraction every 9 minutes. My gynea came in at 8h00 that morning and started me on meds to stop the contractions as I was only 35 weeks and she wanted baby to stay inside a little longer. I spent the next 2 days in hospital drinking pills and receiving injections to stop the labour and to mature baby's lungs.

Wednesday morning my contractions stopped and I was sent home with very strict bedrest.

Saturday (36 weeks pregnant)I woke up at 1h30 the morning with serious pains and went to the hospital agian where I was put on a monitor again and examed internally. Still only 1cm dialated and the monitor didn't pick up any contractions (I think it was faulty)but I could FEEL them and the nurse told me that was BH (I wanted to slap her at that point ). They admitted me and monitored me again at 6h30 the morning (pains getting worse)and the needle raving off the charts with my contrations coming on. The nurse went to call the doc again (it was now 7h10) and suprised me with the following words: "Go take a shower, doc is doing a c-section at 8h00". Wow! . From there it was rushing into the shower, preping me for theatre and letting our family know that it was time!

Leah Thomas born at 8h45 that morning and screamed the roof off the hospital . She didn't need to go to ICU and I was soooo happy about it. It was the most amazing experience and being awake during the birth was out of this world ( I was under general with my son). My gynie looked so well after me and I had a really awesome experience.

Today she is two weeks old and I am enjoying her so much.

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At 1pm i was 4 cm dialated and the nurse broke my water at 13:20. From then i was crying in pain and couldn't get an epidural because i went to a public hospital. I was given a drip and something to help me relax. I started pushing at 4pm and Liam was born at 16:15 on may 13, weighing 3kg and apgars of 9. He was 5 days overdue. I had to have an episiotomy which i think was the most painful part. Holding my baby for the first time made all the pain vanish. Definitely worth it.

i was due on 8 may 2010 but my baby decided he wanted to make a late entrance. On 12 may,dh took me for a long walk. At 12:10am i started having contractions. Went to hospital at 3:30am. By that time i was 1cm dialated and fully effaced. At 9am i was 2cm and was given pethadine for the pain but that didn't help. I would only fall asleep when i wasn't having contractions.

i had a planned c section, baby was bridge for most of my pregnancy kept turning and going back into a bridge position, my baby would get stiff in my tummy and i wouldnt be able to move especially when i would walk alot,i worked rite up till the end & was on my feet the whole time due to this the gynea mentioned that my water in my womb was very little we booked my c section for the 3rd January 2008 at 10.30 am,i was so excited and happy, to finally welcome my bundle of joy into this world it was a feeling that words cannot explain, also very scared ! never went in @ 10.30am, got the drips on got changed got comfortable and ready,starving and thirsty yet okay! the nurse came and put in the cathethe(spelling?)damn that was painful and uncomfortable!sat their the entire day waiting and waiting..... they only took me in @ 6.30pm that night, yoh i was pissed off finally went in, hubby came along did the epiduril wasnt that bad remember not finding that painful as the cathethe,i had a bad side effect2the epiduril couldnt stay awake and remember my gynea asking should we stop they check my heart and baby's heart all was well ao they carried on not even 5 min later and baby was born heard him cry and he was so perfect and sticky lol . the entrance of the most beautiful person in my life... may god always always protect him! he weight was 2.76kg 57cm height he was soooo tall his APGAR was 10/10 every woman deserves a chance to be a mother its unbelievable! you do not know love until you have a child

I went off on maternity leave on 1 April, my due date was 26 April. Went for my check up on 9 April, found out baby was breech at 37 wks, Dr immediately told me that if she hadn`t turned by next Friday(16th) she would have to do a C-sec. Went home crying my eyes out, as I wanted to have a natural birth with it being my first time. I spent the next few days reading up on tips to encourage baby to turn,considering Hypnobirthing. Nonetheless , Wednesday the 14th I woke up with a slight bladder pain,didnt think much of it, but was extremely tired all day. Went to see my midwife to massage my back as it was killing me, whilst doing the massage she told me that baby is still breech, Didn`t believe her(denial). The day progressed and I had period like pains,odd thing is , since i am a first timer, it didnt dawn on me that I was having contractions. By late afternoon I was flat on my back doing my breathing exercises. I noted that I was having these rhythmic pains and started to time them. Since I was at moms place I called Baby Daddy and told him dude, we need to get to Hospital.

On His arrival, he saw me calm and relaxed, and asked if I was sure I am having pains,In my mind I just thought that I didnt wanna be a drama queen and do the whole screaming thing so I was very lady like. We got to hospital at 9h00, my doc was called, she told them to examine me and let her know. Got put on the monitor and BAM
contractions every 5 minutes and baby was still breech.Doc was there in 15 minutes and time went by so quickly cause I dont remember what happened when, how, but I do remember argueing with BD casue I didnt want to go through the birth alone. He finally gave in and by 11h30 I was wheeled into theatre with BD by my side.

The took him to get changed while I was getting the epidural and MAN was that theatre cold, I was shivering like a leave. I dunno if it was nerves or just cause it was so cold in there. BD came back and we got started. The "curtain " was put up and BD was laced next to my head.The doc`s were so brilliant, and one of them kept coming to my side of the curtain telling me, ur numb now, they are busy making the incision , you`re gonna feel some pulling etc. Then he said, ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tay was born at 00h03:laugh:

I was so terrified cause ITS A GIRL!! but she is not crying, I started panicking and asked why she was not crying, Doc assured me that all is okay( they were cleaning her up) next thing it was like an alarm went off the way this girl was screaming
They brought her for me to see her for a few seconds and gosh, was that the most wonderful moment in my life, I looked at her and I just burst into tears, BD with a smirk on his face said, HA! she looks like her daddy!!! (true)
Doc then asked me if I wanted to be sedated while they stitch me back up and I said yes, and out like a light I was.
When I woke up, I was back in my room and BD was sitting next to me staring at our baby.
She got an all clear with an AGPAR score of 9/10. I was just so overwhelmed after breastfeeding her, I was told to rest but all I could do was take pic with my phone and send it to everyone in my phonebook.
Bd left at 5-ish for a shower and to wrap up at work and I just stayed awake cause I was so excited.
I could do it all over again, It was a life changing experience , but somehow I sometimes miss her kicking in my tummy, I wish I could be pregnant all over again.
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