I was planning on getting this up and posted up on Archie's first
birthday but I have been super busy over the last few days that I've had
not had the chnace to do so. Today Archie is 1 year and 2 days old,
it's crazy to think this time last year he was this tiny little boy..
Archie's birth -
28.09.13 (5 days over due)
I woke up at 7am for the school run, it was a Friday and Eva had been in school full time since Monday. I didn't feel well at all, but that was normal nothing to worry about. I put it down to the fact I hadn't had any breakfast yet. The day carried on as normal, my tummy ache stayed all day.. when Sean got back from work he took Eva over to her grandparents for the evening so I could relax. I decided to have a bubble bath, as the bath was fulling up I went to the loo, this is when I lost my plug. Excited I rang my mum before having the most unrelaxing bath ever! Seriously I was like a whale trapped on a beach I could hardly move!
29.09.13 (6 days over)
At 12am I woke up in pain, a very sore period type pain mixed with the need to have a poop. I had been waking to this pains most nights and normally it was just from needing the loo so I went to the loo first. When I got back to bed I couldn't sleep, the pains were very uncomfy and it was now that I realised I was most likely in labour! Eva was in bed with me as she was feeling unwell and Sean had fallen asleep watching a film down on the sofa, I didn't want to wak anyone up so I lay on the bed for a while and timed the pains. They were every 2 minutes and very intense, by 12:30am I decided it was probably best to wake up Sean and get Eva ready to go to her granparents. Sean's dad was meant to drive over to collect Eva while Sean went to get my mum however he totally ignored me when I told him not have a drink the night before as I'd told him that so many times and nothing had come of it. Instead he'd had a few drinks so couldn't drive over. Eva was still fast to sleep so Sean collected my mum to sit with me while he took Eva over to his parents. My mum arrived at around 1am and begins timing contractions. They were now every minute but I wasn't in that much pain, I managed to pack the rest of my hospital bag while contracting, managing by stopping where I was and breathing in and out. My mum told me afterwards she was panicing by that point so rang the hopital for me just to give herself something to do. After speaking to the midwife I was told to come in right away, Sean hadn't yet got back from his parents so we had to wait.
Around 2am Sean and my mum attempt to get me into the car, I sit in the back and Sean shuts the door.. right away a huge contraction hits and I scream at Sean to let me out. I felt the baby move down and the urge to push started. Him and my mum both ignore me and tell me "calm down" to which i replied the baby is coming now, get me out of this car" Sean opens the door and I jump out saying ring 999. Both of them are trying to get me back in the car but I start walking to house and start to panic as nobody is listening to me (I woke my neighbours up at this point) Sean finally opens the front door and I rush in sit down on the floor and scream again as another contration hits and I push.. my mum grabs a towel and lays it on the floor just in time as my water's explide everywhere. I took off my PJ bottoms and pants and sit with my bum in the ait and my head on the floor while Sean rings 999.. I don't hear much of the converstion apart from Sean saying "No I'll wait for the paramedics thanks.." then handing the phone to my mum and running out the room (turns out the lady on the other end was telling him he might need to help me give birth!) I am in full panic mode now, swearing at the women on the telephone who tells me all about her labour with her children which I honestly couldn't give a hoot about at that point in time. At 2:10am the first response paramedic arrives. He calms me down within seconds, grabs a towel and covers me up before having a look and getting back on his radio. He hooks up the gas and air and hands it to me. I turn to lay on my back and start sucking on that thing like no tomorrow. It does nothing so I throw it to the side and concentrate on pushing. 2:15am the Amblance arrives with two more paramedics. The first responder tells them that I won't make it to hospital and the midwife is on her way out. I relax even more now and concentrate on giving birth. It's 2:30am by the time the midwife arrives, she makes me feel at ease within seconds, I concentrate on her and what's she's saying and block out everything and everyone else in the room. After 10 minutes of pushing the midwife smiles at me and says "I can see baby's head and there's lots of hair" This urges me on and after 2 more big pushes at 2:42am Archie makes his arrival into the world, and poops all over the poor midwife! Before being place on my chest. At 8lb 8oz he was a big boy, but perfect. Infact nobody thought to check if we had a boy or grl until I'd pushed the afterbirth out 3 minutes later! I went into shock afterwards, my body went numb and I started to shake, Archie was taken off me and given to Sean while they sat me up got me some water took my obs. I wasn't allowed a bath until about 9am and it was all I wanted to do as I felt so sweaty and dirty. I requested some toast and the midwife made me some, it was the first meal I'd had in months that didn't make me feel ill.
A few funny moments.
My mum had been sitting on the floor next to me and got cramp and was moaning how painful it was. Half way through pushing I told her "Well I'm in labour I win" which made everyone laugh!.
I grabbed my mum's arm and hold on it so hard as Archie's head was coming out that I left her with a bruise shaped like my fingers which was there for a week after!
Bean xo
