Due in March 2008!

Congrats to Haley, Jane and Leann on the birth of your babies. Great taste in name by the way Haley.

Okay yes I am home finally talk about having Oh Baby withdrawals. Drat it DH's parents have arrived will have to keep you in suspence a bit longer.

Love all the baby photos by the way they are all so adorable.

hahahaha, look forward to hearing all Dawn

Lucky Liam's arrival

Right I'll start from the start. Started getting contractions at 8.30pm on 4 March (which once again I thought were probably the BH's tricking me). Well anyway after about 1/2 an hour I decided that nup this could be the real thing. Went to the loo (TMI) and had a bit of a clean out so to speak, and DH had made me some dessert, I thought about eating it and then he said to me you don't feel like it do you, and I said yip you're right I don't, so flagged that and jumped in the bath instead. In that time had had a bit of a show and the contractions were 1 min 15 secs apart within 1/2 an hour they were coming every 30 secs lasting for 30 secs. So rang the mw for the second time and we made our way to the hospital after DH's parents had arrived to look after Lockie. Made it to the hospital in record time (we are still awaiting any speeding tickets that might follow). Got there just before 10.30pm. Mw examined me about 11pm and I was 5cm dialated. All was going well at this stage and I said to her I really need this epidural, the gas was good but the contractions were that intense that even my mw said an epidural would be a good thing. Wll by 12am I was 9cm, she then broke my waters and put a clip on babies head to moniter his heart rate better. It had been on there for no longer than 5mins and his heart rate went down to 70. They initially thought that he was lying on the cord so rolled me from left to right buy it made no difference. Before we knew it the red button had been pushed and we were rushed into have an emergency c-section.

So to cut a long story short, they got bub out who had been without oxygen for 4 mins and they found that I had bleeding behind the placenta which had cut off bubs supply. But that's not the end of the story while they were getting bubs out a hole was made in my bladder as due to my previous section it had knitted together on my uterus (a common thing for organs to knit together). Liam was born at 12.53am on 5 March weighing a healthy 8lb 14oz and 57cm. I've had a lot of comments from people saying "where did you hide him".

I'm feeling really good about things and trying not to think what if as the bleed could have happened anywhere at anytime so we were definately in the right place at the right time and have a happy story to share. I think my midwife was just awesome the way she handled things. As something like this isn't very common the surgical team were quite shaken along with my midwife. My midwife did a delivery the next day in Rangiora that went really well. She said she needed it and felt reassured that things could go right.

Right had better go and wake my boy as he has been asleep since 2.30pm and the other one is just getting out of the bath now.

4 hours 24 mins. My mw reckons if things had all gone to plan then I would have been pushing in another hours time. Oh well these things just weren't meant to be.

Still sore but got the drugs to help me out.

Glad to hear youre home now Dawn. Sounds like a pretty scary experience. Im so glad that everything ended up ok, and you are both home safe and sound.! You will have to take things easy for a while.

Great photo of the the twins Tishy, they are so adorable! Love the way they are holding hands...Soooo cute.

Thats great to hear your bedroom is finally finished Daph..Yay. You will be so wrapped to get all your stuff back in your room, and get all settled in again.

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.

Wow Dawn, that sounds like a scary thing to go through! I'm glad that things worked out well in the end, and that you are feeling OK about things - as you said a wee while ago, the main thing is that your baby (& you) are safe and healthy.

Glad to hear that everything worked out for the best Dawn and you are at home now.

I am thinking I should go and buy a pineapple as well...am soo tired today so am going to go have a nana nap as soon as emma falls asleep. At the moment she is grizzling in her bed...miss independant at the moment, so wasn't keen on going to bed. I know she is tired and will fall asleep soon.

My SIL still hasn't popped..she was due last wednesday. We went for a walk this morning and she doesn't feel that bubs is ready to come out either....bummer I say. It is her #3 so she still has to run around after a 1 and a 3 year old.

Wow I also just realised I am down to single digits...exciting stuff....8 days still due date.

Glad to hear your home safe Dawn, and you and the new baby are doing well.

I think I am finally ready to have this baby, will get my bags packed tomorrow. Went shopping for everything else I needed which was fun, but ended up spending sooo much money. I dont think I had half as much stuff for Keira.
Had my baby shower yesterday which was really nice. It was so nice to have my sisters do something for me for a change, they had heaps of fun games organised

Keiras sick AGAIN We have been dragging her around the last few days but she really hasnt been up to doing anything, hopefully tomorrow we'll be able to have a quiet day. I really hope shes better before the baby comes. And me too, I still have a horrible cold that I just cant get rid of

Hope something happens soon for all those ready to have their babies. I feel like I still have forever to wait.

Oh and Tishy, your babies are looking so cute, they are growing up soo fast! I love the holding hands.

I got Stu to take some more belly pics tonight.

Warning: I'm posting a bare belly shot! Eek I didn't think I would, but its sepia toned so helps to disguise the stretch marks!

38 wks & 6 days




ETA: If you're interested, here is a link to a pic of my belly at about the same time with Ollie

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*lurker in* I better get to music before u Emma, so I can warn everyone not to mention the fact u havent popped!
It is getting rather annoying tho really, like come on, u cant tell us she will be here by now, and be so inconsideate as to keep her from us! ,....RUNS and ducks for cover
*lurker out*