Lizzle

Okay, here are some details. They kinda sound farcical as I'm writing them down
11:30 my waters broke. jake had been a moster all night and was wide awake - refusing to sleep.
contractions started 11:40, 11:50, 11:55, 11:58 - so we rang the midwife - she's not there!!! She had been up all night so was asleep. Another midwife was there and asked if I could wait as the delivery suites were all full. So mum rang Nana - who was supposed to look after jake. Only problem is, she has recently gone deaf in one ear. And of course if she sleeps on her good side - can't hear a thing. So, of course she didn't hear the phone. Mum ran around to pick her up. They get back and Mum has lost her car keys (turns out she'd left them on Nana's car roof and they fell off - returned thenext day by the neighbour). Luckily she had a spare set, so we went up to the hospital. I had contractions all the way. Got out of the car and crawled into the hospital (later found gravel burn on my knees - hehe) Mum got a wheelchair and we went in at 12:30am.   My midwife is still not there, but her associate is and decides to check things out. I think I was 4cm at this time, so she said get in the bath. Did that, and they got a lot stronger. So i asked for gas. M/W brought in canister....wrong attachment - wouldn't work. brings in another - it's empty. So iget out and on the bed. gas is okay here. M/W checks again (about 2:00 now) and I'm 8cm. I was not impressed. Suddenly felt like pushin, so did so. Then i could feel I was pushing out liquid. I thought it was pee and honestly thought of nikki saying about spontaneous emptying of bowels. I was a bit embarressed, but found out later it was blood....not sure if that was better or worse really!
Anyway, another push and could feel the head. Kept pushing and taine's head was out. The M/W was saying "his heads out, now just relax and when you're read...", I remember thinking " that's uncomfortable, stuff this...push" and out came th rest. Unlike jake I checked what he was immmediately. Lewis cut the cord, and my M/W said that she still hadn't got a reply from my regular M/W and wondered where she was (turns out she had the phone right next to her ear, but was so asleep she heard nothing - i didn't really care as long as everything was good).
So the M/W weighed Taine..and this is the weird thing. She said he was 7pounds 4. And Lewis took a photo of him being weighed. But on his form it says 3.080kg..which is 6pounds 13. So i don't actually know how much he weighed. I'm giong to find out later.
Anyway, we got to the room and yet again, i had to share. the woman i was sharing with promptly fell asleep and snored really really loudly, so no sleep for me!
Next day my dad truns up with jake. I was a little annoyed about this as I wanted lewis to bring Jake up and show him Taine, but oh well...too late now.
Then it comes to lunch and THEY FORGOT ME!!!! I had to ask, and then didn't get anything til 1pm. Luckily i had lollies.
My regular M/W turned up and apologised for missing the birth, but said I could go home that night if I wanted to. I wanted to. So waited for mum to come up and went home.
thats about it.

oh yeah, no tearing, but a graze. that actually hurts more than the stitches I had with jake!
So now Lewis and taine are asleep on the couch and Jake is asleep in the cot and all is well and quiet! for a while at least.

heheheheeh that sounds like a benny hill sketch or something, LOLOLOL That needs to go in the book, definitely!! I am off to check out the website now.

Nikki - I was just excited that's all!!!

Congratulations!! He is beautiful :) :) Glad to hear that you're all doing well!
What a fast birth, eek! funny about your Nana and all that jazz (probably wasn't at the time though!!!)

Those grazes hurt, don't they!? I had one and it stayed around for weeks
Hope yours heals soon!

How long is Lewis over for Liz, and when will he be back again? Sorry - nosey, nosey!!

L:ewis goes back next week and will be back beginning of may, in time for my graduation. It'll be weird as he'll miss out on Taine for three months. he'll be like a different kid when he gets back. Taine is really dark actually. Has lewis' hair and skin I think, as he is darker than me.

awww I'm so sad that Lewis will miss out on Taine. Mind you, males don't seem to care until they are atleast a year old.

Well done anyway Liz. Awesome birth story!!!

yes...and they'll be nasty nappies too. I remember complaining about jake being stinky when he was this little. Mum laughed and said just wait. Now, Jake can clear the room....it's revolting. Taine is nothing compared to that! Bloody silverbeet.