Did you miss me? (and yes I have pics)
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Topic: Did you miss me? (and yes I have pics)
Posted By: Maya
Subject: Did you miss me? (and yes I have pics)
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:22pm
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Well as you all know the gremlins have arrived safe and sound, and I am still buzzing about what an experience it was giving birth. After 41 hours first time round, I wasn't expecting things to happen so quickly!
Sienna Marie Anahera Jayde Davis was born at 7.45pm weighing 2920g, and Mercedes Kailah Waimarie Faith Davis was born at 7.48pm weighing 3190g. The placenta was a whopping 1.2kg! My waters were broken at 2.40pm, and the girls were out 5 hours later! And the story goes as follows: We arrived at the hospital at 12pm, and I had to send Willie straight home again to get my shampoo etc that I had left at home. Anyone would think I was stressed or something 
Anyways, the obstetrician came and explained that they would put the epidural in first so they could control my labour, then break my waters, then start syntocinon to start the contractions. Then we talked about after Sienna is born he would do a portable ultrasound to see what position Mercedes was in, and that we might need ventouse to get Mercedes out. So the anaethatist came and put the epi in, which immediately made me sleepy, and Willie finally reappeared (it seems he stopped at KFC on the way back to the hospital  ).
Yvonne (my midwife) went to break my waters and said that I was already 4cm dilated, up from 2 on the Tuesday before hand, probably because I had a show after that. Then she broke my waters at 2.40pm. Contractions didn't start spontaneously so they started a syntocinon drip at 3.40pm. Then the contractions did start - and we discovered that the epidural had failed. Yvonne asked if I wanted the anathetist to come back and resite it, but I was coping ok, my only worry was that if I had to have an emergency c-sect they would have to do a general. We decided to wait and see. By 6pm I was fully dilated, and the epidural all of a sudden decided to work (even tho I hadn't had any meds thru it since 3pm!) so I couldn't feel to push. To make things worse, Sienna's head was flexed, so she was a bit stuck and her heartrate was dropping with each contraction which indicated that her head was getting compressed. The obstetrician came back and said I had to keep pushing, but that they might need to ventouse Sienna out if she didn't come down soon. Then Yvonne said she could see the head. I didn't believe her, I thought she was just trying to encourage me, but Willie was crying saying "she has heaps of hair, I can see it!". Yvonne went and found a mirror, and I could see Sienna's head coming thru and the next thing you know she was out! It was so different to Maya, it didn't actually hurt that much. Willie cut her cord and they passed her to me, but I still had a really strong urge to push. I was thinking "I can't do this again!". The obstetrician went to break Mercedes waters (she was in a separate sac) and put a clip on her head to monitor her heartrate, and he discovered that she was right there ready to be born! Willie grabbed Sienna from me, and three pushes later Mercedes was born. Yvonne delivered both babies, which was awesome, and the obstetrician delivered the placenta and gave me one tiny stitch for a first degree graze. I had skin to skin with Mercedes while Willie had skin to skin with Sienna, then they cleaned them up and dressed them. I had to stay in bed for an hour and have some meds to stop me bleeding as it was quite heavy, but then after a quick shower and the best ham sandwich in the history of the world we transferred to Birthcare. Big sister Maya visited first thing Sunday morning and she is over the moon. She wants to hug her babies all the time, which is a bit of a worry - she might kill them with love. 
We could have come home yesterday but Sienna is a bit jaundiced so they wanted to wait and see how she went, but she didn't need the lights after all and we came home first thing this morning. They're being fully breastfed and I'm feeding them both together which is heaps quicker. So now both girls are asleep, big sister is watching Care Bears, and I am having five minutes peace! Thanks everyone for your well wishes and congratulations, and for your support thru what was a very difficult pregnancy for me - it was all worth it in the end! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:29pm
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And now for pictures...
Sienna at birth... 
Mercedes at birth... 
The proud Daddy... 
Big sister and her babies (excuse my grumpy face!) 
Two peas in a pod (and yes they are so identical that I had to label them to tell them apart!) Sienna is in the white hat, Mercedes in pink  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:39pm
| well done Emma, that is a great birth story. They look so cute and Maya looks like such a proud big sister. Very cool |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:45pm
awwww, tears, lOL, wonderful!! Thanks for the births tory and wonderful photos!!!   ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:46pm
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they are so cool you did so well. well done Maya look's so proud. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:48pm
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beautiful story emma, and beautiful pics. you look fantastic, grumpy face and all! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:49pm
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oh wow..oh wow....oh wow!!!
He he ha ha...wow!! They are beautiful Emma...I cant wait to meet them (and Maya...oh and you too). ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: shelleybean
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:50pm
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Wow - what fantastic news - you have done really well Emma it's a credit to you. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:50pm
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Oooh I got a bit teary reading that too! Well done Emma, they're just beautiful! CONGRATULATIONS!!! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:55pm
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oh they are beautiful...Well Done Emma -------------  
Lycan and Peyton = Moon and back!! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:56pm
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Oh Emma you truely are amazing!!!! They are adorable i hope to meet them when i am in auckland in December
Take care of yourself!!! PS had to laugh at Willie getting KFC on the way back lol |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:58pm
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Oh Emma, you make me cry!! Thanks for sharing - what beautiful girls you've got, and what an amazing achievement. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:59pm
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Congratulations Maya, what a wonderful little family you have there *hugs* ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:01pm
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THEY ARE GOURGOUS!!!!
just looking at the pics you cant tell them apart! you might need to get wee braclets for them 
CONGRATS AGAIN Trish |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:12pm
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Congratulations Emma - thank you for sharing your birth story - you must be so pleased to have your two baby girls ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:19pm
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well done emma they are sooooo cute and sooo little you arew a brave woman and the hats look too big for there little headslol
had to laugh at willie getting kfc on the way back lol ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:26pm
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Oh wow they are gorgeous!! Congratulations on thier birth, you did so amazing!!
Maya really does look like the proud big sister and you look great! (grumpy face and all )------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:39pm
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oh beautiful girls, just like their big sister and their mummy. I got all teary reading your birth story, yes you know im a big sook. Yay to see you spelt Jayde with a Y, lol yes i was waiting to see how you would spell it. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: kellverona
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:47pm
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Big COngrats !!! SOo gorgeous. You must be soo proud.
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Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:53pm
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Congratulations Emma. HAHAHA about Willy getting Kfc that is the sort of thing Daniel would go. They girls are so cute. WELL DONE ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 4:03pm
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Congratulations again Emma! What a great birth story! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 4:44pm
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I laughed and laughed through the birth story and now have a stupid grin on my face - great to see you still have your sense of humour! It's a good sign!
What a perfect birth Emma. You did so well! And Willie looks so lovely with the girls... and Maya looks so grown up and proud too. Hope everything continues to go well
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Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 5:05pm
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what a great birth story and your girls are so cute
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 5:12pm
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Ahhhhhhhh, they are soooooooo cute (i'm just a little clucky at the moment!)
Well done to you!! It sounds as though it went really well (i have nothing to compare it with!) |
Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 5:44pm
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You did so well. COngratulations. They are beautiful.
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 6:51pm
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they are gorgeous...and Willy looks like he is in awe of them...cute photo of him and the girls!!!
Congrats!!! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 7:46pm
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awwww emma!!! they are so beautiful!! i cried through your birth story
you truly are amazing, congrats to you, willie and maya ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 7:49pm
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Wow wow wow - what an awesome story Emma. Well done to both you and Willie and little Maya. The girls are beautiful and i'm not surprised Maya wants to cuddle them so much. Must be so nice for her at the moment. Well done and looking forward to hearing all about them. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 8:13pm
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the photos are just lovely! I (along with the rest of the crew here) have been hanging out...and I now forgive you for not messaging while giving birth!
Anyway, I love that you labelled them too! Well done Emma. Big kisses and Hugs to you, Willie and Maya - as well as the rest of your family who I'm betting are ecstatic as well! |
Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 8:27pm
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A big congratulations Emma. So glad your labour went so very well. Your babies are just beautiful ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 8:51pm
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Well done! You guys rock!!! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 8:59pm
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Well done Emma! Love the photos and sounds like a great birth! Congratulations ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 9:09am
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well done emma!! what a great birth story. lol about willie going to get kfc, i told DP and he laughed and said "good man", hmmph men.
the girls are beautiful and maya looks so proud, great photos! well done for tandem breastfeeding ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 9:33am
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well done, congrats on safe arrival of your girls... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 12:35pm
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well done what a great birth story
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[/url]Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 12:53pm
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wow congrats - they are gorgeous.... well done. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Tania
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:00pm
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Congrats Emma, Willie & Maya
They are gorgus little girls, how fun to have twins I showed issy the photos & now she wants 1.. not happening lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 20 October 2006 at 9:50pm
| Aww I love the photos. That one of the twins with Dad is so gorgeous. Great birth story congrats |