Have to vent
X is friends with this couple, who were due the same day as Master D. We had ours early, and …
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First Touch
Panic Stations
Panic stations. Baby’s heart-rate is dropping. Nurses and Docs are running around, inserting skull caps on the baby, taking my …
Epidural
Anaesthetist is putting in epidural, when he arrives! I am so pleased to see him, I almost cry. Epidural hasn’t taken effect yet – 5 mins and it does, I am happy.
Give me gas!
They ask me where Daddy is – I am now 5cm dilated and they are getting worried he’s not there. They ring him on his cell phone, he says he isn’t far away. I am crying with the pain, and the antheatist arrives to give me the epidural. In-between the contractions she explains how it works. Goddamn it – just give it to me already!
Sucking gas
They ask me where Daddy is – I tell them that he should be there soon, we only live 20 odd mins away. Pain is bad now, and I am sucking on the gas like there is no tomorrow. I ask for an epidural – I can’t cope with this pain.
36w5d – Induction Day
Daddy and I were at the hospital for our appointment. They put me on the fetal monitor. They have decided …
36w6d – He is born!
He is born – I am not awake for this, Daddy is standing in a corridor outside the operating room. …
32w4d
Had not felt baby since 3pm yesterday, which is really unusual as he always kicks at night when i go …