Speedy Phoebes

Well i've managed to do this before she is 6 weeks old, and excuse the typing - i'm trying to rock her to sleep in one arm and typing with the other!

Monday 15th 8am, arrived at ward 17, after having a major stress and teary goodbye to the kids and stew, got settled in my bed, ad the midwife said they wouldnt do anything till i had done my after brekkie blood sugar :-x was a bit miffed as i wasnt due to do my sugars till 9.30, so i could have taken the kids to school / nursery and been a lot less stressed by the time i got to the hossie.

my bloods were fine so had the first pessary, the MW said i was only 2cms, and very posterior so no chance of breaking my waters :( monitored for 30 mins and then told i could go a wandering but not in town in case my waters went :roll: so went as far as the hospital shop to stock up on puzzle books and trashy mags :hehe

5.45pm rolled round, time for second pessary, no real change : Stew popped up to see me for a wee while, i got settled for the night and watched hells kitchen, i was hoping that gordon ramsey's swearing might just shock me into labour :lol: 10pm i was knackered so went to sleep, 11pm was awake again tried for an hour to go back off but no luck so at midnight went to the main desk and asked for a sleeping tablet and a few paracetamols as i was having some period type pains, so headed back to bed with a tamazapam and a couple of paracetamols.

tuesday 16th 12.30am the pains are feeling more like a contraction, but totally bearable, so just watching the world go by from my window (as it didnt have any blinds) by 2am was feeling rather uncomfortable and the pasins were getting stronger, but ws still breathing through them, so waddled back to the desk, the MW said she would do an internal to see how i was progressing as the delivery suite was still chocka ( it was a full moon) so i was 3cm but more central and a long way off being anterior, so if i could just keep doing what i was doing it would be a big help.

3am, waddled back to the desk, had 2 really strong contractions while they were on the phone to the DS, shesaid they had a room spare so i could go down stairs if i wanted to - ermmmm let me think :lol: i was told to pack up my stuff and she would be along shortly to take me down stairs, 10 mins later she turns up with a wheelchair, which i thought was a lovely gesture to let me go in the wheelchair, no such luck, the bags went in the wheels and i had to waddle.

once on the suite, they were just settling up and i had a really strong contraction so Alison rubbed my tummy for me, she was very surprised by how long it was lasting, so she got me some gas and air to puff on in the corridor, i was told that the midwife who would be delivering me, was just finishing off with another lady, so Nadia would be setting up my drip and stuff, got into the room and on to the bed, half way through a contraction i hear a click and my drug supply stopped :o not impressed to say the least, i didnt think i had used that much gas and air but it turns out there was only a little bit in the canister, so panic over and i got another canister (full this time!)

at 4am Nadia said that she was reluctant to check me again as i was checked at 2am, but if she did then she would break my waters at the same time, but she just had to sort out my canula and my glucose / insulin drip first, so 4.25 she asked me if i wanted to ring Stew, so handed me my phone, so i rang him during a contraction gas and air in one hand, mobile in the other, she said he was on his way, 4.30 she broke my waters, she said i was only 4cms, and that she was going to make the hole in the bag a bit bigger, as soon as she took her hand out, there was an almighty gush and i started moo'ing to which she told me not to as i was only 4cms! and to breathe on the gas and air, at this point the contractions were really intense and i really started moo'ing and panicking too as i knew i shouldnt be pushing at 4cms, which made me moo even more, so she told me to calm down and breath which i did, [b]4.35[/b] she turned round to get something off her trolley and i felt a slight stinging sensation, next thing she is shouting not to push as the head was out!!!!! next push Phoebe was out, and the second midwife came running in to stab me in the leg, 4.40 its all over. i got to cut her cord which was cool

I rung home, and my dad answered and told me that stew had just left, and my mum was shouting what do you mean shes here??? he has just left, oh bugger he's missed it!!! Stew arrived at 5am looking a bit shocked, but he arrived just in time for tea and toast!!!

so miss speedy weighed 8lb 7.5 oz born at 4.40am on the 16th sept during a full moon, we stayed in till 4pm on the 17th as Phoebe had blood sugar issues due to my insulin use, but she absolutely fine now, and its like we have always had her, but im ruddy glad i'm not having any more!!!!

phew!!!

8lb 8oz, YAY!!!! *does happy dance*

thats a gain of 5.5oz since thursday and Miss P is now 0.5oz heavier than her birth weight, im so fecking relieved its untrue, know i know the decision to have more formula feeds is the right one! Jane asked if I was going to continue mixed feeding, but my nipples are just so so sore, i dont know, if adding another formula feed a day helps things to heal then, yes i probably will, but at the moment I really dont know.

catch up!

Miss Phoebe Kate Atkin arrived at 04.40 on Tuesday 16th Sept weighing 8lb 7.5oz - speedy in the end up, poor daddy missed it all, but i got to cut the cord which was cool, off to a bit of a shaky start as her blood sugars were low, due to my GD and then a Jaundice that wont go.

I have been breastfeeding, but that is coming to an end, Pheebs has a high pallette and a short tongue, so she cant feed effectively, and as a consequence, she is hungry and i'm red raw, so high ho high ho its off to formula we go, I'm totally gutted but I have to do whats best for all of us, she has been screaming so much she is upsetting Abbie and Harry and the deaf next door neighbour turns his telly up!!!!!!

I want to enjoy her as she my last baby ( definately, no more, absolutely ruddy sure!) but at the moment i'm resenting her and that is not fair on her, she is too little and lovely to be resented!