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Look at all these adorable babies!! Congrats to the mommas who have given birth already!
I will be having a scheduled c-section on May 4th. I feel like it's just around the corner! I need to finish getting everything we will be needing. At least the closet is full of clothes haha
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I am so ready to meet my daughter! I hate these last few days of waiting!!! I hope she comes soon. If not I will have to be induced on the 17th or 18th! My dr will make me schedule to be induced tomorrow at my appt.
Hi all. Thought I'd update with a short birth story.
Went into hospital to be induced Friday March 6 at 8 am. I was 41 weeks. I was already 4cms dialated so they put a balloon inside my cervix to help dialate me. Since this is my 2nd attempt at a vbac we wanted to avoid any hard core induction methods as much as possible. It was supposed to dialate me to 6 cm. They sent me home from hospital to just wait until the balloon fell out (which meant you were 6 cm dialated). We went home and watched TV and then went shopping I had some mild contractions but they stopped around 4 pm. .. but the balloon never fell out. So at 7 pm we went back to hospital to see what was going on.
They checked me and I was 7cm dialated. The balloon must have got stuck! So they broke my water at 8 pm. That was all it took to send me into active labour. The contractions were almost unbarable. I asked for epidural since I had that the last vbac but the anastegiolost was not available. Before I knew it... it was time to push. She had her cord wrapped around her neck two times but the midwives were able to get it off no problem. She came down and out fast. Maybe 4 pushes. she was born at 11.48pm. It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life but clearly very worth it. we got to leave the hospital at 2.am. and sleep in our beds that night. It was truly magical.
She was late by 7 days but the midwife was shocked by it bc she shows no signs of being late. If they had to guess they would say she was only 39-40 weeks. Funny bc I am.sure of dates etc. Just goes to show every baby has a different growing pattern inside the womb.
All you ladies waiting to meet your little ones....I know everyone says it but try and .enjoy the last little bit of pregnancy. It's all over so fast. And although I wouldn't trade her for the world.. I miss her being inside me a bit too. It's crazy but I'm already thinking about a 4th. (Maybe it's the hormones! Lol)
I can't wait to hear more birth stories.
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What a great birth story Robin! I love hearing them, so nice you could go straight home! Can't believe you are thinking about a fourth that's sooo lovely, I will probably be the same though my DH would kill me! Xx
Omg, she is so alert and such a cutie. That's a great birth story as well. Congratulations :D
Oh wow huge congrats Robin So happy for you girl! She's gorgeous! I didn't know she had arrived Well done x
Kitkat April 4th for you That's just around the corner How excited are you????
Best of luck to all the other ladies waiting patiently for their little arrivals x
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Robin, whereabouts are you? That balloon thing sounds so much better than any of the meds they usually use! Never heard of it before. Congrats again x
Yes its called a balloon Foley. They normally use something else to help dialate you but bc it was to harsh for someone that has a previous c section scar they used that. I was very impressed bc it gave me mild contractions not bad. That's all it took to get me to 7cm! Also ive read online that they normally put it in at hospital in the evening and send you home overnight to sleep, then come back in morning to do induction. Its very convienent. I'm in Canada. 😊
We'll probably get it in the UK in another 10 years then :/
Awesome! Thanks for the info! I had a VBAC with DD3 and really want another one with DC4. I am going to ask my midwives about this because DD3 was late and I am concerned that this little pumpkin will be late too. I don't want another c-section so I'll try anything.Quote:
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Wow!! 7cm without too much torture!