Congratulations, Pixi. Looking forward to some more pics and more details about the birth.
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Congratulations, Pixi. Looking forward to some more pics and more details about the birth.
Omg what an amazing pic!!! How happy you all look:) congratulations. Can't believe hubby delivered her too how fantastic. You did so well enjoy your pink bundle xx
Get the name you want...lol, you did the hard work!! Can't wait to hear the full story and see more pix!Quote:
Originally Posted by thehappypixi
I wrote this out earlier, I did he same father the boys births so I never forget :D
Having had a couple of restless nights I was getting very eager for baby to arrive. Ruth mentioned in a message that inversions might help get my wonky baby into a better position for birth so I started doing a few on Tuesday. I took walk afterwards with the boys to the park, bought lots of fresh fruit in sainsburys and sat and munched my way through a pineapple, half a tub of raspberries and the same of blueberries, and a banana! That night I got the clear out, whether it was the fruit or happened anyway, I don't know! Maybe the fruit helped get things started with the inversions?!
So, another night tossing and turning, got up for a wee in the morning and noted bloody show. Never noticed with the boys, but this was quite a lot of bloody goo which came away over a few hours. I've been getting braxton hicks so regularly the last few weeks it took a while to decide my tightening were labour contractions. I called Mark at 10am to come home, even though I wasn't 100% sure things would move that quickly. We blitzed the house! Cleaned everything, fed the boys lunch, got ourselves all set then took the boys to the little park next to our house. I came home before them and tried to rest a little, contractions were coming every 5 minutes or so. When Mark got in I took a bath, that sped things up a bit and contractions were about 3 minutes. I lost track of time after that, I told Mark to feed the boys, bit of a communication break down and he ended up walking to ASDA and buying pizza! During that time I decided I needed to call people, called my mum and got her to come, called Mark and said hurry up, called midwife when Mark got home and said please come, but I think I might ave left it a bit late! Mark blew up the pool but never got time to fill it. My Mum arrived just in time. I had been pacing the garden feeling very intense contractions, I knew I had hit the second stage and could feel her head coming down with every breath. My waters popped in the garden, from that point I knew I had probably two contractions and she would be here! I headed in and asked for a towel, got on all fours and told Mark to wash his hands because he was going to catch a baby! It was three contractions, Mark did a good job not dropping wet slimy baby! The boys were with my Mum just stood by looking on :)
It was amazing! I'd always wanted to birth naturally, and this was just so natural and empowering just with my family around me. Mark had phoned for an ambulance just incase, they arrived 45 minutes after birth, minutes before the midwife! I was sat on the floor draped in towels when three paramedics and two midwives arrived! Needless to say paramedics were dispensed with quickly. I'd sat with the cord connecting us for an hour when the midwives said to give a little push and the placenta slipped out easily into a kidney dish, ready for encapsulation! We tied the cord ties on and Mark cut the crunchy cord.
I think I left it so long as my first stage contractions just weren't painful, I was waiting for it to feel more intense. Walking, leaning forward and relaxing my uterus during contraction, breathing and rocking my pelvis all made the contractions just brief tightenings.
Aww... congrats happypixi, and what a story! I hope you and little miss are well xQuote:
Originally Posted by thehappypixi
Amazing birth story!!! You make it sound so easy! Xx
WOW, that birth story is amazing Pixi! Congratulations!! What a beautiful picture of you and the boys looking so happy to meet your sweet baby girl! :)
Congratulations happypixi, perfect birth story!! Enjoy your little girl. X p.s. Your boys are gorgeous!!
Blurry pic courtesy of Joshua
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Squishy face
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Happipixi....I just love the cuteness of the kiddos!! Congrats on your sweet little girl's arrival!