Not the birth I ever anticipated

what a time I’ve had the past few - I’ve finally had our little fella he’s amazing, I had him 10 days past his due date. He’s 7lb 7oz. Our little Noah Jonahs

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Came in on Tuesday 26th to be induced at Durham hospital at 4pm got myself checked and my body wasn’t ready so I had the hormone tablets - I could have up to 4 of these and it took all 4 to get myself to 1cm and favourable. Had hours wait in between them. It was like 4 hours then for the next lot 12 hours and the final after 6 hours. This only got my to 1cm the whole time so not much was progressing. So 2 days had passed to get to this stage. If I’m being honest I had totally prepared my self for a C section - which is funny because I always used to say I would hate one and it would be my worst nightmare but I got my head round it. I’d been in 3 days after I had all my tablets and a check to see what the situation was yesterday morning. To my shock the consultant said to me she could break my waters and that I was favourable. So that was nice thinking well I have a shot a lot the more natural birth. So after much waiting around I finally got to the labour ward at 5 PM - so much waiting about it was unreal. I think I must of had about 3 hours sleep while on the induction ward for 3 days very noisy and lots of big gals snoring! 😂🙄 I was lit gunna kill someone. So after more waiting I finally got my IV antibiotics set up as I was GBS + and I didn’t wanna risk passing that on. Got my Canular in and they only had the orange one - Jesus Christ man that was long 😂. After this the midwife came in with her little hook and broke my water - weirdest thing ever ! And got me set up on the hormone for the contractions! These were pretty intense from the start but bearable as I just kinda get on with stuff, so anyways on the gass and air proper loved it was having a right laugh. I am lit so so so tired so I did another thing I was so sworn against doing I thought fuck it I’m gunna just not be in any pain at all as the nurse was so keen on ramping them up anyway and I thought it’s just gunna be a long day 12 - 18 hours plus. So opted for this! Man came over and he got me on the end of the bed and attempted the epidural so eerrrr this wasn’t working for me I think he put it in and took it out 6 times the line just didn’t wanna go in the right pace 🙄 no luck eh ! Anyway so gave up and thought I’ll just deal with it ! Got the diamorphine - mint stuff apart from projectile vomiting water all over but hey hoo 😂 so 8 hours had passed ! I got a check and low and behold 1cm still !!! Felt defeated and kinda like why is my body doing this. He wasn’t not coming out that way ! They wanted me to give it another 5 hours but I just said there was no point I totally tried and I knew it wasn’t happening ! Spoken to the consultant and we decided c section it is got to plan it abit so I wasn’t like rushed in but I got taken in for that about 12:30 am. Up to theatre to get a spinal which apparently 😂 was nothing like the epidural but it was and I yet again persisted and he had 5 attempts again wasn’t happy with the fact it was going in to bloody vessels and it was kind of not going in right, so I basically just said General please 🤷🏽‍♀️ had enough lol!

Woke up at 2:17 am ! He got his first bottle and that then and I was so happy I finally had him, so happy with my decision ! 😊 he’s just the best thing to happen to me 💙