Shes here😍

On Monday 16th May the day after my due date I woke up at 7.15am to use the toilet. I noticed I was having some cramping but I'd had this a few times in the weeks leading up to my due date, so I thought nothing of it and sat up in bed to see if they would go away and next thing i felt a gush.. My waters had broken! There was also green mucus with the clear liquid signalling the loss of my plug too. I rang the midwife clinic I planned on giving birth in and they asked me to come down to make sure it was amniotic fluid. By now -around 10 in the morning- I was having quite strong contractions that were about 3-4 minutes apart but only lasting 25-30 seconds. Once it was confirmed that it was my waters I was allowed to go back home to labour but was given a time limit of 24 hours to have my baby. I got home and laboured in the bath, breathing through my contractions until about 12 that night when my tired out body couldn't deal with the pain anymore. I went back to the clinic and they confirmed dehydrathion and low sugar..and also that I was only 1cm!! I was so disappointed this meant that I had to go to hospital at half 7 the following morning to help speed things along.. my water birth dream was gone. I got home and couldn't sleep through my contractions which were now 40-50 seconds long every 4 minutes. I sat up until we had to leave for hospital. I was shown to the induction ward and assesed. I was now only 3cm. A pessary was inserted at 9am on May 17th to help speed up effacement and dialation. My waters were continually gushing so this eventually fell out about 4 hours later. The midwife then inserted another.. and i then found out i was still only 3cm but fully effaced. I felt defeated. I was in serious frequent pain that wasnt doing anything for me because my body was so exhausted. No food or drinks would stay down. I honestly thought the pain was going to kill me and tgis was at 3cm just!! the second pessary then fell out 3 hours later during which time I had a shot of diamorphine. The midwife came back about an hour after that because I was begging for an epidural (even though I was completely against it & any other type of pain meds) I could only b given this if I was 4cm and able to go to labour & delivery ward. so she checked me, and I prayed i was at least at a 4.. and to her shock and mine I was 8cm! She then told me I was able to go to the 'home from home' birthing center attached which I accepted, my original plan may just happen now!