Gero's birth story....

**Maria** · 16-07-2007, 09:08 PM

sorry I've taken so long.... but my two little boys have become a bit of a handful and I've got to get into a routine. (Soon I hope!).

Ok.... so as many of you know on Saturday my doc. told me that he was having me go into hospital on Monday morning for my induction. I wasn't at all happy about that...but then again I thought I'm 41+2 pregnant. I want this baby to be born!

sunday I was a crappy day. I got up in the morning ..... pissed off .... I was getting all my bits and bobs ready for going to the hospital Monday morning.

I sat down for lunch ..... needed a wee.....went to the toilet and noticed the mucus tap. WOW! I phoned my doc. (4 TIMES!!! He was at the beach!). He told me to go to the hospital where another doc. would have been waiting for me. Arrived in Hospital and the doc. said that I wasn't dialated.... my cervics was very soft....but babies head was too high and he didn't think I was going to go into labour soon.

At 11pm I feel a pianful....but mild contraction. Gero is moving round in my belly..... after 5 mins I get another contraction. At 12am I go to bed and after 10 mins I need a poo

I go for a poo and contractions get painful. I have a shower and tell DH that we should go to the hospital for another visit.

I kiss my little Luca goodbye. I didn't realize that that would have been the last kiss I was going to give him as an only child.

When we arrived at the hospital the obsteatrion checked me up....she said I had started dialation. I when into the room they gave me and put my nightie on. As soon as I did I could even stand up straight. They took me into the labour room.
When I got there the obstetrician phoned the doc. and told him to come straight away because I was fully dialated and she told the nurse to call the pediatrician.

I wanted to start pushing. The doc. arrived and wanted to give me an internal whilst I had a contraction. The pain was killing me!!!! I nearly tugged off his white jacket. He looked at me as if I were mad.

I appologized but he seemed a bit offended....and at the time I really couldn't give a toss

They then wanted me to go to the delivery room. I said I couldn't make it because the baby wanted to come out. The doc. grab me off the bed put me onto the wheel chair whisked me off to the delivery room....got me on the bed.....one push....and out came Gero as fast as a champagne cork! at 01.55am During the whole labour and delivery.....he didn't stop moving once!!!!!!! 3hours passed from the first contraction till I was holding him in my arms.

He wieghed 3kilos 650grams. No idea what that is in pounds.

As soon as he was born he was sucking his fists and hasn't stopped since. He seems like a good baby up until now. I don't want to talk too soon.

His big brother is happy with his new baby brother. He did ask me why I called him "love" and he asked me to cuddle him whilst bfing. He just needs to be reassured that he's still my number one little man even though Gero has arrived.

what more can I say?????? I'm a really happy mummy!!!!!! I can't wait to lose this access flab so I can finally fit into a decent pair of trousers.

thank you everyone for the labour vibes....for the congrats and to clem for letting you all know that littlen had arrived.

Hugs
Maria