knicole27's Pregnancy
My Due Date: March 26, 2015I have given birth!
Age: 43 years old
Location: Hohenfels , Germany
It's A Boy!Arlo JamesBorn on March 23, 2015 at 5:58pm Born at 39 weeks and 4 days Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz Length: 19.5 inches Labour & Delivery Delivery: Vaginal - Water Birth Pain Relief: Water Therapy Duration of Labour: 11 hours Baby's Apgar Score: 9 |
Arlo James 's Birth Story
My birth story begins at 7 am monday morning. I woke up to what I had been feeling previously the last few days around the same time each morning, light menstrual like cramping but it had usually fizzled by 9 am in previous days so I stayed in bed changing positions. This time I noticed that the consistency of contractions seemed to be about 10 minutes apart by 9 am I decided to empty my bladder to see if that would help as well. Upon wiping I noticed I lost my mucus plug. So then I thought something was going on. Sat on my birth ball for about a half hour as my hubby got my son ready for breakfast and the day. Noticed that the contraction were still coming consistently every 10 mins. I decided to take a bath to see if that relieved them as well. It did not and by 11 am the contractions were 7-8 mins apart and lasting 30-45 seconds. I knew this was labor by that time. I called my doula over to my home around 11 am. She was there with me laboring at home until we decided to head to the hospital around 3pm. I was 5 cm upon being admitted. less than 2 hours later I was at a 9 cm. I labored in a birthing tub for a few hours where my water broke. I had a hard time pushing him out in the tub and had to get out and push him out in a side laying position. He was out and crying with three pushes. Born at 39+4 weeks pre e and hellp free, all natural birth. only using the birth tub for pain relief. The recovery has been night and day compared to my first son born by induction at 34 weeks.Mommy and baby are both healthy and the entire experience was so surreal.