Still not written up Dyl's birth story, but had a brain wave - here's the entire Twitter feed cut-and-pasted so you can see what I was tweeting during my labour!:
Going into hospital. Either waters went or i've pee'd myself in a very dramatic fashion. Contractions less than 5 mins apart...
9:20 AM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
... As much as they sodding hurt, lets hope they don't stop again. I want this baby today, like i predicted!
9:21 AM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Finally leaving house. Contractions 3 mins apart. Ow.
9:58 AM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Ouch. Ouch. Ow. Oow. Too early for drugs. I want drugs. Ow!
12:26 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Wah! Things have slowed down again. This baby is bloody stubborn. Might try and go home for a bit and scare the neighbours with my comed ...
12:47 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Contractions about 1-3 mins apart and bloody agony but still not 3cms so no epidural yet and might even be able to go home for a few hours
1:49 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Looks like Dyl is partially back to back hence the very slow, intermittent and painful early labour. Still not even in active labour but ...
3:21 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
... As i'm utterly exhausted already. Despite not wanting to, am going to have to have pethadine to control pain levels so i can rest.
3:28 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
(Alex) Can't believe she lasted until 5pm with no drugs, not even gas and air! The pethadine seems to have done little :-(
5:13 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Labour has ground to a halt. Had some sleep and the few contractions i'm having are agony. Thoroughly fed up
8:06 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
A bath got things moving a bit but still barely 2-3cms so more pethadine and looking to move back to delivery for early epi soon
9:09 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Helen says god bless the god of gas and air! (she's looking cheerful - Alex) x
9:22 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Bad news: i've broken my Tens machine. Good news: going back to delivery ward imminently for my epidural.
9:45 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Very happy, in delivery room 5, my lucky number! Hopefully get my epidural shortly! :-)
10:49 PM Dec 31st, 2009 from txt
Happy new year to me-my epidural is in, just waiting for it to work! Now i just want my binary birth boy to show up!
12:23 AM Jan 1st from txt
Epidural working, 5cms dilated, Alex packed off home for a sleep, now to try and sleep myself! Happy new year all!
1:44 AM Jan 1st from txt
Baby back to back so pain is coming through my epidural. Waters have gone completely now. Just waiting on Al's return and my dilation check.
6:31 AM Jan 1st from txt
Forgot to add, managed to pull my epidural out, not from my back but the drip bit thankfully. Must be my night for pulling wires out!
6:34 AM Jan 1st from txt
7-8cm dilated! I want toast and to be pain free! 6:59 AM Jan 1st from txt
Good news: baby not back to back after all. Bad news:epidural not working properly any more so am in AGONY
7:20 AM Jan 1st from txt
Would like to introduce Dylan Henry Ivor Davis, born 8.46am. My binary birthday boy is here! (01.01.10) Happy new year!
11:39 AM Jan 1st from txt
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Friday, 29 January 2010
4 weeks on... sorry for the absence!
It's four weeks since I had Dylan and it's been very tough, hence my absence from here! I've drafted the birth story on here countless times, but haven't made it to the end yet, as I've just been too upset. I'm going to aim to do it on or by 1st Feb, Dylan's one month birthday! Anyway, for now, here's the key details:
Dylan Henry Ivor Davis was born on 1st January 2010 at 8.46am by emergency c section under general anaesthetic, after his heart rate suddenly dropped. He was born a healthy 8lbs 2oz, screaming his head off, much to everyone's relief! We came home on 5th January, in heavy snow.
A more detailed post and pics to follow soon, when my laptop is back from the menders!
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