Kerry's Birth Stories

Jake's Birth

It was the 9th December and I had my final midwife's appointment before getting transfered to consulted led care at the Hospital due to it been a IVF pregnancy. All was well at the appointment I was measuring beyond my dates and the baby seemed very happy. Over the weekend following this appointment all was well, We had just come home from my mums house after having a loverly sunday dinner with her and a few friends, I felt so tired as you do in late pregnancy, So I went to run a bath to have a nice soak before going to bed but i notice a stange type of discharge ( sorry to much info ) and thought to myself I will give Doctors a ring in the morning.When I went to bed I was out like a light until bloody midnight what was it with midnight and this baby he always woke me up at the same time, So as i did every other night I went down stairs for a drink and to lay on the settee. Just dozing off to sleep when I had this funny sensation across my tummy I knew straight away I was in labour.I paced up and down the living room before waking up Paul who bless him had only had two hours sleep since the day before due to working nights, He drove me crazy when he finally got up " Do I want a bath? NO, Do I want my back rubbing? NO, Do I want to walk? NO," Would he just leave me alone YES please.I was 34 weeks gone so knew it was early but worry didn't even cross my mind I dont know why it just didn't and it didn't seem to worry the Hospital eighter, they said to make my way in when I was ready if I wanted a bath before I came that was fine. The first forteen hours past quickly with just paracetomol then I had an Epidural and slept right upto the point of needing to push so that is what I did next, He was born very quickly in just two pushes.My son was finally here he was crying and screaming no end and it was the best sound I had ever heard in my life, It then hit that he was premeture, Is he ok? I remember asking as they put him in a Incubator and took him out of the room, He is just fine, we have just taken him to be checked out by our neonatal team the midwife replied. A couple of hours later me and my husband was taken to go see our son for the first real time, emotion soon hit us both and we was overwelmed with tears of joy, We was finally parents our dreams had been answered this little 5lb 9oz beautiful baby boy was ours.