Hi Maureen
How are you hope your well!
Well...we had little baby George Henry last Saturday at 11.46 he weighed 6 pound 2 oz. He is just a dream, such a beautiful boy, we are over the moon and feel so lucky to have him. We cannot believe how alert he came out, the picture I have attached is just minutes after birth!
Birth was lovely. Started getting niggles at 11 am but wasnt sure whether it was anything, so went for a walk and it really kicked in about 4pm when I got home. Breathed through it all, never breathed like it before, had a bath and then got on the bed with a hot water bottle.
We rang the hospital as they were coming every 3 minutes and lasting about 30 seconds and they told us to come in at about half 7. They checked me over when we arrived and discovered I was 8 cm dilated! So I was made up. They insisted I went on a monitor as they were concerned baby was small, so no water pool but by that point i was comfy on the bed with my music.
The rest just happened really quickly and he came just before midnight. It was great and couldn't have wished for anything better. I was able to go home the next day and this week we have been enjoying being a little family. He is amazing!
So it really did pay off for us, thankyou so much for all your help as it really was down to you and your knowledge that made us calm and excited for the birth.
Claire xx