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The Birth of Emily Scarlett Rose

Hi!

My little lady has finally made an appearance! Here is the story of how it all here is how it all happened............

My water broken in the early hours of Saturday morning...........I went to the labour ward at 8pm Saturday night, and had it confirmed that my waters had broken and that i was 2-3cms dilated. The midwife wanted to admit me to the labour ward but i asked if i could go home till i couldn't cope because my contraction were very light, so she said that was ok and i went home at 10.30pm Saturday night.........

I had woken up at 5am Sunday morning with contractions every 7 minutes and this kept up until 7am but then they started slowing off again and by 9.30 I was probably having 1 or 2 if lucky per hour. I got sick of waiting for the next one to come along so I suggested we go to the car boot sale to take my mind off it and hopefully the walk round would help. We managed to get 2 fab bargains while we were there, even though I was having contractions again by this time. A Galt playnest (like new) for £2 and a Happy Land farm for 50p!!

After the car boot we called in at my mums, just to let her know what was happening and just as I walked through her gate I had a strong contraction. We didn’t stay, but gave her an update and then went straight back home. I did a bit of tidying up and made lunch and had a chat to Nik about what we should do. I was going to have to be induced at 8pm that night if nothing happened naturally anyway, so we were not panicking. Then the contractions started getting closer together again and were lasting longer and were more painful. I phoned my mum about 1pm and asked her to come up as soon as she could. I called the labour ward and asked if I could come in and one the way to the hospital we called in to Tesco for some food supplies (2 BLTs and 2 bottles of orange) because we really though that it was going to be a long day again.

When we arrived at the labour ward we were introduced to our midwife (the lovely Davida, who we would only have till 7pm) and taken to a room and monitored for roughly 30-40 minutes. I told my midwife that my contractions were still erratic and about every 15-30 minutes. When she came back to read the chart she said they were happening roughly twice every 10 mins with 1 strong one and 1 milder one each time. I had an internal and told I was 3-4cms dilated, which didn’t seem very much because the previous evening at 8pm I was 2-3cms. Davida was really kind and showed up a chart of the cervix and different stages of dilation. There actually was a massive difference between the 2 sizes, which made me feel as if all the contractions and sleepless night had at least done something to help things along.

Davida then asked me what I thought about aroma therapy, to which my reply was, ‘I’ll try anything you suggest if you think it will help speed things up a bit!’ Davida went on to explain about Clarys Sage and Jasmine and how if she mixed them together with some grape seed oil and put them in a nice hot bath for me they would help my contractions get stronger and get me dilating. She also went on the explain that this method couldn’t be used before 37 weeks and could even cause contractions in women who were not pregnant! So after I agreed to give it a go she said, ‘Ok, I’ll go and get it out of the drug cabinet’ to which I remarked to Nik, ‘It must be powerful stuff if they have to keep it locked up!’ but I still wasn’t convinced and was more than a little bit sceptical.

Davida arrived back to inform me that my bath was ready and that when Nik got back from fetching my bag from the car (yes, I’d left it in the car because I thought they would send me home again till my 8pm appointment) he was to pour water from a jug onto my tummy whenever I had a contraction in the bath and that I was to stay in as long or as little as I wanted. Well……..the bath smelled gorgeous and my thoughts at the time were that if it didn’t work, at least I’d smell lovely and my skin would be lovely and soft!! I think I was in the bath for around 30 mins but had to get out as I hate it when the bath starts to cool down. As soon as I got out the bath I had a really strong contraction, but I still wasn’t convinced and just thought it was a flook, dried myself off and waddled back to my room. Then it all kicked off. They started coming every 5 minutes at first and were so strong I had to stand up and grab on to the wooden chairs arms as it was impossible to sit or lay down while I had them. They just kept getting closer together and stronger and when Davida said that maybe bouncing on a birthing ball would help when I had them, I agreed to try it. Oh my God! Did that make it worse or what! At that point I couldn’t sit on the ball or stand and asked Davida for my epidural!! She said that the anaesthetist was busy with a lady in another room and she’d get him when he had finished, so I asked for some gas and air.

Thank God for gas and air! Is all I can say because not long after I was given it to suck on they got so close together that I couldn’t get my breathe long enough to speak to Nik. Poor Nik later told that I sucked on it so hard that I stopped breathing twice for 40 seconds and gave him the fright of his life. Well, to cut a long story short 55 minutes after the contractions started (when I got out the incredible magic bath) Emily Scarlett Rose was born at 16.22pm weighing in at 9lbs 3 ½ ozs! and she is totally gorgeous!!!!!

I'm Officially in Labour!!!

My waters have broken, i'm 3cms dilated and have had a show. I am having erratic contractions and have been to hospital. The hospital wanted to admit me to the labour ward but i begged to be let home as we were bored to death in there and at least at home we can get some sleep/rest and go back when i can no longer cope at home. We only live 10 minutes away so its not far to go. It was just so boring in there and i was progressing so slowly that it looks unlikely that she'll be born before morning.

Will update blog as soon as i have any news :O)

Another False Alarm :O(

I am so fed up today :O(

I started having pains last night. They started at 20 minutes apart and built up to 7 minutes apart. We got out of bed, i had a shower and got dressed. Nik had a cup of tea and i announced to everyone on Facebook/PTS that i was gonna call the hospital! Now i feel so stupid cos the pains started slowing down to 10 mins, then 15 mins, then 20 mins and then stopped at 4am so we both went back to bed.

I have just tried to phone the midwife at the surgery to see if she could call and check me over but have been informed shes on holiday! and i don't wanna call the hospital cos they might want to keep me in till my till my inducing date and what would i do with Max if they did that?

So i'm really upset and disappointed today :o( and just wanna cry.

So near, yet so far. I'm not telling anyone the next time cos i couldn't bear to go through this again if i'm wrong.

I've Got A Date!

I've had my antenatal appointment. The doctor did me a membrane sweep too!

They have given me a date to be induced........

Its the 14th July at 8pm (so at the most i have 1 more week to go).

The Waiting Game

I'm still here, fat as a whale and bored out my head of waiting!

I have an antenatal appointment at 11.15am so hopefully i'll get a date to be induced then. I will report back later.

Today was supposed to be THE day!

Just a quick update.....

Today is my official due date and i have watched it come and go with no signs of my baby. Everything it stretched to the max and i'm so uncomfortable, especially in this heat. Bed time is the worst as i can't find a comfy position and its just to hot to sleep when i do.

I have tried walking, a hot curry, raspberry leaf tea, fresh pineapple and nookie but nothing is moving her! *TUTS* I guess shes just not cooked yet!

I have an antenatal appointment on Tuesday, to arrange a date to be induced if i go over much more. Fingers crossed i won't need to go to it though.

Hopefully the next time i blog it will be with baby news and photos.

HaPpY AnNiVeRsArY!!!!

Just a quick post today

Just wanted to wish Vanda & Andrew, my bestest friends in the whole world a................

HAPPY 25TH

SILVER WEDDING

ANNIVERSARY!!!

Lots of love and best wishes to both of you on your special day!

from

Teresa, Nik, Daniel, Joshua, Jacob, Max & 'Emily'

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fathers Day

Thought i'd better do a quick update in case i don't get another chance (only 3 more days to go or 10 more days by the doctors dates).

We'll start with Fathers Day, Nik was rudely awakened at ridiculous o' clock by Max with a handful of presents and a card. After a lot of poking and 'Wake up Daddy!' Nik finally realised Max wasn't going away so he woke up to receive his gifts. When he got to the box of chocolates Max quickly reminded his daddy that, 'Its good to share!' How funny are kids :O)

Here i am at 38 weeks fatness!

Nik bought me a huge bunch of lillies the other day, aren't they gorgeous?

Although the poor fella did suffer for his romantic gesture.

His poor old schmozeller (nose) didn't like them at all and he kept sneezing so we had to send them to the kitchen!

On the way to the car boot sale on Sunday we drove past a field full of poppies, so i just had to stop and take a photo. It did look lovely and colourful but Nik reminded me that it was bad farming if all those poppies were growing in a rape seed field, cos when the farmer goes to harvest his rape he'll get the added bonus of poppy seeds in with it too. Isn't opium made from poppy seeds? That'll make for some 'exciting' cooking oil!! LOL

OK, its official! Emily has a better wardrobe than me! Look at all the clothes she has!!!

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These are the Boot sale bargains of Sunday!

A Brand new, still with tags on Vertbaudet playmat costing £4.00

A tummy tub costing £2.50

(Bit of info)

The new concept in bathing babies. Endorsed by doctors, midwives and health visitors. TummyTub was designed in the Netherlands by childcarers to ease the transition from the comfort of the mother’s womb. Babies naturally adopt the foetal position in the Tummy Tub and it is amazing to see how quickly they calm and relax.

.....and last but not least, I saw this in Mothercare the other day and loved it but it was £16 later i saw someone had a bnwt one for sale on Ebay so i made a bid and won it for £6!! How clever am i? Its upto 10lbs, so i think this will be her coming home outfit. The photo really doesn't do it justice. Its gorgeous and i can't wait to see her in it :O)

Answers to Kerries Bloggers Tag

Kerrie Tagged me, and i though others may like to see my answers too so, here they are......

1). What is your current obsession.
My baby girl due in 17 days!!!!!!!!!.

What is your weirdest obsession.
Making sure all my food labels in the cupboards are facing the front and all the same things are kept together, eg. Beans with beans, soup with soup etc

3).What are you wearing today?
Big comfy brown maternity trousers, strappy pink with white spots top and matching pink flip flops (Oh and a big pair of ‘apple catchers’ knickers)

4).Whats for dinner?
Spaghetti Bolagnaise with tear and share bread

5).What would you eat for your last meal?
Mmmmmmmmm the biggest bar of Galaxy you can buy!

6).What was the last thing you bought?
Ermmmmmm…. LOL Breast feeding gel pads (can be warmed to stimulate milk flow or chilled to cool down sore boobs! (you did ask!)

7).What are you listening to right now?
Nik asking Max what dvd he wants to watch.

8).What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Not a great fan of ice cream but I do love mint Feasts.

9).What do you think of the person who tagged you?
PMSL Kerrie makes me laugh, I think she s a nymphomaniac, a shopaholic and a truly fantastic individual!

10).If you could have a house totally paid for where would it be?
Abersoch in Wales as near to a slipway as possible or preferably with its own private one.

11).If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour where would it be?
Inside my sons (Jakes) head to try and understand him better.

12).Which language do you want to learn?
Welsh, so I can understand what the locals say when we’re on holiday (cos I’m sure they talk about you while your there next to them) and also because my mums friend Ann (she makes fantastic apple pie, by the way) is Welsh and i love to hear her speak the language and how she'll be speaking it and then there is the odd english word dropped in because there isn't a word for it in welsh.

13).What"s your favourite quote?
Reach for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land amongst the stars :O)

14).What is your favourite colour?
All shades of blue

15).What is your favourite item of clothing in your wardrobe?
I don’t have a favourite, I’m not a dressy up type of person (I wish I could say a wedding dress though but still not got one yet).

16).What is your dream job.
I’d love to be a midwife.

17).What is your worst habit?
Tidying up after everyone and moaning about it.

18).Do you admire anyones style?
I always think Myleene Klass looks fantastic in anything she wears.

19).Describe your personal style?
Casual and comfy.

20).What are your favourite movies?
Deuce Bigalow Male Gigalo, Practical Magic, Braveheart, Rob Roy, erm…..I have loads.

21).What is your favourite fruit.
Melons and pineapples.

22).What inspires you?
Confident and happy people who are comfortable in their own skin.

23).Your favourite book.
Any Harlan Coben, James Patterson or Patricia Cornwell novels.

24).Do you collect anything.
Dust? Oh…….. and kids LOL

25).What is your favourite smell,Fresh coffee and baking bread

Whats the verdict? Am i mad, sane or totally weird?

19 Days left! So, What have i been up to?

19 DAYS TO GO!!!

(sorry, had to get that out of the way first)

I can't believe that its been nearly two weeks since i last updated my blog! Time flies doesn't it?



I've had my hair coloured (was full of grey) and cut to shoulder length so i'm all *coughs* beautiful for when my daughter decides to make her grand entrance LOL

and i've been reading this......





appropriate, don't you think?

So what else have i been doing with myself? Not very much really cos when your the size of Moby Dick with a bad back and hips and low energy levels, you don't really fancy doing much at all! Here is a fat photo to update you on my largeness. I look a bit serious but it was only cos i was concentrating!

Here's me trying to do an 'Artist' shot.

Don't think i managed to pull it off though ;O)

Oh and i've been SHOPPING!!!!! (Kerrie will be proud of me!)

Look what i bought.......

Girly headbands!

Cute short dungerees!




Little lemon dress!

New baby alarm/monitor with movement pad (this beeps if the baby doesn't breath for more than 40 seconds) I used my double up Tesco C/C vouchers to buy this :O)

A new light and sounds cot toy. The little birds rotate while the music plays and it shines birds on the ceiling too.

This time round i have decided to give reusable nappies a go. I've opted for Kushies which are basically like a disposable in shape with velcro fastenings. They already have a waterproof outer so no need for old fashioned rubber pants like with terry nappies. They also look very trendy,

Here they are, What do you think?

I read somewhere that from birth to potty trained a baby can get through 7500 nappies, depending on how often they are changed, and that the nappies can take up to 100 years to rot away! It sure must make for a really stinky land fill. This way could even save me some ££££'s too. I will be using disposables at night time and also when we go out, just for an easy life. I'm not going totally green yet! LOL We are also going to be saving all out cardboard boxes and plastic stuff for nursery in September so out poor old wheelie bin will be a lot happier too.

Here are some photos of Max, showing everyone how lovely our stairs are now that they've finally been carpeted

This one is when we got back from Nursery and he said he was sleepy!

Its Official - Max is Now a Big Boy!

Max is now a big boy! He started nursery on Monday!



Here he is just before we left home.

He absolutely loved his first day, especially the outside play area. He settled right in with all the other children and wasn't even a little bit shy :O) The teachers commented on how lovely his manners were, as everytime he went up to speak to one he'd say.....'Excuse me teacher' before he would ask a question. We were so proud of him!

All Tuesday morning he kept asking if it was time to go to school yet? (he goes to the afternoon session) and by the time it came to going he was bursting at the seams with excitement.

Here he is on his second day, complete with sun hat for outside play and smothered in factor 50+

I went shopping the other day and picked up a cot quilt and bumper set for Emily's cot, here is what it looks like, pretty isn't it?

While Max and I were at nursery today the carpet fitters came and put the carpet down on the stairs and landing. It was lovely to just come home and find it all done. Its the only bit of fitted carpet in the entire house and the first thing i did was walk upstair barefoot, it felt so good to feel the carpet between my toes LOL



Here are some photos now that its finished.

The house is starting to look finished now, i just wish we could get the extension done before our new arrival makes an appearance.

Right, i'm off now to get a drink. Its thirsty work, all this blogging marlarky.