I had my home birth......on my own!!!
Hi, just thought i would share my story with you.
It started with contractions at 6 in the morning and after having 4 children already i thought i was in for a long day. My other childrens labours all started in the morning but i didn't give birth til the afternoon with them!
I had my first 2 in hospital but had the next 2 at home.
By about 8 o'clock the pain was really quite strong and i told my partner that i think i might need the gas and air soon! I started running a bath and got in it. It helped a bit but the contractions were still coming strong only they weren't very regular. I was having 2/3 at once then they would die off for a few mins and come back again.
My partner gave the two kids to the neighbour to take to school, one was still upstairs in his cot and the other, 3years old, was running round the house!!
I was really in pain by this time and the midwives weren't here, so my partner phoned them but said don't worry it's not immenent!
At about 9:10am my waters went, still in the bath, i started saying oh no! oh no! because i knew that when my waters have gone with all the others my next contraction was going to be a push!!
My partner asked 'are you ok'!!!!
and i replied 'not really, my waters have just gone and i think the baby is going to come'!!
and his reply to that was 'oh, i didn't want to say anything because i thought you pood'!!!! ha!
My partner in a panick tried to phone the midwives but it was too late a pushed once and my little baby's head came out!!! I waited til the next contraction and i pushed him out, and asked my parnter to grab him because i was in the bath and i panicked cos i didn't want him to drown! I didn't even have time for gas and air!!! lol!
I lay in the bath amazed at what had just happened with my little baby boy on my chest and waited for the midwives to turn up. It was about 5/10mins before they arrived!!
Both me and baby were fine. He weighed 9lb 13oz. It wasn't quite the homebirth i had planned but i will never forget it!!
thanks for reading
michelle xx
It started with contractions at 6 in the morning and after having 4 children already i thought i was in for a long day. My other childrens labours all started in the morning but i didn't give birth til the afternoon with them!
I had my first 2 in hospital but had the next 2 at home.
By about 8 o'clock the pain was really quite strong and i told my partner that i think i might need the gas and air soon! I started running a bath and got in it. It helped a bit but the contractions were still coming strong only they weren't very regular. I was having 2/3 at once then they would die off for a few mins and come back again.
My partner gave the two kids to the neighbour to take to school, one was still upstairs in his cot and the other, 3years old, was running round the house!!
I was really in pain by this time and the midwives weren't here, so my partner phoned them but said don't worry it's not immenent!
At about 9:10am my waters went, still in the bath, i started saying oh no! oh no! because i knew that when my waters have gone with all the others my next contraction was going to be a push!!
My partner asked 'are you ok'!!!!
and i replied 'not really, my waters have just gone and i think the baby is going to come'!!
and his reply to that was 'oh, i didn't want to say anything because i thought you pood'!!!! ha!
My partner in a panick tried to phone the midwives but it was too late a pushed once and my little baby's head came out!!! I waited til the next contraction and i pushed him out, and asked my parnter to grab him because i was in the bath and i panicked cos i didn't want him to drown! I didn't even have time for gas and air!!! lol!
I lay in the bath amazed at what had just happened with my little baby boy on my chest and waited for the midwives to turn up. It was about 5/10mins before they arrived!!
Both me and baby were fine. He weighed 9lb 13oz. It wasn't quite the homebirth i had planned but i will never forget it!!
thanks for reading
michelle xx
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Glad you and baby are well.
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I would love a home birth, but this will be my first so not sure if it will happen yet x
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congratulations xx
Hugs
Jo xxx
jojomummy how or why did that happen? Baby no5 is great thanks 5 months old now but just found out i'm due baby no6 lol so a bit worried after what you've just said lol xxx
of that was spent with me wondering is it or isn't it - my birth story is on here. My mum had me babies quickly too.
Jo xxx
Baby Osian is nearly 6 months old now but i'm pregnant again with number 6 so hopefully my 4th home birth will go smoother!! lol xxxxxxxxx
Jo xx