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September 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

Positive induction

Blossom-Raye was born yesterday at 7:32 weighing 5lb14 at 37+5

I was admitted to hospital on Wednesday 6th last week due to my preeclampsia. I stayed in two nights before they had a bed ready to start my induction.

8th September 2023
4:15pm first gel

10:15pm monitor - baby really active and showing contractions I was not feeling.


9th September 2023
12:30 am Examination- soften cervix could poke through and felt baby head. Another gel inserted

2:00am I could feel tightening and pain in top of thighs

4:00am lots of cramps sharp pains and backache

7:00am- 1cm baby head moved down third gel placed

1:45pm- examination- to be feel how dialated. Can move to labor when bed is available for waters to break

15:45pm- went up to labor ward

17:00pm- waters got broken

19:00pm- epidural was given

8:45pm- 2 cm & cervix gone

10th September 2023
12:45am - hormone drip. Still same dilated at 2cm

4:30- pressure feeling in bum

5:00am- pressure in bum starts to get intense- given gas and air

6:00am- fully dilated

7:00am- start pushing

7:32- Blossom-Raye is born 🌸🩷

I did loose a litre of blood and we both had to stay in overnight to have checks due to my preeclampsia but will hopefully be discharged at some point today the midwife’s were amazing throughout and I couldn’t of asked for an easier birth.