Baby boy is here!

Still can’t believe it, my gorgeous baby boy is here!!! Arrived 37+1 - 15/11/2023 at 1:08am, was supposed to be induced but he had other ideas! Was first examined at 9:30pm to see if I could go on the drip, I was already 3cm dilated (I wasn’t in pain at all with contractions?!! But was having them) so they popped my waters in prep to give me the drip. But less than 4hrs later he arrived! With no drip needed! Had a little bit of gas and air but didn’t love it much as it made me dizzy. It was intense and he came fast but my god it’s so worth it ladies I was in complete shock when he was placed in my arms!!! Best night of my life ❤️❤️

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His name is Arthur and he’s 6.1lbs🥰❤️

Congratulations!! He’s beautiful 🥺🦋

Congratulations!!🩵

Congratulations 💙 he is beautiful x

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Congratulations he’s beautiful 😍❤️ xx

Congratulations, he’s adorable! Obviously he was ready to meet his mummy! 💙

Aww huge congratulations, he’s absolutely beautiful xx

Congratulations he’s so lovely ! 🥰🤍

Awwwww congratulations!!!🤍🤍

omg congrats mama 💗💙 been seeing you posting on here and now your bundle of joy is here this is so heartwarming 👶🏻💙🤰🏻🌷

What an amazing birth story, congratulations 💕

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Aww congratulations! Xx

Congratulations he is gorgeous. Well done xxxxx

Huge congratulations x

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Congratulations!!

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Congratulations! he’s so gorgeous 🩵

Congratulations, he’s so cute! Lovely quick labour too. I agree on the gas and air, makes me sick and dizzy too, horrible stuff 😂 xx

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Congratulations 💙🤍

Thank you all!! The journey into motherhood is amazing (and very tiring haha), best of luck to all of you!!❤️💙 not long now, if they haven’t already arrived 🥰

it’s so weird isn’t it! I thought it wouldn’t make me so dizzy!! I used it more when a contraction would start for a couple of puffs more to help me not panic & as something to do/focus on, but as it peaked and went back down I just did deep breathing without it (or chewing on it near the end😂) so not a complete no but also not used as much as I thought I would!! Xx

Yes it’s horrible! 🤣 I did the same, biting on the mouth piece was pretty useful lol! I’m hoping I’m not sick throughout my labour this time so I might actually like it or at least be able to have pethidine, going meds free is not fun 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ll be happy if I go from waters breaking to baby here in 4hrs though, that’s very good going. Glad you had an overall good experience xx

Amazing congratulations. Im being induced Monday at 37+1. Hope everything went fab. May I ask how much is weighed xx

good luck Laura hope all goes well! He was 6.1lbs so quite tiny! But he’s strong and breast feeding amazing so I’m sure he’ll soon chunk up xxx

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Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back