June 2^nd – almost there!

By about 1 or 2 am I was in need of some sort of pain relief. The pain in my back was so intense. Unfortunately because I was so far along all I was offered was laughing gas. Which for anyone who’s had laughing gas while in labour will tell you does absolutely nothing for the pain! At least holding the mask to your face gives you something to focus on, taking some of your attention away from the pain. I just kept trying to tell myself that everything that was happening was completely normal. If you’re scared, the pain is far worse.

I reached a point where I just knew the baby was coming. There was no one in the room except for my husband and mom thanks to the maternity ward being super busy! Thankfully my hubby was able to alert two nurses, who told us they were confident in delivering the baby with no doctor if she didn’t make it in time. While they said they were confident, they did have me panting to try stall pushing. The doctor arrived just in time to finally let me push. It did not take long and baby was just about here!

Based on my mom’s delivery’s I knew mine would be quick as well. I didn’t anticipate only 6 ½ hours though! At 3:30am June 2^nd, Benjamin Noah was born. We went from being just the two of us, to a family of three in a split second.

And Baby makes 3

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June 1^st – so it begins!

We had just finished dinner at Adam’s parents house and were driving home when I was talking to baby, saying: “please arrive a little early so you’re not too big!” Well I should have been careful what I wished for.

We had been lounging watching tv, just about to get ready for bed when all of a sudden my water broke just before 9. Thankfully I had just finished peeing, so no mess to clean up! tmi? We called the maternity ward at the hospital and they told us to make our way to get checked out.

Usually I’m such a good planner and have everything ready, but my hospital bag was only half packed at this point! I wasn’t really counting on baby arriving 2 ½ weeks early. I spent 5 minutes racing around making sure I had everything.

Thanks to the full moon, the maternity ward was packed. I found out I was strep-B positive, so because my water had broken, I had to remain in the hospital on an antibiotic drip. When the doctor finally had a chance to check me, I was already 4 cms! Surprisingly I wasn’t really feeling any contractions yet. The nurse was shocked as she was watching the monitor and said they were quite strong and close together, 2 ½ minutes apart!!!

After about an hour, I started feeling the contractions. I mainly felt pain and tightening in my back, pretty much nothing in my stomach. As long as I sat quietly, eyes closed, and rocking slightly they were easy to get through. I wasn’t too thrilled with the cuppling contractions. I would have a contraction, it would fade slightly, and then a new one would start. So there was no break for a few minutes straight.

Labour & Delivery part two

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Because baby was being a little stinker already by keeping their legs crossed last ultra sound, we decided to head down to Nanaimo for a 3D ultra sound to find out the gender…..

We are having a BOY! We are beyond excited. Secretly, I always wanted a boy first. Now let the shopping begin!

All target stores are closing their doors in Canada, so now’s the time to stock up!

They do recommend waiting until further along in your pregnancy for 3d ultrasounds, so that baby has more fat and looks a little more like a baby than an alien.  I still think he looks pretty cute!

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