Today managed to be even more exciting than that, though ... we have a baby !
Born at 17:04 today, 3.45kg, 49cm, name still to be determined :)
Has the right number of fingers and toes, one pristine suit of skin, and a good set of (newborn) reflexes. Both
Today started for me just before 3am -
I managed to wake up enough to load the car and drive us there, and it was confirmed that yes, waters had broken, and we'd most likely be having a baby today.
That was immediately followed by ... a lot of waiting around. The first wait was for the Obstetrician to turn up, a bit after 7am, to confirm that it was time for some Syntocinon to kick things into action.
This was promptly followed by ... more waiting. We decided that it was a good time for me to head home, feed the cats, and let work know that I wouldn't be in today, and maybe squeeze in a little more sleep. I managed all of that, and headed back in around 11:30.
By then,
The TENS machine was starting to get a good workout as the contractions strengthened, but
Lunch was taken ... which proved to be a mistake for
The contractions strengthened more after that, and
Things seemed to go slowly for a while - somewhere around 10 to 5, I was wondering just how long it could go on, and just how long
Suddenly things sped up - just before 5, the head appeared ! Everyone was duly mobilised and the baby appeared moments later !
After that, there was a bit more waiting for the placenta to make an appearance, and various tidying up to be done, and then for a little while it was just me,
Various tests followed, plus some dinner and a shower for
I decided that while I could stay there tonight, if I'm going to be able to help out with anything tomorrow (and drive safely back and forth, etc), I really needed to come home and sleep here.
(also had to feed the cats, before they broke out and came looking for us !)
So, sleep soon, and then tomorrow after setting things up for fencing training (minus
... I think it might be time for a quiet celebratory dram of whiskey.
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