On Sunday 8th May I was at home and suddenly I started leaking fluids... I was 35 weeks & 6 days. I phoned triage and got asked to come in. By the time we'd got there it had settled down. They did a speculum examination, couldn't see anymore fluid coming out so told me it was urine.... I knew for a fact I hadn't been sitting peeing myself for an hour! Haha. The place was heaving with people, one woman in waiting room who was contracting and everything so to this day, I think they sent me away because it was too busy! I went home and it still kept happening. When I woke up Monday morning there was no signs of any fluid or anything so I stopped worrying and got on with my day.
Tuesday 10th May;
I was 36 weeks + 1 day so thought now was a good time to pack my hospital bag. Got everything ready & all her little bits together. I also wrote my birth plan that day too. I went to bed early, about 8pm and watched "friends". I got a text through so I rolled onto my side to get my phone. As I did I just felt water gush everywhere! I completely panicked, phoned the hospital and they said to come in straight away as I wasn't full term. My friend took me in and I sat leaking all over her car haha! When we arrived she confirmed it was definitely my waters just from looking at me... Soaked!
She told me I would have to stay in hospital to be monitored. I went up to the ward with 3 other women on it. One of them contracting all night.. I was petrified! My waters kept leaking but no contractions.
Wednesday 11th May;
I woke up after my one hours sleep around 7am. Had some breakfast & was put on the machine to be monitored. Everything was fine. Then at 1pm a midwife came round with a thermometer, tablets & an induction plan... For SUNDAY! Me and my mum argued that I didn't think it was right sending me home until then with no waters & a pre-term baby! She told us I was likely to go myself anyway.
I was so tired I just went home, disappointed and worried. My mum dropped me off at my flat at 3.30pm. I phoned Craig, who was working in Edinburgh at the time, to tell him what had happened. I went for a bath at 4.15pm, as I got in the bath I had my first contraction. It was uncomfortable but not sore so I wasn't even sure it was one. 2 minutes later, another one, sorer this time. Then another 2 mins and then another. I phoned Craig and told him to make arrangements to leave work and then phoned my mum. By this point i was hysterical! The pains were unbelievable.
I was having less than 2 minutes break between contractions so my mum called an ambulance.
It arrived within 3 minutes. I grabbed my bags and the ambulance men helped me out to the ambulance. I was petrified. They were brilliant with me. Even had me laughing. I had gas and air in the ambulance, it was amazing and calmed me right down.
We arrived at the hospital about 5.15pm and was taken to a room. The woman was so impatient with me and really did not have a clue how to deal with people! She said to me "Emma you only left the hospital a few hours ago, so don't be disappointed when I examine you, it's unlikely you'll be more than 1cm". I burst into tears thinking "how much worse can this get?!"....
.... 6cms! Ill never forget the look on her face! She clearly thought i was being over dramatic. I had diamorphine at this point and used my gas and air. At 7pm they did a shift change, and typical, I got landed with the wicked witch for the west! As she came in I told her I needed to push. She told me "you were only checked 1 hour & a half ago, I'm not examining you until after 9pm"... I continued trying to push and she kept telling me NOT to! My mum ended up telling her to examine me and having words with her lol.
She examined me and said "Emma if you feel like you still need to push just go with your body"... I was fully dilated!! My mum was furious that she wasn't going to check me. I was too out of it by this point.
I pushed and pushed and did everything I was told to but nothing was happening! The whole way through my labour I never had one pain in my stomach, all my contractions were in my back which I told them but nobody pain any attention.
A senior doctor came in and told me I was getting taken to theatre for emergency forceps. I was completely terrified! Craig wasn't even here yet because of traffic! They took the gas and air from me and rushed me down. The pain was excruciating by this point.
When I got to theatre I sat on the edge of this bed and had my spinal. Within a minute the pain was gone. Completely. I couldn't feel a thing.
They told me to push when they told me I had a contraction but if baby wasn't out within 3 pushes then it would be a section. I gave it everything I had. I was so worried for my baby girl and I just wanted her here and safe.
2nd push, I pushed as hard as I could, I didn't notice anything going on around me I just stayed focused....
And at 9.10pm she was here! A tiny, beautiful little girl just lying ontop of me all shocked. She never cried straight away so I sat panicking asking if she was ok and crying. Then i heard her little cry. i broke down. was the bet sound in the world. They brought her over to me. She was tiny. Everything I could have hope for and more. 6lb 1oz. 50cms. I will remember every second of it for the rest of my life. Perfection.
I was so in love from the second I lay eyes on her. I would go back and do it all again if I could. I love her more than she will ever know.
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