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Gorgeous!! gorgeous!! Aviva -Congratulations to the
lovely parents and you for supporting them.
Such an antidote to all the sad, sad
interventionist stories.
I am doing an interview and talkback on 3ak at 2pm
tomorrow- Tuesday - any listeners out there who may like to call - *I just got
the message at 7pm when I got in tonight.
I usually do my little talks with Greg Evans
who is very nice -Tomorrow the lady standing in for Greg has a baby (The
producer said -"the bub is 10 months old -no I think its seven months -or
something!!") - could even be a puppy!! so I am not sure what toes I will
be standing on -if she was too posh to push I may have to raise another
issue (we havent discussed topics yet -will do that in the morning) Maybe
Breastfeeding will be a hot topic with all the Christmas stress around -I hear
lots of nightmare stories there too.
All phone calls to 3ak switchboard will be welcome
.
Pinky
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 12:48
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fw: little piggy
mustard bum
Hi there,
Here's Alice's birth story.
Love to all,
Aviva
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: little piggy mustard bum
Hello everyone,
Well I have had the most amazingly mindblowing experience of my entire
life!
You may or may not have heard yet - we have a gorgeous baby girl!
She was born on Sunday 1st December at 5am (12 days 'late') after a
labour that began in the early hours of Saturday morning. It crept up
slowly, I had mild labour pains all day about half an hour apart, which began
to intensify and become more frequent by about 10pm Saturday night, so the
labour is considered to be 7 hours long. It was the most perfect labour
and birth experience, i could not have dreamed of anything better.
Having the pains gradually intensify for the whole day before really helped my
body adjust to the experience, and we stayed at home as long as we could,
didn't go into hospital until about 3:30am on Sunday morning when the pains
began to intensify to the point where we knew there wasn't long to go!
Jonathan was the most gorgeous and dedicated labour support person, being
totally involved in each contraction, supporting me and being so loving, he
really gave me strength. It was a real team effort, Jonathan encouraging
me, while i was encouraging and soothing the baby in between
contractions. In hospital we went into the labour room and i went
straight into a nice deep warm bath which was heavenly, despite the pain
escalating to beyond comprehension. One thing about labour pains is that
each contraction lasts between 30-90 seconds with a couple of minutes break
between each one. Although towards the end they are practically on top
of each other with hardly a break in between. I was very vocal, hard to
describe the sound that was coming out of me but sort of a combination of a
moan, groan, roar, really deep and primal, something that came from somewhere
i've never been before, and a sound that i could not repeat again unless in
the same situation. It really helped me deal with the pain, visualising
the pain releasing through my voice. It's also hard to describe labour
pains. It's like seriously intense period pain which starts in the lower
back, radiates through your whole middle and down your inner thighs and feels
like your insides are twisting around each other, trying to rip apart.
Just as the pain becomes super intense it begins to fade again, giving the
body a chance to deal with it, rather than be in a constant state of
agony. It's not a sharp pain, but a really internal achey pulling
feeling. I was in the bath for a while, then i began to get a super
heavy pressure like the baby pushing to get out and I knew she was almost
about to come out. I got out the bath and over to the bed where the
pressure was becoming unbearable. For want of a better term, it felt
like a massive 20 tonne shit bearing down, forcing it's way out. At this
point i felt a bit reluctant to push because i knew it was going to kill, but
at the same time the pressure was so intense there was no choice but to
PUUUUUUUSH really hard with all your energy, no going back now, this thing is
coming out ready or not! So i pushed with each contraction from then on
and it took about 15 minutes for the actual delivery, which is reasonably
quick. It was an immense stretching feeling, but at the same time such a
release. Getting the head out was the worst, that took a few
contractions, but once the head was out, one great heave and all the rest
of the body shot out like a big wriggly slimy warm squiggly squirt, such an
amazing feeling. I honestly cannot imagine anything quite as
amazing. It was then when they picked her up tht i saw we had a
girl. What a surprise! Then to have a warm squirmy little baby
placed on my chest after all that hard work was just absolutely euphoric, not
to mention the massive dose of natural endorphins rushing through my body, I
felt like i was floating. The first thing i noticed, besides how
utterly perfect she was, was how strong the little baby was, such strong
little waving arms and kicking legs. Then I put her to my breast and she
suckled for half an hour! It was mindblowing, meeting this little person
after all this time, and what a perfect little angel she is. After she
suckled she just looked around really peacefully, you would never have
imagined the ordeal she had just been through. It was as if the
transition into this life was just all taken in her stride, she was completely
calm and chilled out, so relaxed and alert, so amazing. Words cannot
describe the experience of giving birth naturally. It's
a combination of immense agony, excitement, anticipation, euphoria,
patience, love, stamina....gee, i really don't quite know how to explain
it. Needless to say, despite the escalating agony as the labour
progresses, there was never a moment when i considered having any pain relief
at all. Each labour pain was one step closer to meeting our
darling. She is right here with me at the internet cafe in a sling which
is the best thing ever. It carries her across my belly, she lies in it
as if in the womb, all warm and snuggled, and she loves it. I can take
her anywhere in it and still do everything with my hands free. Her name is Luna - the moon goddess. We haven't yet decided on a
middle name, I like the name Luna Melody, but Jonathan isn't sure. She
is such an angelic little person, so gorgeous and perfect, it's the most mind
blowing thing to look at her and know that this is little Mescalito who has
been growing inside me all these months, it's like a dream.
After i breastfeed her, i place her up against my shoulder and pat her
back and she sucks her fingers which makes the most gorgeous little snorty
piggy noise in my ear. It is so gorgeous, cracks me up every time.
"Oh dear, there's a little piggy on my shoulder, where did that come
from?" said in a little squeaky baby voice. One thing that trips
me out is how peaceful she is, and how alert. She is only a week old and
already she looks around and has the most gorgeous little expressions on her
little face. The love i feel for this beautiful little girl is like
nothing i could have imagined, so pure, so overwhelming, she is such a
precious treasure.
Love from Alice xxx
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