Wonderful news for your family Cheryl!! Congrats on your baby girl :) Jayne
----- Original Message ----- From: Cheryl LHK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] New Years Greetings > > Glad to hear of the safe arrival. > > Well, after two boys we have a girl (still in shock) and had a great > hospital birth, one of the few hearing some people's stories. Saw my doc on > Thurs, had a whinge and whine, then started niggling on early Fri morning. > Stayed at home until midday, ruptured membranes and the pain level went up a > few notches. Arrived at hospital by 1230, settled into my routine (when you > work there, you know where to find things!!) of arranging pillows, beanbag, > the nitrous etc. 5cm on arrival - very happy. Warned the midwives that > once I start pushing the baby will arrive NOW, went into my own little > dreamworld (thanks to analgesia) and had a 5 min second stage, birthed an > 8lb + baby at 3:20pm, intact, and the midwife was the accoucher, doc turned > up to do the congrats bit with head on view!! > > Came home less than 24 hours later, and the girls at work I'm sure think I > must be manic - just excited - can't sleep at work, keep hearing all the > buzzers. Sorry we are a bit disjointed, just happy. > Kate is sleeping so I'm enjoying my boys. > > Cheryl > > > >From: Jan Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: Mary Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] New Years Greetings > >Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 23:34:44 +1100 > > > >Hi Cheryl > > > >Yes, I had my New Year baby, but closer to midnight on New Year's Day > >rather > >than first thing in the morning ... > >Anna Cassandra (4700g and 42 and a half weeks by dates) arrived into the > >arms of her mother, cheered on by the whole support team, Father and > >brothers, Grandma and good friend and me. > > > >Almost a twenty four hour labour, long for a third, but I think a low-lying > >anterior placenta had a lot to do with the slow start, also the membranes > >remained intact right until the end (as had her mother's when she was born, > >so her mother told me). > > > >My client did lots of walking in the fresh air during the morning, used > >Mary > >Murphy's magic Western Australian pain cream and back massage (thanks Mary) > >and lots of supportive soothing words in the afternoon. She graduated to > >the > >wonderful water in the pool in the late evening, but STOOD UP TO GIVE BIRTH > >(you'd like that Jackie, but I forgot to wear my "Get up and Give Birth > >T-shirt) > > > >Oh, well, there's always next year for some great homebirth publicity. > >Right now I'm on a high and preparing for the next two births. > > > >Cheryl, I'll be crossing my fingers that you give birth a few seconds into > >Australia Day and your baby becomes entrenched in Australian history as the > >first Australia Day baby to be born! > > > >I'll be watching the papers and this list. > >Thanks for all the interest and support > > > >Jan > > > > > >On 1/1/03 8:27 AM, "Cheryl LHK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Happy New Year to all. > > > > > > Wonder if Jan got her Jan 1 baby?? > > > > > > Mind you, I was wondering if I was going to go into labour last night - > > > would have been nice, will probably have to wait until Australia Day > >though > > > ?? Drats. > > > > > > Hope those that worked had a great night. > > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > > -- > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > >-- > >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
