Perfect oops! :) Congrats to you all! Jayne
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Quanchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ozmidwifery" <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>; "Maternity Coalition" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:10 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Kath's story > I was 'with' a woman on thursday night when she birthed that left me > on a real high > Kath has been seeing me for her whole pregnancy and we had discussed > birthing at home many times but she had decided that she wanted to go > to the hospital to birth. > "perhaps if it was my second baby I might have it at home' she said. > Despite this I kept picturing her birthing at home and was puzzled > why because I don't try and change women's minds or convince them of > one way or the other but point out the advantages and disadvantages. > > She let me know wednesday night that she had had a few niggles and on > thursday morning that she was leaking. I visited after lunch and then > left her to it. She rang at 7pm to say that the liquor was pink but > that they were OK for now, At 9pm they rang and asked me to come. > I arrived at 9:15 pm to find her leaning over her bed having strong > contractions but she was able to chat to me easily between them. She > did tell me they were pretty strong but she felt she had ages to go > yet! We chatted, checked her BP FHR etc and I watched her to try and > assess where she was up to. > > She went to the loo at 9:45 and as I listened to her she made a noise > that got my attention. I asked her about it but she denied any urge > to push and then told me she just needed to open her > bowels!!!!!!!!!!!!! I asked her to have a feel in her vagina and > she said she could feel something hard!!!!!!!!! because she had been > so adament that she wanted to birth at the hospital I donned a > glove and had a quick feel. I said well there's two choices we can > have the baby here or you can have it in the car because there's no > way your making it to the hospital. She looked at me with a grin and > said well I'd rather stay here than do that. So we did and ten > minutes and three pushes later James arrived much to his parents > amazement and his midwives amusement. > > The whole thing was great, she sat up in bed an hour later and said > well I'd do that again as she put her baby to the breast without any > fuss. > Three days later they are all loving every minute of their whole > experience and I feel truely blessed to have been part of it. > > Andrea Q > -- > 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.
