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trying to keep things moving.
Before long we decided to run the birthing pool – typical as having had 2 labours on monitors and not being able to go in the pool I hadn’t bothered to pack a bikini! We all sat around and had a lovely chat and it wasn’t like being in labour at all! Before long my body started to push by itself and for the first time my waters burst by themselves (they had been broken for me both times before) – but still it was very relaxed and calm and the midwives and Kevin were placing bets on what time baby would arrive.
After an hour of pushing they asked me to get out of the pool to be examined as they couldn’t even see his head and really with a third – baby should have been here by now.
It turned out that he was infact back to back with his head tited and attempting to come out with the side of his head and in doing so got stuck!
I was quickly dressed – popped into a wheelchair and taken up to the labour ward.
A doctor arrived and popped me in stirrups before heading out to get a suction kiwi. I was then told that on my next contraction I had to push as hard as I could whilst he would pull and twist as hard as he could.
In one push his head was out – the look on my husbands face was totally priceless as I’m not sure he could quite believe what he witnesses but I was glad it was finally over. Nathan Lee Goss was born at 17:29 on 23rd April weighing 8lb 8oz.
As my midwife from the birthing unit had stayed with me she quickly popped me back in the wheelchair and took me back downstairs to recover.
We stayed in overnight to monitor him as he had a blister on his head due to the build up of pressure when he was stuck but went home the next morning.
So for me my third labour was the only one that needed medical intervention – they certainly don’t “fall out” but little Nathan has certainly filled our hearts and our home.