my friend has that line too hers disappeared below her belly button but above its still there. her child is 4 now.

I DID IT! Fourteen days overdue. My baby girl was born on the 31st August 2005. She is an absolute princess and well worth the drama and pain. Believe me. We have given her a Shonaname, and it means 'Be Happy' as my partner is from Zimbabwe. My St Lucian family is slowly getting used to it.

I went into hospital on Saturday 27th of August for inducement. I was induced three times before they finally put me on a drip on the morning of the 30th. Contractions started coming thick and fast and I had every pain relief availableas a water birth was out of the question. I started off with my breathing techniques which worked well, then when the contractions intensified I moved the pain relief up a notch. Starting with gas and air, pethidine and moving finally onto an Epidural. For some reason my waters refused to break, thats why it took so long. Then the cervix refused to thin out, part of the cervix was still thick after 24 hours on the drip.

Being in a labour ward was a huge experience for me. It was very scary. I was in there for 32 hours and during that time I heard approximately 5 women going through very painful labours. One particular crazy woman was stressing me out. She did not want any pain relief apart from gas and air. She was screaming the place down and it was obvious to everybody she was not managing the pain at all. After 10 hours of her screaming they managed to persuade her to have an epidural. It was a complete relief to me, whose waters had yet to break.

At one point my midwife considered a c-section as things were not moving along and they were concerned about baby's heart rate fluctuating at times. I have always wanted a natural birth but at that point I just did not care and just wanted babyout. The consultant however wanted me to hold out for a natural birth as it would be better for me. They gave me three hours. Those three hours was the longest three hours of my life.

I eventually managed to give birth naturally. The last hour was very active. The epidural they gave me was a 'mobile' one, which meant that it took away the pain of the contractions, but it allowed me to feel the pressure of baby's head coming through. Once I started feeling the pressure, the birth was very quick.

She is absolutely beautiful, surprisingly she weighed 6lbs 15oz (when the doctors were concerned that she would be a low birth weight) and she did not cry. She was very calm and her eyes were wide open and she looked like she was staring straight at me.

I am a very proud new mum!

Nia

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I had trace of protein in my urine throughout my pregnancy, without the signs of high blood pressure. It was the first time that it was a lot of protein. There were no fluids though. Being induced is no joke. It is undignified and painful. I thank G

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od for my partner, cause without him and his optimism, I may not have got through it. I understand now what you mean by natural, I guess being induced is not natural. I did however manage to give birth vaginally. I wasn't sure why they wanted me to avoid a c-section.

Thank you Kunjufu. I find myself sometimes staring at her with wonderment.



Nia

congratulations nia...well done.....all the best

It's good to see that this thread lives on and people keep adding their stories.. Nia . congrats.. and good luck to all the ladies waiting on their babies to arrive! Reading all the stories makes me feel quiet nostalgic about my time, and I get a little broody..but sense hits me..my 7 yr old son keeps me very very busy, so I say 'Just cool..Lol!

Well done, Nia!clp)

Congrats to you and your partner on the birth of your beautiful baby girl. She's worth all the pain of labour.

Nothing better than the smell and feel of a newborn baby.

Make the most of this time. They grow up all too quickly.....

Once again, congratulations.

banana.gifbanana.gifCONGRATULATIONS NIA!! Your experience sounds very similar to my sisters Her waters broke on the Friday...then they started to increase etc etc they induced her on the Sunday and the baby was born early Monday morning. Little bambino didnt want to come out at first LOL babies!

LMAO@kunjufu. Funny you should say that because I always get the urge to do that around cute babies, especially my neice...Although for the first month of her life, whenever i was around (i.e peeked/peered at her, came into the same room as her) she would always wake up LOL it was soo funny, my sister thought it strange and i loved it. I love the smell of babies period-but it is their breath that I love the most. It's milky and sweet and just aaahhhh.

My sister has recently bought a dummy/pacifier for my neice, mainly because my neice is being breastfed but sometimes she moans and wants to be on the breast but doesnt actually want to eat-she just suckles for comfort and we r travelling abroad next week. My sister always vowed she would never give her child a dummy, but she realised that she would have to, in order to do things around the house and to make it easier for her when we are abroad. N e body else experience this? Would anybody else give their child a dummy/pacifier?

*Hmmm...i think i need to stop visiting this thread. Im 22 y/o and Im broody :P