Birth: the good, the bad and the ugly

I got into the delivery room at 1.30am and was given my gas and air!  Bliss! Apparently I pushed three times, the first broke the waters, with the second the head was out and with the third baby was born - at 2.12am! Read the rest of fairydust-sharon’s story on Mums' Club August 2009.

Watery homebirth

I announced, “it's a boy!” and he was handed to me. I was besotted from the moment I saw him. I stayed in the pool having my first cuddle with Finlay while DH went upstairs to tell the boys that they had a new baby brother and brought them down to meet him. Read the rest of cl-jade80’s story on the Home Births board.

Having an epidural 

They told me to start pushing. I pushed with all my might whenever I felt my next contraction coming and must admit I felt a bit stupid giving it so much welly but not actually being able to feel a thing. At some point someone gave me an episiotomy, totally painless thankfully. With a few more assisted pushes my beautiful baby was born. Read the rest of ramakin’s story on the Birth Story board.

Induction experiences 

I still had a really positive experience though, I was induced at 10.15am and he was born at 9.51pm, with only gas and air for pain relief.

Delivery in the car!

We headed for the hospital, which is only about four miles away so we thought we had plenty of time! About two minutes into the journey I felt an almighty urge to push - to my husband’s horror!