So the little kitty cat finally arrived 10 days later than her due date. She was already 41 weeks plus 3 days according to the NHS scan.
When I was 41 weeks plus 1 day, I was scheduled for an induction at the hospital, which I wasn't very keen about. This baby had already been through so much that I didn't want anything more artificial going into her system. I made my case with the doctor and he was fine for me to wait for another 5 days. Though I agreed to have a second sweep done by the midwife.
That night after going to bed, I could feel very sporadic, painless contractions throughout the night. And all day Saturday I kept on having very irregular contractions. They were sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes 20 minutes apart. The ones that were further apart were more painful than the ones, which were closer. Thankfully, I had the nanny on stand by at any moment's notice she could come over to look after my other two and we could go to the hospital.
When by 10 pm the contractions were pretty much 5-6 minutes apart and the midwife at the hospital told me to come over, we made the move. We probably reached the hospital around 11 pm and by then the contractions were definitely more painful and unbearable. Thankfully, they were quick to give me gas and air (entonox) and thankfully this time around my husband was with me. Because Luna was born by 00:08 with a single push!
She came out so quickly that she was in shock. She wasn't breathing and her heart rate was below 100. I was extremely scared and kept on telling the midwives and doctors to make sure she was ok. But very quickly, my husband heard a cough and then the cry came.
Thank God, she is a perfectly healthy baby and everything went so smoothly that by lunch time that morning we were discharged from the hospital. Before being discharged, they even let me rest in a private room in the newly renovated birthing ward, which was like a hotel and so comfortable. This baby really comes with her luck and plenty of blessings.
Only this time around my tummy felt funnier, a bit weaker, and more painful after the birth than it felt with the previous two. But the one week on now, the recovery is going well.
Whilst due to unfortunate health reasons, my maternity nurse will be around for much less than planned, having help at this time in invaluable. With two others under the age of 5, it would have been literally impossible to cope so far without any help. Especially, as the little kitten doesn't let her wind out so easily and so cries a lot (though not as much as her big sister used to).
Speaking of which, my eldest absolutely loves and adores her little baby sister and is extremely proud to be the big sister. She apparently goes on and on about her baby sister to her friends and teachers at school. My son, the middle one, wasn't very interested at first but he quickly got used to his little sister and now absolutely loves giving her kisses and cuddles. I do really feel extremely blessed to have such wonderful and beautiful children.
When I was 41 weeks plus 1 day, I was scheduled for an induction at the hospital, which I wasn't very keen about. This baby had already been through so much that I didn't want anything more artificial going into her system. I made my case with the doctor and he was fine for me to wait for another 5 days. Though I agreed to have a second sweep done by the midwife.
That night after going to bed, I could feel very sporadic, painless contractions throughout the night. And all day Saturday I kept on having very irregular contractions. They were sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes 20 minutes apart. The ones that were further apart were more painful than the ones, which were closer. Thankfully, I had the nanny on stand by at any moment's notice she could come over to look after my other two and we could go to the hospital.
When by 10 pm the contractions were pretty much 5-6 minutes apart and the midwife at the hospital told me to come over, we made the move. We probably reached the hospital around 11 pm and by then the contractions were definitely more painful and unbearable. Thankfully, they were quick to give me gas and air (entonox) and thankfully this time around my husband was with me. Because Luna was born by 00:08 with a single push!
She came out so quickly that she was in shock. She wasn't breathing and her heart rate was below 100. I was extremely scared and kept on telling the midwives and doctors to make sure she was ok. But very quickly, my husband heard a cough and then the cry came.
Thank God, she is a perfectly healthy baby and everything went so smoothly that by lunch time that morning we were discharged from the hospital. Before being discharged, they even let me rest in a private room in the newly renovated birthing ward, which was like a hotel and so comfortable. This baby really comes with her luck and plenty of blessings.
Only this time around my tummy felt funnier, a bit weaker, and more painful after the birth than it felt with the previous two. But the one week on now, the recovery is going well.
Whilst due to unfortunate health reasons, my maternity nurse will be around for much less than planned, having help at this time in invaluable. With two others under the age of 5, it would have been literally impossible to cope so far without any help. Especially, as the little kitten doesn't let her wind out so easily and so cries a lot (though not as much as her big sister used to).
Speaking of which, my eldest absolutely loves and adores her little baby sister and is extremely proud to be the big sister. She apparently goes on and on about her baby sister to her friends and teachers at school. My son, the middle one, wasn't very interested at first but he quickly got used to his little sister and now absolutely loves giving her kisses and cuddles. I do really feel extremely blessed to have such wonderful and beautiful children.
