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Kidsaplenty
Sister love
Member since 2/06 5971 total posts
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Stephanie
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My SECOND home birth story
On Sunday at around 2 p.m. I started having contractions that were about 10 minutes apart and were really painful.
I waited 2 hours before I called my midwife. She said to try rocking on my hands and knees to try and turn the baby, since she was posterior and that was causing my back labor. DH got home around an hour later and started filling up the birthing pool.
By 6 my midwife arrived, and the contractions were still 10 minutes apart and very painful. She determined that my baby wasn't actually posterior, but that she had her head tilted the wrong way, and that was causing my painful contractions and was the reason she wasn't moving down. So we used the birthing ball, squatting, etc. to try and get her to position herself correctly. I was in a lot of pain, and the contractions weren't getting any closer together.
At around 8ish I asked to be check and I was 4 cms and 100% effaced. I got in the birthing pool and felt 1000 times better. By around 10 the contractions were every 3 minutes and I had progressed to 7 cms. I labored in the pool until 12, when I had the urge to push.
I tried pushing, but it hurt so so much. I couldn't even believe the pain I was in. Nothing that had worked in my previous labor worked to ease the pain. I felt hopeless and started crying. I was so overwhelmed by the pain, it felt like labor was never going to end. Everyone calmed me down, and convinced me to keep pushing. I tried pushing for an hour, and at about 1 a.m. on the 26th I had a breakdown. If you've ever seen movies with a woman in labor screaming and cursing, well that was me!  I started yelling that no one was helping me, that they better get me to a hospital for my epidural. I begged DH to drive me there on his own. They kept explaining to me that at 10cm they wouldn't give me the epidural, that I'd have to push through the pain. I begged them to break my water, because I felt like I was making no progress with my pushing with the bag intact. They did, and told me to lay on my bed and try to rest since I had been up for almost 20 hours at that point.
I laid down and DH laid next to me and just rubbed me head and shushed me to sleep. A few minutes later I had the intense urge to push, and I flipped over on my back and started pushing with all my might. I felt her head descend very quickly. My midwives weren't prepared at all they didn't have their gloves on yet. They told me to stop pushing but I yelled at them and kept doing it. They ended up catching her with the chux pads! She came out screaming and wiggling, with a full head of curly black hair!
Amelia weighed 8lb 6oz, and was 20 3/4 inches long! She took to breastfeeding right away, and has been sleeping and eating great so far! I'm really sore from all the work I did to get her out, but overall I feel really great!
Message edited 10/27/2009 12:26:22 AM.
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MrsScott
So in Love
Member since 1/09 3356 total posts
Name:
Shawna
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
ahhh congrats she is beautiful
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| Posted 10/26/09 9:26 PM |
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Lara&Aidansmommy
For mom i miss u ETC ILOVEU
Member since 3/07 13921 total posts
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ETC I LOVE YOU
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
You are a strong woman your baby girl is soooooo gorgeous God bless her
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| Posted 10/26/09 9:32 PM |
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Blissful
Ultimate Expression of LOVE
Member since 6/08 4985 total posts
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Maria
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Yay Stephanie! I'm so proud of you!!!
Welcome Miss Amelia!!!
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| Posted 10/26/09 9:38 PM |
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Rycois
Blessed with 2blue/2pink
Member since 12/05 13341 total posts
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J
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congrats!! She's beautiful and congrats on another home birth!!
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| Posted 10/26/09 9:43 PM |
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katiebug
I'll love you for always
Member since 2/08 4624 total posts
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Katie
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congrats! She is beautiful! You should be so proud of yourself!
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| Posted 10/26/09 9:44 PM |
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Grill
LIF Adult
Member since 4/09 994 total posts
Name:
J
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Great Work Mama!!!!! Be sure to get plenty of rest. Congratulations. She is absolutely beautiful!
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| Posted 10/26/09 10:00 PM |
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LoveyQ
Stalkers, get a life.
Member since 11/07 12820 total posts
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Wow! Congratulations! Precious baby!!!
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| Posted 10/26/09 10:09 PM |
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Briannasmommy
Love her so much <3
Member since 5/05 15567 total posts
Name:
Christina
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
congrats  
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| Posted 10/26/09 11:22 PM |
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HighHopes
U are my best Christmas gift!
Member since 3/09 1267 total posts
Name:
Kathy
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Awwww I cannot imagine how difficult this must have been to go through ! Little Miss Amelia caught everyone off guard  ! She is simply precious!
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| Posted 10/26/09 11:26 PM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
Member since 9/05 32436 total posts
Name:
Stephanie
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
so glad you got the labor you wanted....congrats, she is a doll 
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| Posted 10/27/09 1:17 AM |
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saraH
happy birthday sweet kate!
Member since 5/05 16555 total posts
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I know that God exsists, I held her in my arms...
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
She is a beauty and I love her name! 
Congratulations!
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| Posted 10/27/09 7:23 AM |
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Costamom
LIF Infant
Member since 6/09 207 total posts
Name:
Kim
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
What an amazing story! Good for you for working through it, and what a prize you got in the end! She's gorgeous!! 
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| Posted 10/27/09 7:49 AM |
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kahlua716
3 Girls for Me!
Member since 8/07 12475 total posts
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Keri
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Oh! She's just beautiful
Congratulations!!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:02 AM |
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KangaMom
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Amelia is Beautiful You are Amazing!!! Many Blessing to you and your Family
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:02 AM |
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RandiG
Love my Boys!
Member since 7/09 4440 total posts
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Randi
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congrats, she is a beautiful baby!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:03 AM |
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neener1211
:-)
Member since 4/07 22952 total posts
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J
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congratulations!!!!!! Just the story made me tired, you should be so proud of yourself for all that work!!!!!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:05 AM |
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nferrandi
too excited for words
Member since 10/05 18538 total posts
Name:
Nicole
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
She is beautiful! Congrats!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:08 AM |
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maybesoon
LIF Adult
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
she is beautiful!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:11 AM |
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twinkletoes807
Mommy's Girls! ♥
Member since 11/07 10116 total posts
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Gabi
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congratulations Mommy!! Your DD is simply gorgeous!! Welcome to the the world Amelia!!  
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:12 AM |
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JennCo
My greatest joy is my baby boy
Member since 1/07 2772 total posts
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
that's an amazing birth story, you go girl!  your little girl is beautiful!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:32 AM |
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bluekat16
My boys :-)
Member since 3/09 6659 total posts
Name:
Kathy
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congrats!!! She's adorable.
Message edited 10/27/2009 9:35:01 AM.
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:34 AM |
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
What an incredible birth story!!!! Congrats, she is beautiful!!!!
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:49 AM |
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BellaRock
I am all the Me I will ever Be
Member since 5/06 9746 total posts
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She who shall remain nameless
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
Congrats She is adorable.
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| Posted 10/27/09 9:55 AM |
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shiv
Twinsanity!!
Member since 5/07 4747 total posts
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Shiv
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Re: My SECOND home birth story
congrats! and to you for all your hard work!
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