My waters broke AT 38 WEEKS (I WAS WORKING AT THAT MOMENT), ON THURSDAYafternoon. THAT WAS ALL, NO TIGHTENINGS OR WHATSOEVER SO I WENT HOME, PACK MY BAGS AND WENT FOR A WALK HOPING DELIVERY WILL START BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR AND SHE BOOKED ME FOR AN INDUCTION ON THE SATURDAY MORNING.
I WAS REALLY UPSET ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I WAS HOPING TO GO INTO LABOUR BY MYSELF AND IF NOT, I WANTED TO WAIT 48 HOURS, THAT MEANS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE USUALLY INDUCTIONS HAVE TO START EARLY IN THE MORNING... IT WAS ONLY 7 HOURS OF DIFERENCE BETWEEN THE TIME THEY GAVE ME AND THE TIME I WANTED, BUT FOR ME IT WAS IMPORTANT... ANYWAY, WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON SATURDAY MORNING, ALL RESIGNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS GOING TO BE INDUCED BUT IT TURNS OUT THEY HAD NO BEDS!! WE WERE SO HAPPY!!! WE WENT TO BRUNETTI'S TO HAVE BREAKFAST AND AT THAT TIME I START HAVING SOME MILD CRAMPS LIKE A PERIOD. I HAD ALSO A BIT OF BLEEDING SO I CAME BACK TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE CTG DONE... THE CTG WAS PERFECT AND WHEN WE SAW ON IT THAT THERE WAS UTERINE ACTIVITY EVERY 6 MINUTES, WE START HAVING HOPE THAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN SPONTANEOUSLY. WE WERE ALL EXCITED!!!!! SO WE WENT FOR A WALK AND EVERY TIME I WAS HAVING A TIGHTENING, IT WAS LIKE A BIG PARTY FOR US AS IT MEANT ONE STEP FURTHER AWAY FROM THE INDUCTION!!!
EVENTUALLY I WAS ADMITTED AT 3 PM AND YES, I WAS ALREADY IN LABOUR (2-3 CM DILATED, FULLY EFFACED) SO I SKIPPED THE INDUCTION!!!! I READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE WAY SOME WOMEN DOING HYPNOBIRTHING SET THEIR MINDS TO START ON LABOUR ON A SPECIFIC DAY, AND I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE.!!!! WE PREPARED THE ROOM WITH CANDLES, RELAXATION MUSIC AND THE HYPNOBIRTHING TAPES. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT TIME REALLY WAS FLYING... I WAS VERY RELAXED. AT 7 PM THEY EXAMINED ME AND I WAS 5 CM. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I FELT SOME PRESSURE BUT NOTHING MAJOR. I THINK IT WAS AROUND 9 PM THAT THINGS STARTED TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PRESSURE WAS REALLY STRONG, I COULDN'T BREATHE AS I WAS DOING BEFORE, I LOST CONCENTRATION... THIS HOUR WAS THE ONLY ONE A BIT TOUGH, AND FINALLY I TOLD THE MIDWIFE TO CHECK MY DILATATION BECAUSE I WANTED TO PUSH... I WAS 10 CM AND IN 3 PUSHES I HAD THE BABY!!! SHE WAS BORN AT 10 PM. A BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY BABY GIRL, 2850 GR!!!!! IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! OSCAR HAD THE CHANCE TO HELP DELIVER THE BABY, AND I DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY STITCHES!!!... SHE WAS AMAZING, SO ALERT... THE THREE OF US SPENT 2 HOURS JUST IN PEACE, OBSERVING, AMAZED WITH EVERYTHING... AFTERWARS I FELT REALLY WELL, HAD MY SHOWER, WAS WALKING AROUND... I FELT I WAS READY TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL ALREADY BUT WE WAITTED UNTIL NEXT MORNING SO ALL THE PAPERWORK COULD BE DONE AND THE MIDWIVES COULD TEACH ME SOME BABY CARE...
I HOPE I DIDN'T BORE YOU WITH THIS LONG EXPLANATION!!! I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP, SUPPORT AND CARING ATTENTION, I KNOW YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME BECAUSE I WAS A BIT ANXIOUS SO I HOPE THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY AND EVENTHOUGH I AM SURE YOU KNOW ALREADY, WILL REASSURE YOU ABOUT THE WONDERFUL JOB YOU DO!!!! I WAS EVEN CONSIDERING MYSELF TO DO HYPNOBIRTHING TRAINING AT SOME POINT, BECAUSE THERE IS NONE IN SPAIN AND I THOUGH IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO DO IT BEFORE I COME BACK (PROBABLY IN 1 YEAR)!!!!!
I APOLOGIZE AGAIN ABOUT MY ENGLISH...
MANY THANGS AGAIN FOR HELPING ME TO HAVE THE MOST AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!!!
KISSES,
OSCAR, ROSA AND INDIRA
P.S. PLEASE, DO YOU MIND TO TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DO IN CASE I DECIDE LATER TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR A HYPNOBIRTHING PRACTITIONER ? THANK YOU,THANK YOU,THANK YOU...