21/7/10
I was up at 4.15am to have my shower ready to leave for the hour long drive at 4.50am. We were about to leave and James realised he couldn’t find his shoes so he had to wear his work boots
.We arrived at the hospital at 6am and were shown to our room. I unpacked my bag and went to have a shower in the antiseptic stuff. I was then put on the monitor for 20minutes to check him and all was fine. Next they put the lovely itchy stockings on me and these things that blow up on my legs for after I have him.
At 7.40am they wheeled me to the operating theatre, with me asking James numerous times if he had the camera. James went to get changed and they took me in to get the spinal. Now this bit, I was worried about because it was the part with Zack I hated the most because I was so scared.
My obs (who was doing the spinal) came in and it was good to see a familiar face. They could only find a permanent marker to mark my back and I told them that’s fine I can’t see my back. I had to drink the horrid tasting stuff that I think is to settle my stomach. He got to work pushing to find the right place to put the needles I remember thinking to myself geez right now I wish I didn’t have so much fat because he was pushing so hard to feel the bone (I have bruises there).
After an hour on being scrunched over like a cat as he called it, and 100 of needles being put into my back he came to talk to me about my options. He told me that he is going in further then he think he should be but he can’t get through. He said he is going to get another dr in to have a go but not many goes as I have to many holes in my back now. He said that if that doesn’t work they could put me under general anaesthetic or postpone it and try another day or even send me to Maitland hospital where they have a ultrasound machine thing to look at my back. I refused the general and said I would postpone it. I was thinking I would try a VBAC before going under general. At this time the other dr came in and while he was scubbing in I sent the nurse out to tell James I was ok. I really wanted him at this stage my back, neck, chest (because it was hard to breath scrunched up) and stomach were killing me and I sooo wanted to meet my boy right now.
The other dr got to work pushing my fat again ouch! My obs came around to me and said he is going to have one more try and if not we will have to try again another day. I scrunched over as far as I could pushing my spine out and held my breath (not that I could breath very well anyway) to keep myself still. All of a sudden I felt my legs getting numb and warm and I say very excited my legs are getting numb
. Talk about relief. I lie down and they put the cathedar(sp) in, curtain up, check with ice that I am numb etc.James comes in and sits at my head I tell him that we nearly weren’t meeting him today. A nurse takes the camera to take photos for us. Next thing I can feel that they are about to pull him out (you really can feel it just no pain) they tell James to stand up and watch him be born. They give me him for a cuddle and tell me gee he is big. They then take him over and make James cut the cord (he didn’t want to) and score him 10 and 10
. My obs tells them to stop hogging him mum wants him back. They bought him back and I held him while they stitch me up. They were all guessing his weight some thought 4kg.They wheeled bub and I back to our room and give us some skin to skin time, actually it was like 3 hours of it. I loved every minute of it. He wasn’t interested in breast feeding. James and I discussed names I had wanted Xavier Lachlan but I wasn’t in love with any name and James didn’t have any. I gave him my list because he didn’t like Xavier and asked if he liked any. After me asking heaps and me not letting him ring anyone to ask them I am big on us picking the names no one else, he said Ashton Xavier. I looked at him and said yes that suits him. I was and still am really surprised Ashton is not a name I thought he would ever choose.
They then came in and weighed him etc. He had pooed all over me it was in my belly button! James left and mum and dad bought Zack up to meet his new brother (James wouldn’t be there when mum and dad were which is a whole different story that I didn’t know about at the time). Zack was in love with his little brother, cuddling him and kissing him. He gave him the present he picked out for Ashton a little bear. When he was crying he said he wants his bear its alright Zacki is here
. Although he was more excited with the presents we had bought him. I had a little thing for him every day he came to visit and asked every day when he came to visit asked Can I have my present now please.I came home 5 days later and am in love with my two little men
. His stats were:Ashton Xavier
Born 9.19am on the
21st July 2010
Weighing 3635g (8pd 1oz)
47cm long (my little shorty)
Head circumference 34.6cm
ASPARS 10 and 10.
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| Meeting my little man |
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| Cuddles with mummy |
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| Beautiful boy |
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| After his bath |
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| My gorgeous boys |
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