Had my little one this morning

Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date. He did have a hard time coming out but the midwives knew
what to do and helped him out with their hands. Considering his size
and the fact that I had two hands in there, it's pretty amazing I
didn't need any stitches. He needed a bit of oxygen but got his colour
back very quickly.

I had laboured actively for 5 hours in the birthing pool before my
midwife decided to rupture the membranes, as I wasn't dilating beyond
6 cm. Then it was another hour and twenty minutes of labour and 11
minutes of pushing on all fours and we were done.

I must say the Hypnobirthing relaxation technique helped me a lot once
again. At no point did I regret choosing a drug-free birth, even
though it was not an easy one. By focusing on my breathing and one
contraction at a time, I was able to get through it without losing my
cool. It all happened in silence until the pushing stage, so I'm
pretty pleased with myself!

Thank you all for your support and answers to all of my panicked
questions prior to the birth!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so pleased you went with your instincts and managed to have a successful
homebirth! And congratulations on a drug free birth too - it's not easy, but
I think if you can do it, it's the best way to go.

And, of course, welcome to baby Quentin! What a big boy he is!!

Love to you all

Lucy x


"Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward" wrote in message
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Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date. He did have a hard time coming out but the midwives knew
what to do and helped him out with their hands. Considering his size
and the fact that I had two hands in there, it's pretty amazing I
didn't need any stitches. He needed a bit of oxygen but got his colour
back very quickly.

I had laboured actively for 5 hours in the birthing pool before my
midwife decided to rupture the membranes, as I wasn't dilating beyond
6 cm. Then it was another hour and twenty minutes of labour and 11
minutes of pushing on all fours and we were done.

I must say the Hypnobirthing relaxation technique helped me a lot once
again. At no point did I regret choosing a drug-free birth, even
though it was not an easy one. By focusing on my breathing and one
contraction at a time, I was able to get through it without losing my
cool. It all happened in silence until the pushing stage, so I'm
pretty pleased with myself!

Thank you all for your support and answers to all of my panicked
questions prior to the birth!

Huge Congratulations to you!!! Well done for getting the homebirth you
wanted and pushing out such an impressive sized young man. So pleased for
you all and you *should* be pleased with yourself!!

Congrats again!!

Jeni

"Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward" wrote:

Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date. He did have a hard time coming out but the midwives knew
what to do and helped him out with their hands. Considering his size
and the fact that I had two hands in there, it's pretty amazing I
didn't need any stitches. He needed a bit of oxygen but got his colour
back very quickly.

I had laboured actively for 5 hours in the birthing pool before my
midwife decided to rupture the membranes, as I wasn't dilating beyond
6 cm. Then it was another hour and twenty minutes of labour and 11
minutes of pushing on all fours and we were done.

I must say the Hypnobirthing relaxation technique helped me a lot once
again. At no point did I regret choosing a drug-free birth, even
though it was not an easy one. By focusing on my breathing and one
contraction at a time, I was able to get through it without losing my
cool. It all happened in silence until the pushing stage, so I'm
pretty pleased with myself!

Thank you all for your support and answers to all of my panicked
questions prior to the birth!

Congratulations!


--
Rebecca Jo
Mama to Alexander 6/6/05
EDD 7/03/2007

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date.

Congratulations and welcome to the world little man.

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date.

Congratulations! I'm glad to hear everything worked
out well.

Best wishes,
Ericka

On Mar 12, 11:23 pm, "Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward"
wrote:
Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date. He did have a hard time coming out but the midwives knew
what to do and helped him out with their hands. Considering his size
and the fact that I had two hands in there, it's pretty amazing I
didn't need any stitches. He needed a bit of oxygen but got his colour
back very quickly.

I had laboured actively for 5 hours in the birthing pool before my
midwife decided to rupture the membranes, as I wasn't dilating beyond
6 cm. Then it was another hour and twenty minutes of labour and 11
minutes of pushing on all fours and we were done.

I must say the Hypnobirthing relaxation technique helped me a lot once
again. At no point did I regret choosing a drug-free birth, even
though it was not an easy one. By focusing on my breathing and one
contraction at a time, I was able to get through it without losing my
cool. It all happened in silence until the pushing stage, so I'm
pretty pleased with myself!

Thank you all for your support and answers to all of my panicked
questions prior to the birth!

He was born the same day as my Spencer. Four years ago, after
laboring in a pool, membranes being ruptured, he emerged a robust 10
pounder. Awesome. To read your story, it sends me right back!
Other than the silence (I was loud!) there were many similarities.

Congratulations to you!!!

Joy

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date.


Congratulations, and welcome to Quentin.
I hope he's always that prompt in arriving.

gloria p

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Just wanted to let you know Quentin Petrus was born at home this
morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz, just one day before his
due date. He did have a hard time coming out but the midwives knew
what to do and helped him out with their hands. Considering his size
and the fact that I had two hands in there, it's pretty amazing I
didn't need any stitches. He needed a bit of oxygen but got his colour
back very quickly.

I had laboured actively for 5 hours in the birthing pool before my
midwife decided to rupture the membranes, as I wasn't dilating beyond
6 cm. Then it was another hour and twenty minutes of labour and 11
minutes of pushing on all fours and we were done.

I must say the Hypnobirthing relaxation technique helped me a lot once
again. At no point did I regret choosing a drug-free birth, even
though it was not an easy one. By focusing on my breathing and one
contraction at a time, I was able to get through it without losing my
cool. It all happened in silence until the pushing stage, so I'm
pretty pleased with myself!

Thank you all for your support and answers to all of my panicked
questions prior to the birth!


Congratulation to you LPCW, and to Quentin, too. I am happy that
your birth experience was so positive.
Larry

just the news I was waiting to here!

you say difficult, but do you just mean slow to emerge, or was there a SD
that needed a manouvere to be performed? (and another question, if it was
just slow, then 11 minutes does not sound slow, or was there are delay
before descent occured?)


You may want to raise with your midwife if you have a time to debrief, that
oxygen is no longer recommended for early resucitation of babies.

Congratulations, job well done!

Anne