The birth

[whitewriter]

Can you believe it started at 11:21?
On the morning of the induction I was nervous I would bump into ICU staff at the mums n bus entrance as i was due to arrive at 0800, shift starts at 0730 and night shifters trickle through out from 0745 to 0815.
I made Pete try to find street parking. He humoured me and when we couldn't, I directed him to the shared staff n patients car park wishing I had my ID to take advantage of staff rates ( which isn't that much different anyway and could have been a hassle for Pete to deal with).

So by the time we got in, our was close to 0900. The room wasn't ready anyway and we waited while it was cleaned.

Gloria who gave me the lift to work admitted me. It was a strange moment as with masks I almost didn't remember her nor she, I.

Pete kept his nerves well hidden I think.
I had the cervidil pessary inserted and we hung out all day. I showed him all the spots in the hospital. The fat Cafe. Then I came back for shitty hospital lunch. Then the hospital chemist and Cafe. And we then walked around the whole place from chemist to front to down the driveway back to mums n bubs entrance which is a real short walk.

Then after dinner I took him to level 11 to see the view. The hip n pelvic pain was heating up so we went back. I was uncomfortable but the pain was constant or positional.

So I didn't call it labour.

Pete went home around 8.

The plan was they would remove the pessary at 1030 ish, 12 hrs post insertion.

I took a shower to help with the discomfort of feeling irritated in the pelvis ( I don't know how else to describe it).

At 1121 I started using an app I downloaded to count the time the hip pain was coming and going.

I rustled in my bedspace curtained off area a shared with a multip having her second 7 years after the 1st. In all sorts of positions trying to feel "better".

I ate two eggs Pete left me.

I debated when to call Pete cause I knew once he was awake he would not resleep.

I sent a text incase he was awake.

Nope.

A progress ve at 0200 ish said I was 5cm (I was 4 when it went out)

At approx 0215 I packed my bag into a trolley and was walked down from high risk
antenatal to bed 3 birth u where I met the lovely new grad (I didn't know she was ng at the time) and med student shadowing her.



Tbc