Well, you asked for it Jo! Sorry it's taken me so long - I've actually written this 3 times & lost it!
I went to my Doc a day overdue & he stretched/ripened my cervix as he had told me he would if I made it to the appointment. He told us that my pelvis was very narrow and he thought I was going to have trouble. He gave us the option of booking a c-section then or being induced the next week (if I didn't go before) and trying. I really wanted to try a natural birth so he said that was fine but he'd only let me go for 12 hours at the most. That afternoon I started feeling like I needed to pee all the time. Hubby was back at work but my little sister was here and I had no pain - just thought my bladder had had enough. This went on all day & night (no sleep!) and at 10am the next day mum rang. I told her about it (it had stopped by now) and she told me to ring the hospital (we are half an hour from the nearest town). I rang and they told me to come in and get checked out so I rang hubby & he came home & drove us in. They asked if I had any pains when I got there & I said no just an annoying period like pain - really nothing - and the midwife told me that was contractions - they didn't hurt so I thought nothing of it! She did a swab which she said would turn blue if my waters had broken, it didn't but we found out later that it had been my waters. The doctor turned up about 4 hours after we got there & did his examination & told us he thought I could go home. I wasn't comfortable leaving because of the distance we are away & the road is terrible! Eventually he said we could stay & he'd be back in 2 hours. Half an hour after he left I was on the excersize ball, backwards on the chair - you name it - the contractions had really kicked in & it was all in my back (I hardly showed so we figured bub was laying back there!). The doc (who was not my normal doc - he wasn't on duty!) came back 3 1/2 hours later, did an internal & I was 3 1/2cm dialated. We told him that my doc had told us my pelvis was narrow, he didn't seem to care much. At 9pm the mw gave me 2 panadeine forte and a sleeping tablet & told me to try and get some sleep cause I was going to need it! Ten minutes later my mum turned up (she was to be there with us for the birth) and asked if I was ok, said I looked like I was going to be sick. I told her I was fine, the all of a sudden wanted to throw up - and I did! Called the mw & she said we better go to the labour room as I wasn't going to get any rest! She gave me some maxolon to stop the vomiting (which I needed a few more times!) and off we went. She gave me the gas when we settled in, it didn't help with the pain but it made me breath throught the contractions properly. The doctor turned up some time later when all was in full swing & did his internal & told the mw to give me some pethidine. I had said I didn't want anything so she told him this, but by this stage I needed something so I said I'd have it! It just took the edge off for me so I couldhandle it a bit better. I ended up sitting in the shower with the water on my back - I thought for 20 minutes but hubby tells me it was over an hour - and it was fantastic! Some time early in the morning the pethidine wore right off & I asked for an epidural, the mw did and internal and said I couldn't have anything as I was 9 1/2cm dialated. Soon after she told me it was time to push - I never had the urge - so I pushed - for and hour and a half! My contractions stopped as my body was too exhausted, then the doctor turned up. He did an internal, spoke to the mw & told me he was going to put me on a drip to start the contractions again so he could try the vontous (suction cap), and if that didn't work it would be a c-section. I told him I didn't want the drip, just do the c-section as I had been told my pelvis was too narrow. He refused! He said he would not do a c-section until he had tried everything else. We went into the theatre, mum couldn't come in as only 1 person allowed, the drip hadn't really bought the contractions back so the mw had her hand on my tummy telling me when to push while the tried the vontous. After the second go it came off bubs head & I said enough, no more! Doc said I had to try once more - nothing, bub was well and truly stuck! Now the c-section. Hubby said the look of relief on my face when they put the spinal block in was amazing - he reckons I smiled! He tapped my hand the whole way through thinking I was falling asleep, the relief from the pain was instant and amazing! When they pulled our little boy out hubby was watching, trying to see if it was a boy or girl. He was flacid and cold so the took him straight to the table. James went with them to make sure he was ok - no cry or anything, I didn't even see him! When they were sure he was ok James went out to tell mum & they wrapped him up & held him up to my face for a few minutes. Then they had to take hime out. He had to be put in the humidicrib as he was too cold & when I got to recovery they put him on my chest as they said this would warm him up quicker. I recovered well, the midwives said nobody would even guess I'd had a c-section. They also had a meeting and came to see us and asked us to write a letter of complaint about the doctor. They said I had done the right thing for myself and our baby asking for the c-section & the doctor was wrong in refusing & nearly killed us! We decided not too as all we cared about was that our bub was ok. I did get an infection in the wound a week later but I got antibiotics and it cleared up well.
My second was a planned c-section as I cannot give birth naturally. It was hard for me as there was only going to be 17 1/2 months between them & I was worried about Jack - not being able to pick him up etc. I had lots of help so that was good. The spinal block hurt this time, I think I was more stressed than I realised! James was there again & watched it all again. Another boy! Oscar cried straight away, I bawled my eyes out as it was such a relief to hear after Jack not making a sound, and I got to hold him straight away (after they checked him out of course). It was fantastic (and I had my own doctor this time!), a totally different experience! I recovered well again and Jack loves his little brother.
I hope my experience helps someone, if anyone has any questions feel free to ask - I'm only to happy to answer them! | 
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