I never intended on having a water birth at all right from the start i was going to have a natural birth no drugs as the doctors told me that my pelvis would not be strong enough to give birth naturally which made me even more determined. I was thinking

i will show them the last result would not be to let them cut me open to get my baby out.

On the saturday morning i started getting real bad pains in my stomach and as i was 9 days over. I knew what these pains were for i got home as quick as i could ws panicky as hell as i had kylie with me and did not want her to see me go into labour although she could tell i was in pain and got all panicky too. I called my dad and told him to come over and i thought the baby was coming to he hurried over i then called barry and told him to get home he immediatly knew why .

When he aarrived i was in pretty much a state basically through panicking as the day went on these pains came closer and closer together as i never knew barry said im not in labour its jus contractions and i was thinking if this aint labour wat pain have i got to come ???By now i knew these were contractions by the eevening they were 3 mins apart but from here on was agony i could feel my pelvis grinding constantly it felt like it was going to explode the contractions were coming faster and faster i was rolling around on the sofa and floor i thought i was dying lol , by this time barry was worried as i could have hurt the baby but the pain i could not bear .

The midwife arrived and she did an examination and said i was only 2cm but withthe pain i had to go to the hospital for gas and air and i was very stressed. I couldent sit and i couldent stand i was pretty much useless , by the time i got to the hospital i was 3cm with contractions 1min apart  the amount of pain i was in i had to be in labour surely 5 mins later i was measured again 5cm. The midwife said ok ur only 5cm but u are having a labour before time which she explained that jus means im having the labour pains but not actually in labour they tried getting me to lay on a bed , sit on a ball , sit on the toilet , walk around but whatever i did it did not ease the pain. Then they started offering me drugs i had gas and air  but she wanted me to have pethadine i said no i dont want it and she was arguing with me thatt i was getting stressed and it was no good for either me or the baby. So i asked for any other ways wihtout giving me drugs that was when she mentioned me having a water birth i liked that idea .

She then took me down to a ward as i had to be in labour so i carried on with the gas and air litterally 5 mins of being there this pain suddenly got a whole lot worse and to make everything a whole lot better barry had gone home to check on kylie!! I was ringing the buzzer and nobody was coming i then started to what i tried was running down the corridor as i could hardily run as i was in labour where i found the midwife. She stayed with me and called Barry and luckily he got there quick i was taken down to the pools by this time Barry had arrived i then gave back the gas and air and i was basically pain free well almost .

Just after 5 mins of being in the tub i felt the need to push the midwife said i wasnt quite ready only push if i was sure as i may tear bad but do i listen no only 6 mins after beginning to push and where i had my arms and legs through the bars i could see my beautiful babys gorgeous dark hair and the best time for me to tell barry she had his hair haha and after that it took a further 9 mins later my darling chloe myself and barry were holding together in the water i then had to let go in order to climb the steps safely with her barry carried her out of the pool i panicked because she wasnt crying which barry found amusing they then explained the cord had not been cut yet , then barry kissed baby Chloe on the head and handed her to the midwife so that he could cut the cord and there was my babys cry i longed to hear .

My baby daughter Chloe Elissa was born weighing 6Ib 13oz on sunday 25th june 2006. (now loves water cant keep her away from it )

Thanks for reading

Luv Emz xx