Meeting Baby Number 2

I got to 39 weeks and 3 days into the pregnancy and it was time to be induced. The day of the induction, Melissa was picked up by My cousins stepdaughter Emily and was taken to my Cousin Val's. Me and Tony went upto the hospitals day assessment unit and i had a pessary fitted. This was fitted at 10:30am and by 4:30pm i was allowed to go home. We went home and enjoyed a peaceful evening infront of the telly with an indian takeaway. We went to bed that night, but early hours of the morning i was awoken with pains in my lower stomach and back. I tried to ignore it and get some sleep but the pains persisted. That morning after getting hardly any sleep, i phoned the day assessment unit and explained the pains to them. I was advised that i was in established labour and was to get myself upto the labour ward. Because of the fact i was on crutches, Tony decided to phone for an ambulance to take us up there. We arrived at the hospital (me already high on the gas and air. lol) and were taken straight to the labour ward. On the labour ward, it was decided i was no where near ready to deliver. I was still only 1cm dilated. This was going to be a very long day. I was moved onto the day assessment unit where i was given another pessary and was put on a monitor to check baby's heartbeat and my contractions. Throughout the course of the day i was allowed to go wandering and to use a birthing ball to try and get baby to move further down into my pelvis. As the day went on, my contractions grew stronger but were still only every 3-4minutes apart. By 7pm i was moved back onto the labour ward and at 7:30pm my waters were broken for me. As soon as my waters went, the contractions grew more intense immediately and were also alot more frequent. Every 30secs approx. I was in so much pain, there is no way i could have coped without the gas and air and the pethedine. By 10pm i was ready to push. Baby Jaydon was born at 10:15pm weighing 7lbs 4 oz. Blood was taken from his umbilical cord to test for Haemophilia. I was so exhausted, i had a nap. I woke about an hour later and went to have a look at my gorgeous son. I had the fright of my life when i noticed he was blue around the lips. I gently shook his shoulder and the poor little mite jumped out of his skin. I gave him a dummy and thankfully he was ok. But it really did shake me up seeing him like that. The following morning, the usual tests were done on Jaydon (hearing etc). Apparently he had alot of fluid in his left ear so an appointment was booked for the hearing test to be done at a later date at springfield green clinic. We were discharged later that day and went home. Finally i could see my little princess, my darling Melissa again. I missed her so much.