On wednesday 13th at 19.27 she was born by c-section at the Banbury Horton Maternity unit. She weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces, had her cord cut by her Daddy and had the most amazing blue eyes. She now weighs 5 pounds 12 ounces and still has thoes amazing blue eyes which eye time they open I see another little sparkle o wonderfulness (soppy I know but I can’t help it).
Minutes old in the recovery room, in her hospital blanket and hat.
She hardly cried when they pulled her into the world and was taken to see her Grandmar by her Daddy shortly after so Mummy could be sorted out and put into the recovery room. The section went really well and had no complictions as yet.
The stay in hospital was normal with people popping in at visiting time which was lovely. She got a lovely pink it’s a girl balloon from her cousin Casey and lots and lots of cards to celebrate her arrival. She was so small that most of the clothes we took with us to the hospital did not actually fit so there was an emergency dash round to find some clothes for her after she was born as the stay in hospital was longer than we thought it would be due to needing an emergency c-section.
It came about that an emergency c-section was needed as about to weeks ago I went to the maternity unit afer feeling what I thought was my waters brake. THey took a look and found nothin conclusive to suggest for certain that my waters had broken. However I continued to leak for another two weeks untill i really felt somethign was worng as my bump size had decreased, I was getting more and more pain as she moved and she was not moving as much at all. So after talking it through with my Mum I decided to call and they asked me to pop up for a check up. The took a look and the midwife thought she felt something strange so she asked if I would not mind going for a scan. She popped me on a machine that measures the baby’s heart and that was fine so baby was ok but my blood pessure was high and I had a temperature. I went rond to the scan and the sonographer was quite suprised to find that where I told herI thought the baby’s bumb was was actually her head. Yes She was a breach baby, her feet we curled up on my left side of my pelvisand her knees to my wright kind of like a praying position. She was small but when the consultant took a look at all the imformation he decided that de to a significant reduction in amnioti fluid 9meaning my water had broken when I said they had) and the position of her they could not urn the baby and there was a high risk of fracturing my pelvis on delivery so a c-section was the only way to go. after signing two forms I was wisked to the delivery suite and gowned up and taken in. It was that quick!!!
Daddy (Darren) was allowed to cut the cord on his first baby girl
Because everything was so quick I did not really get a chance to take everything in and all I remember was feeling scared and shattered both before and after she was delivered. It was a bit of a traumer having the eperdural but worth having as its very affective, its a bit like having one of thoes immunisations as a teenager, you don’t want it but you know its for the best. Its not the most comfortable thing in the world and I did not help matters by tensing up. I think I was ery restrained inthe room actually as I did not sware but did say ahow a lot but what do you expect IT HURT! The people around me at the tie we very understanding and comforting. It did make me feel sick and wacked out but I did not have gas and air to help with any of that but they did give me some lovely anti sickness medicine straight through a line which was good and helped fast.
The recovery room was spacious, clean and cofortable and Darren, the baby and I were allowed t spend a nice lot of time together being a family. My Mum was there at first but left shortly after as she was aware how preciouse our tie as a three some was going to be over the next days due to visiting times and also other visitors and Darrens work committments. She did get a cuddle though as I think was very pleased to do so too.
Grandmar Townsend with her first Grandaughter.
My Dad drove 6 hours that night to come home from Landsend to see me and the Baby to see for himself that everything was ok and that he did actually have a grandaughter (I think its a only my own eyes can make it true kinda thing).
Anyways we are now a happy family all three of us and she is such a pleasure, when she cries I want to cry as she is such a sweet thing I want to make her happy ever second but i also know its her only way of communicating verbaly so I treasure every squeek as I knwo she want something I can help her with, its a weird feeling. She is not fond of nappie changing but loves to eat, she is doing wonderfully being breast feed and took to it brillaintly.
So for now I’ll leave it at that but one last thing I have not yet told you her name:
Introducing:- Sophie Joyce Gunn currently 6 days old.
Our little Princess Sophie Joyce Gunn
