Millie Rose Bennett has arrived!

Most of you who read this will already know that Millie Rose Bennett entered the world on Friday 5th September 2008, 8.45pm 7lb 11oz. If you had asked me many months ago when I first found out I was pregnant and the dates were done I would have said that she was going to be born on the 5th of Sept and that I was carrying a girl! I know I should have said then but I did to some people. Only because Martha was due on 2nd of the month and born on the 5th so following that I thought the same would happen with Millie being due on 2nd and then the girl thing was because the first three months were pretty much the same as with Martha. Then people were saying things about the amount of movement and I felt Millie was moving a lot more so thought it could be a boy, then I thought I was carrying the same so thought it was a girl, then I just switched between and should have gone with my gut instinct! As for dates well with the ins and outs of hospital and the fact that head had been engaged so early made me think she was coming early. Well shouldn't have changed my mind should I!!!

So home birth, no I ended up in hospital but mainly because when my waters went there was old meconium (baby poo and a sign of distress) in my waters and the one midwife who was here thought it should be checked out. Also the heart rate dropped slightly but apparantly thats quite normal close to delivery. My midwife Tina wanted us to stay and just have the ambulance on stand by but the other midwife is a bit more traditional and wanted to go by the rules. The reason the other midwife thought it would be ok to stay is because the guidlines are changing and if old meconium is found then it isn't essential that it get checked out as long as everything else is ok. Also by the time the ambulance did arrive on stand by outside the house I was very close to delivering and my midwife Tina was worried that I would deliver on route- its a good 45 min drive to hospital. Anyway when two midwives disagree about what to do then it has to go by the rules so we ended up going in. I was very close to delivering and the ambulance guy was quite worried we would have to pull over. I wouldn't believe I was that close and also thought I was going because I wanted to go and was going to have an epidural!! Totally oblivious to anything else going on!!! I got to hospital at 8.10 and delivered by 8.45 so very close. I did have some pethadine when I got to hospital but it didn't hit me until after I had delivered and think it was given to me to shut me up! I was a lot more vocal this time in labour, even shouted at my mum at one point, last time I was a lot more quiet. The pushing bit surprised me and was over very quickly, less than 10 mins! During labour I wouldn't believe anything Tina told me and thought I was going to be ages in hospital hence the epidural, Tina had told me I was fully dilated but I wouldn't believe her! I didn't believe anything she said!!! I should be more trusting.

It also turned out that if a different midwife had been with Tina then I wouldn't have ended up in hospital. Oh well I had a lot of drama and a ride in an ambulance! Tina has said that as far as she is concerned I had a home birth and only went into hospital to deliver. I even ended coming home that night and was home by 12.30, that was really nice to not have to stay in over night and be in my own bed.

So details over with and now we are a family of 4!!! Martha on the whole has been very good with her and at the moment seems to understand that Millie is with is permanently. I am managing to feed again and so far so good, not being weighed again until 10 days so only time will tell if she is getting enough milk from me. I am trying to make sure that Martha gets lots of attention from me but it is difficult with me feeding. Hopefully things will get easier and I am hoping to do a couple of days next week as if I was on my own. Liam can then get some work done as his two weeks pat leave started last Fri so that would make up for the extra day too. Plus its how its going to be the week after next so need to get to grips with dealing with the two M's!!

Most of the pics will be on Liams website shortly but here are some for you to feast your eyes on. Oh btw a lot of people say she looks like Martha, I do see that but it seems to be more in pics than in real life!!??