The Birth Of An Angel

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Georgie was born into her mummy's arms on New Years Eve 2001.
Georgie was delivered by elective c-section at 37 weeks because of the problems she had in the pregnancy (you can read about these in her pregnancy diary *Just Hit the back button at the bottom of the page.

Because Georgie was born by elective section I knew when she would arrive unless I went into labor myself then that would be classed as an emergency and it would have then been an emergency section. The night before Georgie was born I didn't get much sleep as I was so excited I was going to meet my little princess in the outside world the following day. I spent most of the night laying in bed stroking her through my belly and telling her more about Bradley and her daddy and how we couldn't wait to meet her

That morning I phoned the hospital at 7am as I was asked to, to find out what time they wanted me there. I was to be there for 8am. So off we went picking my mum up on the way, in the car all we could talk about was meeting Georgina for the first time Bradley was so excited. Once at the hospital I booked into the delivery suite and was shown to room 15 which is where I would be until the section. The midwife came in and she was really nice I can't remember her name though. She told me I was 2nd on the theatre list for that day so I could expect to go down to theatre at around 10am and by 11am I should be holding my daughter. She then disappeared off and was only gone for about 10 mins or so when she came back and told me that there had been a change of plan the lady beforeme had not arrived so I would be going to theatre in the next 20 mins or so. She left us to get ourselves ready mal was staying with Bradley and not coming into the theatre with me mum was coming with me she had to get changed into the gown and wellies etc. Approx. 10 mins later the midwife came back in with a Dr and informed me they hadn't read my notes and that I wouldn't be going to theatre after all simply because my waters has ruptured (PROM) at 34 weeks 3 weeks before hand. I would have to have yet another course of antibiotics 2 doses 4 hourly after the second dose I would be taken to theatre. I asked them if this was the case why wasn't I taken into the hospital the night before so they could do this and then deliver me that morning. Partly I was annoyed as I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since 8pm the night before and if I knew they were going to do this then I could have had a light breakfast, as it was I couldn't have anything ll now all I was allowed were a few sips of iced water I felt so sick where I was so hungry.

My consultant came to see me and told me he was surprised I'd got to 37 weeks as he thought that I would go into labour on my own and it would have turned into an emergency section. If he thought that then why make me wait 3 weeks in agony? To cut a long story short I was mucked around so much all day and was told different things by different Dr's 1 told me I would have the antibiotics 6 hours apart and after the 2nd dose I would be taken to theatre. Then it was 4 hours apart and straight after the 2nd dose I would be then taken to theatre. Then it was changed to 2 doses 4 hours apart and 4 hours after the 2nd dose I would be taken to theatre. This is eventually what happened but there was so serious breakdown in communication with everyone involved. Because nothing was going to happen until early evening Mal took Bradley home for a few hours. So for me and mum it was a matter of waiting around. While all this was going on I was put on an IV saline solution to give me extra fluids for the operation and for Georgie as I wasn't allowed to drink anything. I have funny veins and the IV kept getting blocked so they had to keep flushing it very painful.

Eventually at about 17:30 I was taken to theatre and put on yet more drips I had 4 bags of stuff going into me through out the operation and for a while after. I'd decided to have the operation with an epidural rather than by a general anesthetic The anesthetist tried 7 times unsuccessfully to insert the epi. I'd told him that morning that I have a curve in my spine and when I had Bradley it was put higher than normal because of this would he
please do the same? He decided to put it where it would have gone normally but all he was doing was hitting bone it was so painful!!! I have to admit that I swore at him several times. On the 8th attempt he finally decided to insert it higher and was successful, as I told him I would be! I remember laying down feeling very strange light headed, dizzy and sick all I wanted to do was go to sleep but at the same time I was so excited my baby girl
was about to enter the big wide world. I didn't even realize that they had started the operation until I felt that familiar sensation of pulling and tugging a bit like someone doing the washing up in your tummy, it's so hard to explain. I say familiar because Bradley was born by c-section as well.

Georgie's first cry was music to my ears it was more like a meow than a cry but so beautiful.
The time she arrived was 18:21. The time my life changed forever. I got a quick glimpse of her before she was taken to be checked over. I remarked by that quick glimpse how much like Bradley she was . I was trying to watch them while they checked her over and all I saw was one of the peds had a face mask over her with one of those bag things and it looked like they were resuscitating her she wasn't crying anymore she only cried for a few seconds.
I was petrified that something had gone wrong. I later found out that she had swallowed a lot of muck during the 3 weeks I was without water and during her birth. She had a little difficulty in breathing . Her apgars were 6 at one min and 8 at 5 mins. We were worried she would have to go to special care for observation but luckily she was OK and didn't need to. We were then taken to the recovery room where I got my first real cuddle of my baby daughter. We spent the next 6 hours in recovery as I became very ill. Georgie meet her big brother Bradley and her daddy for the first time. She was weighed in the recovery room so tiny 4lb 11oz and 16 inches long, her head circumference was 32cm

Georgies 1st ever Photo Taken just moments after she was born :o) Isn't she just adorable?

Bradley was fascinated with his baby as he started to call her. We were so pleased to meet her and glad that she'd arrived safely for her big adventure on the outside world. The bells chimed in 2002 just as we were being wheeled onto the ward what could get better that year a brand new year a beautiful baby daughter what a fantastic year it's gonna be?