Nine months in the making and arriving a week earlier than anticipated, we are happy to introduce our baby girl, Rose Helen Beer. What a cutie, right?
More photos of Rose, Mumma, visitors and life on the other side to follow...
Want to know how it all went down? read below
Bek's waters broke just after midnight Friday night/Saturday morning (3rd of March) but with no contractions in sight we chilled out and got some more sleep...
After a OK nights sleep we woke up, thought to ourselves 'is this really happening?' and headed to the hospital around 11am Sat morn where Bek was examined and we were then sent home, but only after being booked in for induction at 7:30am Sunday morning.
Firstly, we wanted a natural birth all the way (preferably without induction and the quick onset of contractions), and secondly who wants to be up at 7:30 am having a needle stuck in them?
Thankfully Beks contractions started around 6pm after burning Clary Sage oil and drinking Raspberry Leaf Tea (both are meant bring on contractions and make them stronger), and they quickly gained momentum, so we went back to hospital around 9:30pm Saturday night (Bek soldiered through three contractions on the walk to hospital! what a trooper).
We were admitted to the birthing suite and by 2am Sunday morning Bek had dilated to 9cm, and then pushed till 3.24am Sunday 4 March, used just gas and air, a pool room wasn't ready when we arrived and we didn't get around to moving rooms which we'd planned. My job was to help Bek relax and breath through the pain of contractions and its probably the single hardest this I have ever done. She did an amazing job and even when it got really hard, she found something to keep her going...
Unfortunately that's not the end of the story because Bek's placenta didn't detach and after receiving the maximum doses of everything that was meant to help, in addition to sitting 'to let gravity help' for a few hours, the decision was made for Bek to go into surgery with an epidural (by this time, we were both totally spent and just wanted it over with so proceeded) to have it removed and also have a few stitches! Thankfully this worked and the last resort - a cesarian to remove the placenta was not needed.
While all this was going on I was left in the birthing room suite to hang with Rose. Thing is, as exhausted as I was I just couldn't sleep. Just sat there watching her breath for two and a half hours!
Bek and Rose spent 24hours under observation while I had to go home once visiting hours were over. They were discharged Monday evening... She's breastfeeding, and Bek's milk has come in and she is recovering well.
Rose is amazing. So cute. She does love to bring up her milk (its called positing) which is a little frustrating and testing on the washing machine, but all is well here at home.
Thankyou so much for all the love and support. Rose already has a huge fan base all over the globe and is eagerly waiting to meet you all.
Stay tuned for more adventures as the three of us get to know how this family unit thing works...
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