Melissa & Raphaël in this week's HELLO! Magazine
Melissa George was in labor for three days with son Raphaël.
The 'Good Wife' actress and her boyfriend Jean-David Blanc welcomed their son into the world on February 6, and although she was having contractions "every five to eight minutes" for 72 hours, she insists she had a "great time" waiting for the new arrival.
She told HELLO! magazine: "I was in labor for three days, around the clock, with contractions every five to eight minutes.
"I had a great time walking up and down the halls and going from the bath to the shower, to the balloon balls. I had the bar by the head to hold on to so I could squat and let gravity do its work."
Although Melissa was in hospital for eight days, she enjoyed the experience since she shared it with a friend who was going through the same thing.
She added: "We had a great time because a very good friend went into labor two days after me. She was next door to me so all our friends in Paris could visit both of us."
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Australian actress Melissa George refused painkillers and struggled through a marathon three-day labour to give birth to her son last month (Feb14).
The 37 year old welcomed a little boy named Raphael, her first child with French businessman Jean-David Blanc, in Paris, France on 6 February (14), and George opted for a natural birth.
The former Home and Away star refused medication and spent three days in agony during a lengthy labour.
She tells Britain's Hello! magazine, "(He was) huge! I'm paying for that now - I'm still recovering... They (the French nurses) said, 'Oh, those Australians are crazy! They are so tough!' I thought that was hilarious... They had all the instruments ready in case, and I looked at the vacuum and the forceps and thought, 'There is no way on this planet they're coming near me'... I was in labour for three days."
However, George insists she doesn't regret her choice, adding of the birth, "It was magic and Jd (Blanc) was right beside me. It was amazing... I just couldn't believe the body could do that."
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Pictures from Melissa's official FB.