Phoebe's birth story - part 3

[pigwotflies]

At 1:20am on 6 August, I started pushing. It was hard work and not ideal with my legs up in stirrups. But once the epidural’s in, that’s what you have to do. I had trouble visualising where I needed to push. In many ways this wasn’t what  I wanted - on my back, pushing in the classic chin on chest manner. I tried to remember the breathing

Comments

[alitheapipkin]

For someone who has never wanted children ever, I find other women's birth stories fascinating. Thank you for sharing and congratulations again. I hope the three of you are settling in well and getting some sleep now!

[lalajia]

baby!!

Congratulations :)

[andrewducker]

Glad you came out the other side ok.

And thank you for sharing!

[mair_aw]

loving the pictures!

[topum]

Wow, this is fascinating.