1ish After a big disappointment of the contractions stopping, the midwives started the syntocinon (oxytocin) drip to start things up again. Almost straight away the faint cramps started again.
2pm The cramps are getting more regular but still fairly painless. Now i am sitting in the comfy chair and breathing through contractions.
3:30-4ish At about 2:30pm the contractions kept getting heavier and it was getting harder to talk to mum + Ang. I still felt really sick so it was hard to talk even between contractions. At about 3 or 3:30 i got them to run me a bath because the contractions were getting stronger and very painfu and i'd been told baths were good. It took a while to convince them to take off the CTG. Julie said she'd be back at 5pm to check - i was disappointed - i was hoping he'd be born by 5!
The contractions were So strong - and i wouldn't have any pain relief cos i was convinced it would make me chuck. I stopped talking all together. I remember saying "is it going to get worse?" cos i thought there was no way it could get worse. I was crying and whimpering (quite pathetic really) at the worst part of the contractions. God help anyone who tried to talk to me. I just waved them away unable to express how much they were pissing me off. Mum + Angie got the hint and talked among themselves - but the midwives weren't so bright.
5pm Julie should have come by now! I hope she says I'm 8 or 9cm i damn well should be!
5:30pm Julie finally came and said i was ONLY 5CM!!! I was literally writhing around on the bed in agony by now and Julie suggested an epidural. I agreed. I was exhausted.
