Baby Hannah

My little sister is a momma! We always do Christmas Eve with my side of the family and the plan was to meet at 2pm BUT that morning my sister Trish called to say that she was in labour! I went to her house at 10am and the midwife was there. Trish was already 6cm and totally relaxed. By 11:00am she was about 8cm so we went to the hospital....

Maria and I were with her and our role was to support Trish until she was 10cm dilated and then we would leave her with the midwife and Steve to bring baby into this world. I was `allowed' to take a few photos but really, I was there to help her first and foremost.We spent most of our time rubbing Trish's back and her legs and she was so calm the entire time. Every nurse that came in could not believe how relaxed she was. I couldn't believe it either:)

Who smiles like this when 9cm dilated? Not me!!!Trish's legs were getting sore so she started kneeling on the bed. She immediately went to 10cm and was all ready to push!She pushed from 1:30 to 2:30pm. Baby had quite a few decel's (heart rate kept going down and not coming up to baseline) so they were going to vacuum but they got Trish to get baby out quickly. The cord was so tight around her neck that they couldn't remove it so the rest of baby had to come out right away. Not the nicest way to end a beautiful birthing process but baby was safe and sound. Baby Hannah arrived! She cried right away and we were all so happy she was here. She weighed in at a lovely 7lbs 7oz. Fortunately Maria and I were able to stay the entire time as we were all working so well as a team so it was wonderful to witness this baby girl coming into the world. Unfortunately, the rest of our families were waiting for Christmas dinner so Maria and I left around 3pm.

They spent the night in the hospital and went home the next morning. I'm so proud of my sister, she pretty much rocked the whole birth thing! She was just happy to NOT have a C-section:)

Welcome to the world Hannah Joy, we are so happy you are here safe and sound!