Victoria Midwifery Care - Deanna Wildeman, Registered Midwife

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MARLENE Q

My name is Marlene. I was actually due on Feb. 23 but delivered Logan 31 days early on Jan. 21, 2002.

I woke up early on Monday morning because I had to go to the bathroom, then I tried to go back to sleep but couldn't sleep and went to the bathroom again at 3:45 a.m. When I went back to bed I started having contractions. They started to get painful so I woke up Jeff and asked him to time them. He said they were 4 minutes apart so we'd better go to the hospital. I didn't want to go because I didn't think they were severe enough and it could be false labor. He said we could go to the hospital to stop the contractions so I said okay. I packed a bag in between contractions.

Marlene Q Luckily our friends, Rodney and Jane, were here visiting so we woke them up and we left Jared (3 year old) sleeping. On our way downstairs I had a contraction and felt like pushing. We left at 4:30 a.m. On the way to the hospital Jeff called our midwife. Then when we got to emergency room parking and were walking to the ER, I had another stronger contraction and felt like pushing again. We got a wheelchair and Jeff took me up. When we got to Labour and Delivery the resident checked me and said I was ready to push. Four pushes and baby was out. Logan was born at 4:55 a.m. Our midwife, Deanna, missed the delivery but came in time to deliver the placenta. She said that this has never happened to her before. Subsequently, I felt fine after birth since it was so short.

Logan was 6 pounds 14 ounces and was in good shape so he didn't have to go to the special care nursery. We were in the hospital 2 nights and were able to go home on Wed. morning. We would have been able to leave earlier if he had not been premature.

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