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Introducing Mia Olivia Nelson, AKA Mia Moo and formely known as Ms Bean!

This could possibly be the most boastful and proud blog ever but you get that. We are bloody clever. Actually we think we are rather mad, because we did it (Zoe, suffering post-natal Elation, writes this!). We have a daughter.

What a journey, it doesn’t matter how much you read or talk to people or research, your journey is always unique and cannot be explained or pre-empted! Read on to hear about the crazy adventures in the bloody launch of the long awaited ms bean…

Thursday, 2 days after our due date I had booked myself in to see a lovely acupuncturist to try and move things along. My doc would only let me go ten days over I was really keen not to be induced to labour with drugs as it makes the birthing journey so much harder… immediately as my feet touched the ground I got this crazy lower back pain and was pretty convinced that it was going to happen soon… we were woken to the start of contractions about 4am Friday. Yay and AHHH!! Hung out at home all day Friday and Al was able to work from home which was great as it was mad to have someone to help me distract myself/help me with my mojo!

Al’s folks arrived on Sunday and have been staying in the front lawn so it was time for them to head off for a day whilst I dealt with labouring at home! About 2pm I had some more action and contractions were pretty consistently about 20 minutes apart starting to amp up a notch.

I pottered around cleaning/updating facebook/showering and playing with said cute and very concerned puppies. Around 11 pm Al decided that it would be good to go to the hospital as contractions were pretty intense and consistent – about 6-3 minutes apart. I agreed only after we ran out of hot water… the ride to the hospital was amusing, Al ran 2 red lights and we both agreed that it was the right time!

We got to the hospital and the midwives rushed up to the lift to put me in a chair but I walked the stairs and the hallway instead. By this point I was being possibly a tad feisty? Jane the midwife (Undead Jane shown) I had been seeing the duration of the pregnancy was working. This was mad… and I was the only one in labour that night which was also mad! We had managed to labour at home until I was 5 cms dilated which was great news!

Anyways Al was amazing, massaging my back and being really encouraging. (He is one of the good ones)… Dealt with the contractions as they came by using massage and showers – at one point they were coming hard and fast – didn’t feel like there was any breaks in between for a good hour or more… that was one of the hardest points but in retrospect it was probably “transition” just before the pushing starts.

Jane said soon after that I was 10 cms dilated and ready to push whenever I got the urge. At this point I realized that there was no turning back! It was reliving to hear that it was time but freaky too…

My doctor Jenny (a happy but tired Doc shown right, Mia Moo was her 7th delivery in 2 days!) got there for the last 6 or so contractions, and I was making crazy wild animal noises like you wouldn’t believe! My throat hurt for the next 2 days! The pushing lasted for over an hour and was I N T E N S E

But I pushed her out, Al did a stella job of being squeezed and mopping my face with a cool facewasher. I delivered her on all fours on a birth mat, with my husband, midwife and doctor with no drugs and no complications. After she came out, I still couldn’t believe it.

Neither of us could. I still can’t.

The most raw, divine and amazing experience.

She is so amazing! Such a personality already!

She came out with a wee little cry and then she opened her eyes and just looked seriously miffed!

“What’s going on here – why did I follow the light? You guys are all a-holes I was comfortable!”

The required details:

Mia (Moo) Olivia Nelson
Born 2:34AM Saturday 25 August 2007
Weight: 3.51kg (7.7lbs)
Length: 49.2cm
Head circumference: 34.5cm    (OW!)

Here’s some pics of our gorgeous Mia Moo!

Here’s a pic of Allan and Margy (currently caravaning in our yard!) seeing their first grandkid, can you see the harsh emotions ?!

And check out Mia’s calamari, Gangrene beginning to set in isn’t that exciting aye? Expertly prepared by Al: