The 'Can - Do' Gift Box
I started to feel contractions at about 2am on
Wednesday 3rd October - not intense ones, just
like niggles, like period pains in my back. So I
kind of suspected 'something' was happening. I
spent the next couple of hours trying to time my
contractions, to see if I could see a pattern
emerge.
They were getting more painful, so I phoned the
maternity ward at my hospital, to see what they
suggested. They said if I was getting pain every
3-5 minutes and wasn't sure then to come in for a
checkup.
By the time we were in the car, the pain was
getting really bad around my back - I had the urge
to grip on tight to something, to wade through the
pain, so the Little Sprowtz Concentration balls
got a work out!
When I got to the hospital I had the complete
once over and told I was only 3cm dilated so it
was going to be quite a way off yet.
Pete and I went for a walk around the car park
and hospital grounds - slow going, but a good
distraction. The next few hours were spent pouring
through my LS gift box looking for ideas. The LS
massage ball was my saviour, with Pete rolling it
over the small of my back with the -Mother's
Massage Oil for about 2 hours. The pain was really
intensifying, and I started to get really cranky.
I thrust my pain management card at Pete and he
was brilliant. He just took charge and half
carried me into the shower and put the hot water
on my back, exactly what I wanted to do but
couldn't speak.
After 6 hours baby Alyssa came into the
world!
I cannot describe the overwhelming sense
of love that I felt for her as soon as I held
her.
I also couldn't believe how proud I was of what
I had achieved. Thank you Little Sprowtz for
creating your 'Can - Do' Gift Box. It definitely
was the most memorable baby shower gift I
received.
Deanna - Pymble
NSW | 
