On [name]Tuesday[/name], [name]June[/name] 18th 2013 we welcomed our beautiful baby girl into the world. [name]Daisy[/name] [name]Madeline[/name] was born at 5:33pm, weighing 6lb 10oz.
I started contracting on [name]Monday[/name] afternoon, but, wanting a natural birth, I stayed at home for as long as possible. They were somewhat irregular for most of the evening and a pattern didn’t start forming till [name]Monday[/name] night. They were around 5 minutes apart by 7am [name]Tuesday[/name] morning, when my waters broke (to which [name]Amelie[/name] laughed and said mummy wet herself) and I knew it was time to go to the hospital.
We arrived at the hospital and I was examined. The pain was unbelievable and I’d had no pain relief (like I wanted) and I really thought I was close. The midwife told me I was only just over 4cm dilated and I was so upset I cried for about 10 minutes. I really thought it was nearly over, but it was only just beginning. I went on the birthing ball hoping it would encourage baby’s head to come down more, but it didn’t make much difference.
By 10am I was 5cm and couldn’t take any more, so I went on the gas and air. Wow! What a difference it made. It did make me a little bit nauseous which I wasn’t expecting but it definitely helped me cope with the pain. I tried sleeping in between contractions because I could feel I was low on energy and the midwife wouldn’t let me eat anything because my labour was progressing so slowly. They were telling me to keep an open mind regarding a section but I was adamant I wasn’t having one.
I continued progressing slowly and by 3:45pm I was finally ready to start pushing. [name]Daisy[/name] was born just over 1hr and 45 minutes later. I ended up tearing which was completely my own fault, I was told to stop pushing as she was crowning and to breathe her out, but the pain was so intense I just pushed anyway causing a tear. I needed stitches but I’m recovering well.
She’s the most beautiful little girl! Lots of light brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes. I had some latching issues and I’m also battling low supply but we’re getting through it and thankfully, we haven’t had to supplement with formula just yet although I won’t rule it out if it continues like this.
She has settled into our family beautifully and even though I really, really thought we were having a boy, she is the most perfect thing I have ever seen and I feel privileged to be her mother. [name]Amelie[/name] is besotted and can’t give her enough attention.
As for the name - It just came naturally. We had actually decided on [name]Lucy[/name] while I was labouring at home [name]Monday[/name] out but when they placed her on my chest after she was born, my husband kissed her head and simply said “[name]Daisy[/name]”. We didn’t even discuss it, she was simply [name]Daisy[/name]. [name]Amelie[/name] has taken to calling her [name]Daisy[/name] Boo which is something I would have cringed at when pregnant but it has stuck a little, as a nickname.
A random tidbit of information - If she were a boy we would have named her [name]Philip[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] 
Thank you to all at NB for helping name my daughter
With love, the pinkballerina family xx
