When we got to the hospital just before 6.30pm, we were shown straight to a room and I was hooked up to a machine. The midwife examined me and I was only 1-2cm dilated. I couldn’t believe it. I was in so much pain with my contractions, how could I only be 1-2cm? The midwife told me she wouldn’t send me home because my contractions were strong so gave me morphine and paracetamol and told me they would examine me again in four hours. Later on, I got in the bath. It helped relax me but the contractions were really strong and the morphine just made me really tired. I spent well over an hour in the bath before i decided to get out. The morphine and paracetamol were starting to wear off and I could feel a lot of pressure. Shortly after I got out of the bath, the midwife examined me again at just before 11pm. I was sure I must have been nearly 10cm dilated by now but she confirmed I was only 5cm. I was in so much pain and asked if I could have some pain relief. I’d tried gas and air but it didn’t seem to help so she offered me pethadine. Then suddenly, before she even got the chance to get the pethadine, I had this urge to push. I started to panic because I wasn’t ready to push, I was only 5cm and I needed to be 10cm. I also knew there wouldn’t be time for me to have pain relief now. I was so scared at this point, I just wanted them to give me another caesarean. But shortly after I started to push, at 11.26pm our beautiful Lincoln was born.