The Cottage Smallholder

Good morning everyone,

i am 36 and gave birth too my beautiful baby angel Sana on the 06/03/2011 12 weeks early. Went into labour at work didn't have anything packed as i had so much time and had a month before i was due for maternity leave and ante natal classes booked at the end of April 2011. Sana is my first born.

After 18 hours of labour no gas no air and no pain relief as the midwives did not believe i was actually in labour until i reached the hysterical stage and i was screaming at my husband either kill me or please help me. That i was taken into a tiny cramped cubicle were as i got onto the trolley i blacked out and when i woke up was surounded by the obstetrician who had ignored me the whole day the midwife said i was being a big baby and had called security too remove my husbabnd from the labour ward. My poor husband pushed too one side  as there was physically no room for him near me. Covered in blood and had been cut open one side down below with pain so intense it took my breath away.My husband looking like a ghost as he thought i was dead, my daughter was delivered by forceps. She breathed straight away took a look around then cried after they took her away from us. i saw her for all of 20 secs. All my husband said was you are soo strong and my response to him was my faith in God was my pain relief. i discharged myself from the hospital 6 hours later and went home to my bed. As Sana was taken to another hospital as she needed specialist intensive care not availabe were she had been born. But she was discharged 6 weeks later and came home. She weighed 850 grams when she was born less than 2 Ilbs but perfect. i have been truelly blessed with sana but she has really  bad eczema that has just flared up all of a sudden. i am really reluctant too use steriods on her delicate skin. any suggestions ? x x x x