The babies have arrived. .... What a day..

After a full night of Rhea labouring, nothing was happening. Then, next day finally the temp dropped and mucus plug came out. So ,we were feeling enthusiastic about progress.  I can tell you it doesn't take long for something to go wrong. Approximately an hour after her plug came out a thick forest green oozed from her. This means a placenta was tearing away. BAD, VERY BAD.  So, we called the doctor. He was to call us right back, by the time he did we were in the car and on our way.
Tried 3 rounds of Oxitocin and calcium to induce natural labour... ending in a C-section and 4 babies born. Mom is now healthy and all babies are good. One ,gave us a scare but the second vet stepped in and calmly took care of him and all came out positive. 

Now.. only problem left is Rhea is not bonding yet. I was up most of night . When they nurse she won't lick them to make them pee or poo.. so Midwife-Chrissy to the rescue LOL.   Quite the learning experience. 

When the babies were born , I cried my eyes out. You can clearly see that in the images. I look like a crazy person all puffy and red. Not to mention wasn't really dressed to leave the house in my pigtails and sloppy clothing LOL.

Rhea is now home with babies, long nights but I am sure each day will bring more ease and of course happiness. The babies are all doing well.  

Thank you to all who have followed us on this journey, what an incredible feeling of support and love. 

xooxoxoxooxoxo