Saying goodbye to the idea of a baby girl
On the way to the private gender scan for our third baby, I felt that I wouldn’t be in the slightest bit surprised if this little person growing inside me…
Pregnancy
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A Birth Story Part 5 – The Day We Met You
In the last part of my birth story, I was 5cms, and then all of a sudden, I was pushing. ———— What? No. I’m only 5cms. Why do I need…
A Birth Story Part 4 – Having my waters broken
In the previous part of my birth story, I felt increasingly frustrated at the ‘illusion’ of birth choice when you are on an “intervention path”, and after a four day…
A Birth Story Part 3 – Early Labour
After being diagnosed with Obstetric Cholestatis, my induction had been started off at 37 weeks, and we were waiting for a room on labour ward to become available so my…
A Birth Story Part 2 – Being induced and feeling low
In Part 1 of my birth story, I was diagnosed with Obstetric Cholestasis and told I would be admitted to hospital there and then, and induced the next morning. ——————…
A Birth Story Part 1 – Being diagnosed with Obstetric Cholestasis
This story starts way back before labour had even begun. In fact, labour feels like the short sharp full stop at the end of an epic novel…
Feeling the Stress – A Pregnancy / House / Life Update
It has been (almost) three months since we moved house and the builders started work. Three months of living elsewhere. Three months of spending four hours a day in…
Pregnancy Update | 16 – 20 Weeks
It is very strange to think that a mere few weeks ago I was in the throes of the first trimester constant hangover feeling, unable to imagine ever feeling 100%…
Do I Want To Have Another Home Birth?
Ihad a home birth with Rory. As far as labour goes, this couldn’t have been the better option for me. I was far more at ease than I was…