Five months ago today I was all set to be admitted to hospital for my booked caesarean with Baby Beastie. As his arrival was planned it certainly took away all the uncertainty of wondering when labour might start (although it was still a possibility) and whether I would be ready or not. He didn’t end [...]
View Post booked, caesarean, emergency, hospital bag, induction, planned, Pregnancy, signs of labourYesterday was officially my due date and this would have been my last Bump Diary entry for 40 weeks. Instead I am able to announce the safe arrival of my second baby who arrived last Tuesday via elective caesarean. He is now nearly a week old and I am once again completely in love with [...]
View Post arrival, baby, Birth Announcement, boy, Bump Diary, caesarean, fragile, home, hospital, injection, worldToday we had a very important appointment at the hospital marking the 36 week point. A few weeks ago I mentioned that we spoke to a consultant midwife to discuss the possibility of an elective caesarean, following my previous emergency caesarean. The purpose of today’s appointment was to see whether we still wanted to proceed [...]
View Post Bump Diary, caesarean, dateThis week I have the freedom of being able to write at my leisure, within reason, as I am now on maternity leave. It still doesn’t feel quite real if I’m honest and just like I am taking annual leave. To think that I won’t be returning to work until next year is a very [...]
View Post Bump Diary, caesarean, diaphragm, faint, hospital bag, leave, lungs, maternity, overwieght, painting, PregnancyI have had a bit to say this last week to contribute to the diary but have been hanging on for the 32 week point. Today we went to see a consultant midwife to discuss the options with the birth. I was lead to believe that her role was primarily to coerce me into opting [...]
View Post acid, caesarean, consultant, cramps, crib, heartburn, indigestion, midwife, pushchair, reflux, stitches, woundI can’t believe that I am actually 30 weeks pregnant. I have been in the third trimester for 2 weeks now and have barely thought about it compared to when I followed each and every week in detail in my first pregnancy. Besides a cold, I have been feeling fairly well but getting increasingly tired. [...]
View Post Bump Diary, caesarean, consultant, leave, linea nigra, maternity, measurements, nesting, scan, trimester, VBACI have been a regular viewer of One Born Every Minute since the series began. It has made no difference whether I have been pregnant or not at the time, I find it compelling viewing and I see that I am not alone with the amount of hype the programme gets every week it is [...]
View Post caesarean, contractions, epidural, labour, One Born Every Minute, pain relief, stitches, theatre, uterus, waters, wound