Answer the questions about your FIRST born. The one who made you a mum!
Epidural? Only after she had been born, because my placenta needed to be removed manually. The doctor put a glove on up to his elbow and I didn’t look!
Dad in the room? Yes, he was fabulous.
Induced? No, and I’m very glad because it sounds really rough for mum and baby.
C section? No, although it was close!! I was being wheeled to the operating theatre when the orderlies crashed the trolley into the wall. I felt her shift inside me and she was born while the doctor was prepping to operate and the midwife was telling him to get the fuck away from me 😂😂
Know the gender beforehand? Yes. R and I hadn’t even questioned our knowledge that she was a girl, until we were in Ibiza. We were about to buy a dress for her when we stopped and said, “What if it’s a boy?” So we asked at the scan a week later, learned we were right and went back to Ibiza (I know!! I miss the perks of being a DINKY!) and bought the dress.
Due date? We were originally told 4th December which I said wasn’t allowed as it’s my birthday. The doctor didn’t have a sense of humour and just looked at me… later we were told 22nd December.
Birth date? She was born on the 12th December, neither early nor late but at the right moment for her.
Morning sickness? No. Not at all. In fact, I found that food tasted amazing, like it did in amsterdam (if you know what I’m saying!!!)
Cravings? Flavour, lots and lots of flavour. I ate large amounts of fruit, bowls of huge mixes of fresh fruit.
Weight gained? Not during pregnancy, no more than expected, but during the year afterwards I piled several stone on! Lots of sitting, snuggling and eating waaaay more than the breastfeeding necessitated!
Place of birth? About half a mile away from here in our local hospital. I felt completely safe and relaxed there, knowing the midwives cared and listened to me.
Weight? 5lbs 12oz. She was so tiny, people felt they had the right to comment on her size but she was perfect and, now, is tall compared to her peers.
Baby’s name? Talaia
Age now? 12
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