Our second baby boy arrived at 38 + 5 gestation. Our first baby was born premmy at 36 weeks (in a very fast labour), so onwards from 36 weeks, this time round, it was all foreign territory to me. Any movement or any kick and I thought I was going
Miss Isla Jane had us on our toes from the beginning – first trimester bleeding and in the first scan uncovered a single umbilical artery (SUA), which meant frequent scans in the third trimester. 30 week scan showed that Isla was in breech position, which started a lot of conversation
“After 1 vaginal delivery & two previous c-sections, I was planning my VBAC2C. At 40 weeks I started to lose my mucus plug, and at 40+ 2 days I woke up at around 2:30 am with some surges that were coming & going very infrequent but enough for me to
A special thank you for this incredible mum sharing her birth story so openly and vulnerably. Birth is an epic journey where we are pushed to the edge of what we are capable of, and return with a baby in our arms. I am so proud of this incredible mum
As I approach my beautiful daughter’s second birthday, I can’t help but reflect on what it was like to bring a baby into the world during the early stages of COVID. Despite two years having passed, the emotions are still very much raw and these memories will stay with me
Early hours of Monday morning, I woke up with pretty consistent surges, very light, period cramp feelings, just coming and going. Lasting for 2 hours while I laid in bed, however slowed down as I got up and on with the day. They still made an appearance every hour, a
On the 3rd of January, 2021, myself and James found out we were 5-6 weeks pregnant with our second baby. Sadly, we miscarried in 2019 with our first baby. We were 13 weeks along when I went in for my ultrasound to find our baby had no heartbeat. Broken and
“Approaching the 3rd trimester mark of my pregnancy we had experienced a lot of concerns with the growth and weight of our little girl and there was an uncertainty that she would be coming prematurely. We were very lucky that she was able to get to the 38 weeks and
“To this day, I’ll be honest, I don’t really know when my labour started. In the days leading up to Frankie’s birth I’d been feeling what I supposed was the sensation of him moving further down into position. It wasn’t super comfortable but it wasn’t painful. Was it practise labour/’Braxton
I woke up Wednesday morning 20th October just before 2am with surges. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn’t. I got up, went to the bathroom and thought “we might be on here”. I tried to stay relaxed, but I just couldn’t settle. I woke Andy about
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