London mum, aspiring writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself. 
When you are about to have a baby, everybody is trying to warn you about sleep deprivation. But I didn’t really understand what they meant unless I got there. And maybe this is a good thing; as to me having very disrupted nights feels like constant torture, like someone hitting me constantly on my head.
Archive for April, 2009
Having a baby – initial observations
Saturday, Apr 25th, 2009 by Met Mum | 18 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: Add new tag, baby, breastfeeding, little L, motherhood, mum
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: Add new tag, baby, breastfeeding, little L, motherhood, mum
Post Dates Clinic III – The final chapter
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2009 by Met Mum | 11 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, birth, induction, labour, little L, London, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy, UCLH
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, birth, induction, labour, little L, London, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy, UCLH
In my attempt to go over 42 weeks (despite UCLH hospital protocols and the likes), we went to have a check and the 3rd sweep at the post dates clinic on Monday, 6th. This is when they found out that the amniotic fluid had diminished. The consultant admitted that one of the sweeps could have caused a little whole and the leakage. Well, thanks for that! After a whole day of sitting around and waiting for scan appointments etc., I had to stay and finally agreed to be induced. The cost of a natural water birth seemed to be too high when paid for with a health threat for our unborn daughter.
Finally there
Friday, Apr 10th, 2009 by Met Mum | 16 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, family, induction, labour, little L, post term, pregnancy
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, family, induction, labour, little L, post term, pregnancy
After exactly 42 weeks, and when the hospital decided to keep me in for induction after a check rather then letting me go home, my waters broke all by themselves and little L began her journey towards us.
Post Dates Clinic II
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2009 by Met Mum | 18 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: big M, little L, London, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy, UCLH
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: big M, little L, London, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy, UCLH
To my own surprise, I slept like a baby the night before our dreaded Post Date Clinic appointment. Apparently Big M soaked up all my frustration and my anxieties, as he was rolling from one side to the other and muttering in his sleep. Honestly, I think I would have gone mad by now, if he wasn’t at my side.
Post term baby, post dates clinic and pre birth trauma
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2009 by Met Mum | 10 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy
Filed under: Illustrations, Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: induction, labour, midwife, NHS, post dates clinic, post term, pregnancy
Welcome to week #42. My pregnancy will be officially considered post term as of tomorrow, which is why I am booked in for the ‘Post Dates Clinic’. And I am getting very tense about it. Only reading about the tests they usually run makes me feel sick and scared stiff. To add insult to injury, the online pregnancy calendar I have been following sends me congratulations on my newborn baby.