London mum and wannabe illustrator. On a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself. 
Little L has been three months today. Striking a balance under the past three months seems to be almost impossible, as life without her is close to unimaginable. Again, I am surprised by how true it is what everybody says: once your baby entered your life, life without her seems like a distant memory. And: it does get easier with time.
Posts Tagged ‘birth’
Three months and counting
Tuesday, Jul 7th, 2009 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, birth, breastfeeding, family, formula, labour, little L, midwife, parenting, pregnancy
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, birth, breastfeeding, family, formula, labour, little L, midwife, parenting, pregnancy
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.