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		<title>Complaining against an NHS midwife… result!</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/07/complaining-against-an-nhs-midwife%e2%80%a6-result/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About three months after I handed in my complaint, I received a letter from the UCLH Trust Headquarters, telling me that they had completed the investigation and informing me about their findings. Without further ado, here is what they said: &#8230; <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/07/complaining-against-an-nhs-midwife%e2%80%a6-result/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complaining against a midwife</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who started reading my blog from the very beginning about a year ago might remember the awful birth experience I had at UCLH. To be precise, the majority of the staff was amazing; there was just one &#8230; <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/03/complaining-against-a-midwife/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Three months and counting</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/three-months-and-counting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/three-months-and-counting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Question of the day: Is breast really best?</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/05/question-of-the-day-is-breast-really-best/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/05/question-of-the-day-is-breast-really-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 09:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are having a couple of exhausting days. Lots of screaming – or should I say shouting? barking? – as soon as I try to put little L down for only a second. The only thing that seems to sooth her is my nipple in her mouth, her little body clutched closely to my chest. We went from feeding every three to four hours to nonstop feeding. And as quickly as my sleep deprivation increases, my sanity goes out of the window with every new feed. Only a few weeks into little L’s life and I already feel like a failure. Why can’t I give her what she needs? <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/05/question-of-the-day-is-breast-really-best/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Post Dates Clinic III – The final chapter</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-dates-clinic-iii-%e2%80%93-the-final-chapter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-dates-clinic-iii-%e2%80%93-the-final-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-dates-clinic-iii-%e2%80%93-the-final-chapter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Post Dates Clinic II</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-dates-clinic-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-dates-clinic-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-dates-clinic-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Post term baby, post dates clinic and pre birth trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-term-baby-post-date-clinic-and-pre-birth-trauma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-term-baby-post-date-clinic-and-pre-birth-trauma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/04/post-term-baby-post-date-clinic-and-pre-birth-trauma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No midwife when you need one &#8211; and vice versa</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/03/no-midwife-when-you-need-one-and-vice-versa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/03/no-midwife-when-you-need-one-and-vice-versa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it with the NHS and midwife shortage in this country? How come they abandon you when you could need a little advice and hold you in their tight grip when you just want some peace and quiet? <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/03/no-midwife-when-you-need-one-and-vice-versa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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