Before bed the midwives wanted to hook me up to a monitor. I’ve since found out it’s not really advisable that early. Plus they asked me to push on the monitor which again I was told after wasn’t a great plan! As you can see from the picture after, it left quite a mark on …
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The ward was a strange place to be. People were there to go into labour. Therefore things would be kicking off at all times of the day/night. Most of the night nurses kept quiet whilst creeping around to do obs. But some of them would turn the lights on waking everyone up, even if it’s …
I was awaiting blood test results so was told I’d now be moved tomorrow. So I got settled for bed. But at 9.30pm I was told “you can’t have two beds they are coming to get you” by a really helpful nurse 🙄 I asked if I needed to pack everything up as I knew …
I was soooo hungry when I woke up from the op I just wanted to eat. But I wasn’t allowed anything for the first 24 hours minimum. When I was finally allowed something it was a tiny bowl of soup and jelly. This was my meal for the next 3 meals. Other than toast for …
Going into the operation I was pretty terrified. I didn’t get a massive amount of sleep over night. They came and gave me pre-op medication then I settled in for sleep. A lady opposite me was going into labour and although she was fairly quiet there was quite a lot of moving about around her. …
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Time to get admitted! We went to UCLH for 12pm and were met by the drs and the midwife who would be my fmu midwife. I then had bloods taken and was taken to a scanning room where I had another scan by George and signed all the pre op paperwork. Lots of sitting around …
Packing time! I needed to do a mad dash pack, but luckily had been to Primark to stock up on all the clothes I thought would be needed. I took a cabin sized suitcase and filled one side with my pregnancy pillow, the other with clothes. Here are my top tips/must haves: â– Floaty, light dresses …
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The last weekend to enjoy before 12 weeks of bed rest! This weekend we have taken time out for family and to really enjoy life with our twins. Doing our favourite things – essentially being outside. I am so worried about not being able to pick them up or cuddle them or run around outside …
Daddy has gone away on my brothers stag do for the weekend so my mum has come to stay which means only one thing, cake! We had such a lovely weekend, going to a local farm where they have loads of birds, goats, sheep, horses, reindeer, pigs and a massive outdoor play area. The babies …
On Monday we still hadn’t heard back about another date. We were emailing UCLH from 7am where we were told if we wanted to go ahead tomorrow we needed to go in for blood tests today and they still hadn’t heard about the later date. At this point our decision was made. Without even thinking …
Spina Bifida Baby