My daughter was born in 2007 by cesarean due to low lying placenta.It was not a good pregnancy due to the fact that none of the scanners etc would commit to answering whether i could give birth naturally or not.Its tricky as all the way through you are told that the placenta may move.I was told mine had and was eventually given an induction date as my baby was late.During a last minute scan i was told oops you will need a c section as placenta was still too close for comfort.No one available to do surgery as it was easter weekend,not allowed home in case of bad blood loss altogether crap experience.Now pregnant again and hope all goes well this time,

Ah bless you Rek!!!!!!!! Fantastic!! I'm so so pleased for you... I'm so glad that DD1 is still in a good routine too. It must feel so exhilerating being at home now. Its been such a tough few months for you and you are another one who has come out the other side!!! Yippeeee.

Nannynorfolk its good to hear from you too. Glad everything is going well for Kerry and your son... and your beautiful little Harry!!!
Such life changing experiences you have had...

Rek you seem like a completely different person now!! I am so happy it was a good end to a very traumatic pregnancy for you and your family xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My dear Rek! That's wonderful! Many congratulations to you and all your family. I'm so glad that the transition to home has been smooth. You can now get on with life - and what a great one it will now be! (Has she got a name yet?) I have been checking the thread in case there was more news from you so I shall sleep now!!

Our little family is doing OK too. Little Harry lost rather too much weight the first week (down to 5lb 9oz) but he was jaundiced & sleepy so not feeding as much as he should. K & A then found they (reluctantly!) had to wake him (A to do nappy-change & K to breastfeed) for a few days but he's a lot better now & has got the regular feeding idea, although he doesn't seem to know day from night either. Nappies are all too big aren't they? Last Saturday (10th day) he had regained the weight plus a few grams. Now 6lb 2oz but still a bit yellow so will go to clinic on Thursday for final signing off. Seems so tiny to me (Andy was 9lb 4oz & my ds2, Tom, was 10lb 4oz while my dgs1, Eden, was 8lb 5oz) so I feel he is fragile yet. But neither he nor your DD2 should be here yet so they're doing well.

Kerry is getting on well & we went out for our first walk in the park on Saturday so life starts to look normal. Andy is on 2nd week's leave to be with his wife & son and K's mum goes in every day to help. As Andy goes back to his placement, Kerry's parents go on holiday for 3 weeks so I might make myself useful then. Can't wait! But have to split my time between Harry & Eden & home & work! Ooops! Spreading a little thin. Who cares?

Enjoy every minute Rek. It soon goes. Listen to the old lady!

Lots of love, Glynis xx

Hello everyone,

We're home! We came home on Weds and I have been loving being at home so much that I hadn't left the house until today. DD1 has been a dream, DH did so well at keeping her routines the same that its like I've just slotted back into her life! She is really pleased with her sister and we have been giving her loads of time and cuddles. DD2 is also doing brilliantly, she has had her nasal feeding tube removed and she is breastfeeding on demand, putting on little bits of weight but enough to keep her going in the right direction. She has her day and night confused, but given that she was in NICU/SCBU for a week where day and night are the same, that's not very surprising.

Just wanted to let you all know that things are going well & hope that you are all well too, rek x

Rek you really went through the mill didn't you? I'm so pleased you posted your story - I think it's SO important to acknowledge what you've been through as it really helps come to terms with and make a kind of peace with it afterwards. That can take time though so don't feel bad or surprised if you have to go back to the story or feel the need to talk about it more. Often I think we feel guilty for 'dwelling' on what we've gone through, especially when we've been safely delivered of our baby/babies. It can feel almost indulgent to look beyond the happy result and remember what we went through. However, I KNOW that trauma has to be acknowledged and processed and you went through a very traumatic experience; not just the birth itself but the lead up to it. Even one bleed is scary enough but to have weeks of it with the hospital stay combined and the stress of that is something that most people just can't understand.

I'm so glad you've come through this and I hope you're home with your lovely baby soon.

Well done. I so admire you for getting through all of that.
Kx

Congratulations to Rek and NannyNorfolk.

Sounds very scary Rek! Glad to hear you're home now.
Hope everyone makes a great recovery and babyrek is home soon.

Oh my dear Rek! What you have been through! God bless you and keep you - you've been through one or three of life's storms in one go, it seems! The only way is up now.

So pleased you are well enough to tell your own story, horrific as it was, and just hope you are on the mend now. That baby was a great weight so let's trust she will be in perfect health along with her loving Mummy very soon. Three cheers for the medical profession! (Hurry up, Cazzaben - the nation needs you!)

It has made me terribly aware (as if I wasn't already) as to what girls endure in the name of making a family. Don't suppose we can ever be sure how things will turn out but, generation after generation, our blinking hormones insist we take those chances - and it usually pays off! If we knew the risks without the persuasion of our maternal instincts, we probably wouldn't chance it & the species would be gone in one life-time. (HEAVY!!) Let's just be glad we take the gamble and I for one am thrilled beyond words to have another precious little boy. Thank you all.

Lots of love, NannaNorfolk xx

Good grief! Well, you got your money's worth from all those NI contributions, anyway!

I'm so glad you and babyrek are ok. Its brilliant that she is on a ward with you, and that you can stay in with her while you get feeding going.

Congratulations.

Oh Rek wow!!! I'm so pleased that your through it all safe and sound. I can't believe you lost so much blood!!!!!!! That must have been very very scary. Your so strong and brave. WELL DONE!!!!!!
I hope babyrek will be able to come home soon. You've all been through sooo much.
Maybe look on it as a good thing so you can spend a little time with DD1
in your own home.

I think your experience is the scariest I've ever heard. You should feel so proud of what you've been through. You already sound so strong now with your latest post.

I'm so so pleased for you Rek...

Enjoy your life with babyrek and DH and DD...
You have achieved something very very amazing...
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family xxxxxxxx

great to hear from you Rek. hope you are now enjoying some cuddles with you beautiful dd. roll on to your return to home!