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announcing the arrival of her most serene highness....;)

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serenequeen · 28/07/2004 15:50

our dd was born at 6.49 on Monday morning at home weighing in at 10lb 8oz. my midwives were wonderful and i wholeheartedly recommend giving birth at home and in water!

will write more when have a chance.

we are very happy and proud!

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littlemissbossy · 30/07/2004 19:30

Congratulations SQ

lydialemon · 30/07/2004 19:32

Congratulations! I hope you're sitting comfortably after that!!

We'll give you a couple of weeks THEN drag you out for a meetup

dinny · 31/07/2004 20:24

Congratulations, Serenequeen! What a big girl! Well done to you. xx

NomDePlume · 02/08/2004 11:27

Awww, congratulations on your lovely new bundle

OldieMum · 02/08/2004 12:59

Congratulations!

Papillon · 02/08/2004 13:09

Nice one, big congratualations on a home birth!

Enjoy, Enjoy

Galaxy · 02/08/2004 20:22

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serenequeen · 04/08/2004 06:09

thank you so much everyone for these lovely messages

i can't recommend water birth enough. the water is so relaxing, makes it easy to move about into different positions, gives support etc... i've got a miniscule tear which didn't need stitches.

have to say the whole undercarriage is still quite sore! i lost quite a bit of blood after the birth and have been on "bed rest" since the birth - a few more days to go.

am finding that b/f is not like riding a bike! it has not been quite so easy to pick it up again as i thought...

found this birth a wonderful experience compared to ds's birth.

if anyone needs a recommendation for independent midwives in s or w london, i couldn't recommend annie francis and teresa arias from s. london independent midwives highly enough. they have been fantastic.

my little girl is beautiful!

thanks again every one for your kind wishes

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lonelymumof3 · 04/08/2004 07:32

aw....congratulations. What have you called her?

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frogs · 04/08/2004 09:30

Missed this while on holiday -- many congratulations!!

Janh · 04/08/2004 10:06

Not sure how I missed this - brilliant news, sq, what a big girl! Loads of congratulations to you all. Hope you get off that bed soon.

Tinker · 04/08/2004 10:28

The headline in the Review section of yesterday's Indie was about 'Her Serene Highness'

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madgirl · 04/08/2004 11:50

serenequeen, many congrats, rest up well mgx

fisil · 04/08/2004 12:21

Well done!

Toothache · 05/08/2004 12:17

Congrats SQ!!! 10lb 8oz?????? WOW!

webmum · 05/08/2004 12:47

Congratulations serenequeen

and glad to hear it went so well!!

[smile}

stupidgirl · 05/08/2004 12:58

Congratulations

jodee · 05/08/2004 23:15

congratulations!

CountessDracula · 05/08/2004 23:53

SQ well done to you, sounds like a wonderful birth! I was away on holiday so missed this. Do you have a name for the new arrival yet?

hermykne · 08/08/2004 09:44

serenequeen and princess, well done
congrats

Pes · 10/08/2004 23:29

Congratulations and so so so so well done

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serenequeen · 11/08/2004 13:57

ooh more lovely messages, thank you! we are doing v. well - she is being very kind to us so far - fingers crossed!

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