Hi, it’s a bit long winded so if you make it to the end thank you 🤍 I’m 27 weeks…
Everything in this pregnancy has gone so swimmingly and I felt so lucky 🤍
Unfortunately things have taken a bit of a side ways turn and we’re now juggling with things we really didn’t expect or want, which are ultimately going to change the rest of the pregnancy and how I give birth.
After an emergency c section on my last baby, I really dreamed of having a natural birth this time, letting my body go until she was ready and just enjoy the whole experience, but we can’t do that anymore 😭
At our 20 week scan we were told our peach only has a 2 vessel cord Instead of a 3 which will be being kept an eye on as it can cause separate problems within the pregnancy that may effect her after she’s born.
A couple days ago I’ve been told I now have gestational diabetes, I’ve found it hard to get my head around all of this, and it may seem small and not a big deal, but to me it is, it’s triggered something in me with what happened when I gave birth to my second son and I’m not going to lie I’m worried and full of anxiety.
My son had suspected gestational diabetes after he was born but I was never tested whilst pregnant. He was a really big baby, got stuck, had to have his arm broken to get him out and he wasn’t breathing. He almost died. He was taken away after I gave birth to special care and I didn’t even get to see him. I was ignored regarding my concerns on his size quite a few times during the end of the pregnancy and I just felt let down. To be honest I haven’t ever really thought about it in detail, until now, I just pushed it to the back of my mind I guess. But now it’s all come back up again.
I know I’ll be looked after and I know things won’t be the same but the element of worry is still massively there and it’s now constantly on my mind.
I didn’t want a c section at all, the thought of them have always terrified me, but all I care about now is getting our girl here safely and to make sure she’s ok. We have more up coming appointments with midwifes, extra scans and consultant appointment to discuss the best options,but for now this is where we’re at.
It was such a long, difficult and upsetting journey to get to this point, and all I want is our girl safely in my arms. Do you think I’ll be eligible to be induced early? I wanted 37 weeks but I’ve been told by people that the consultant won’t agree to that. But my anxiety and stress levels are through the roof. Thank you for reading. X