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BarnYardCow · 27/02/2013 21:00

Evening, who's in tonight?

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Newforestpony · 28/02/2013 07:41

curious it actually depends on how comfortable the consultant is with the condition of the baby, plus how the delivery is going (just like any other birth).

Our son was born naturally too (after induction so that the team could be on standby). He had an exomphalos so the mass in front of him was larger than his head.

In the US most exomphalos and Gastroschisis babies are born by cs, but they also spend a lot longer in hospital, and in the case of exomphalos babies (who have a translucent membrane covering the organs), quite often they are not operated on for a few months or even years. Remember that healthcare there is a profit-making industry.

In the UK there is a greater drive to resolve more quickly and get the baby home (subject to any other issues) as quickly as possible. Our son spent 13 nights in hospital (original estimate was 2 months) and it was such a relief to get him home and start enjoying all the simple things of having our first (and only) child in the very best place - with mummy and daddy.

Ps I also breastfed until 12 months which helped me feel like a real mummy again after all the earlier trauma.

sushidave · 27/02/2013 23:11

I agree, it's so important to allay parents' inevitable (and misplaced) guilty feelings. When my pregnancy was going awry, the best consultants always made it very clear that it was not due to anything I'd done, and indeed there was nothing I could do (at least in the way of nutrition, and work to a lesser extent) to alter the path of the pregnancy from then on. When DD had arrived, I'll always remember Dr Newell telling us that she needed 3 things: warmth, milk and love, and that the medics would take care of the first one . I'm writing this as she's squawking away upstairs

amistillsexy · 27/02/2013 22:58

That consultant was an absolute star to tell those parents it was nothing they'd done. Nobody has ever told me that about my son's ASD .

What a wonderful story that was. I'm so pleased to see Baby Mia all better

curiousgeorgie · 27/02/2013 22:53

Anyone who's had experience of this before, or maybe they said it and I missed it, would it not have been safer to give her a c section? I seem to remember the first episode being a young mother who was given a c section due to her baby having this?

Mia was beautiful!! Giant eyes

legoqueen · 27/02/2013 22:49

Heartwarming. Roll on next week!

beginnings · 27/02/2013 22:23

I'm 10 weeks with DC2 and I'm moving to Leeds so that Gail can deliver my baby. What a fabulous woman.

herethereandeverywhere · 27/02/2013 22:06

Bless our NHS, so grateful for it and what it does. When I see an episode like that it reminds me how lucky we are to have such wonderful treatment accessible to us all.

(Yes, Mia made me cry too!)

sushidave · 27/02/2013 22:00

That's our consultant (Simon Newell)! And he's as fantastic as he came across there. Amazing that baby Mia came home after 3 weeks. We're 6 weeks home now with our premie DD after 4 weeks in the SCBU, hearing his voice brings it all back.

oooggs · 27/02/2013 21:59

So pleased they updated us on Mia, she is lovely, so pleased

IAmLouisWalsh · 27/02/2013 21:59

Oh, that last bit with Mia on the rug just got me!

oldraver · 27/02/2013 21:58

How gorgeous is Mia ?

SpaghettiBologneighs · 27/02/2013 21:58

Logan wants them to turn the lights down!

legoqueen · 27/02/2013 21:58

She's gorgeous!

SpaghettiBologneighs · 27/02/2013 21:57

Beautiful little Mia :)

IAmLouisWalsh · 27/02/2013 21:56

Has her mum gone home?

IAmLouisWalsh · 27/02/2013 21:55

I liked the consultant - very good explanation

DottyDot · 27/02/2013 21:55

SOB! So glad she's OK

legoqueen · 27/02/2013 21:55

Nice consultant, reassuring...

oooggs · 27/02/2013 21:54

Tears here too

Mondaybaby · 27/02/2013 21:54

Gosh, this is bringing back memories. I was on midwife led birthing unit and informed I was fully dilated and told to push. Then almost 3 hours later rushed to the labour ward where I was told I was only 6-7 cm and told to stop pushing. It all went a bit wrong from there and I ended up with forceps delivery and big bleed. My dd was fine thank goodness. I still feel upset about it though at times 2 and a half years later.

IAmLouisWalsh · 27/02/2013 21:53

Bless that baby girl

NewYearNewBoo · 27/02/2013 21:52

Aaw that little one was lovely, hope they let us know she is ok.

Yes he really did say HE needs a breather sometimes

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ClaimedByMe · 27/02/2013 21:50

Sniff sniff

DottyDot · 27/02/2013 21:50

Damn you OBEM - in tears here... That Mum did so well and I hope they update us about the baby.

OnlyWantsOne · 27/02/2013 21:50

Tiny baby Mia!!!

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