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Meeting Our Baby – A Birth Story
So, since it’s been a week since the big event, I thought I’d better had write my birth story, to get it all down and give my experience of my third labour. To be honest, it wasn’t anything like I’d expected. Both my other labours were near enough exactly the same. I’d had high blood pressure throughout the labours, I mean, off the chart blood pressure and had the choice between having the epidural which would bring my blood pressure right down, or a caesarean. Well I didn’t want a caesarean so had the epidural both times which slowed down my labours but did help my blood pressure. So, when…
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Tech21 – Valentine’s Gifts For Men
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, my husband and I aren’t really the romantic types. Yes we’ll get each other a card, but we don’t do the mushy, mushy roses, chocolates, meals etc and usually opt for a gift that is useless and will come in handy. Something that will actually be loved by the recipient. I mean, yes, roses are lovely and all, but they don’t last long and cost a fortune. This year, I wanted to get my husband something practical. I knew that he was waiting for his new phone coming out, the iPhone 6, and so was trying to think of ways that I could get…
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Week Overdue: The Waiting Game
Well, I was supposed to be taking a break from the blog as bump was due last Friday and I want a few weeks to get my head around having three children. But alas, he I’d still holding out, well holding in actually and won’t budge at all. Today, I am 6 days overdue and getting very impatient waiting for bump to arrive. On Tuesday I went to the midwife who gave me a stretch and sweep to try and get him moving. A stretch and sweep is basically where she (the midwife) places 2 fingers into the cervix and sweeps around the edge of it whilst also stretching it…