The Mum Issue

Happy Birthday to my little little Man, today he is one and what a  journey it has been. This is basically our birthing story and how he came into this world... So, it all started at 5.30 am, nine days after my due date, it was February 15th, 2018. I’d had a few twinges and, as time passed, they began to get more frequent.  As it was half-term I had to call my mum to come and look after little big man. I then phoned the hospital around 9.00 am after having contractions seven minutes apart. They said to come whenever as, with this being a second baby, he could come quite quick. For some reason it didn't panic me, it didn’t even panic Steve, he was so calm. I checked my bag, had a shower, did my hair and make up and was looking quite glam. We even sat and had a cup of tea before we left for the hospital.  We drove to the hospital, roadworks, stopping, starting all the way. Steve and I were having a laugh, dancing in the car, well, I was dancing in the car in between cont

So,  in honour of my beautiful little big man, who turned seven yesterday, I want to dedicate this post to him. I am in awe of how fast he has grown and what we have achieved over the last seven years. I am going to start at the very beginning, the labour, ohh sweet Jesus! I was at an old friend’s house, we were ordering a dominoes, even though I wasn’t hungry, it was a Sunday evening (Sunday roasts weren't as precious to me then as they are now) I had a mild tummy ache, to be honest,  I thought I may be about to have the squits. Bearing in mind, at this point, I was seven days over my due date, I didn’t feel comfortable when sitting, I tried to go to the toilet but nothing happened. I had to go home. I was living  by myself in a one bedroom flat at the time, it was great! I started texting my mum, as she was my birthing partner, my life saviour, my rock, if you will. I eventually went  to bed but woke up every hour, with a contraction, they were manageable so I kep