Following on from HELLP Syndrome Part 1 (This is part 3 of The Gory Birth Story!) Whilst I’m not entirely sure what day I had the first blood transfusion (I think it was day three), I remember the panic surrounding it. Doctors, anaesthetists, consultants and numerous midwives kept coming in to ask me questions and […]
Maternity
Hospital Food Expose
Due to the massive interest in my School Lunch Expose, and the fact that I’ve only recently spent 12 full days in hospital, I thought it was about time I released my hospital food expose! And if I get really into this expose malarkey… restaurants watch out! (unless you’re giving me a free meal!) 🙂 or perhaps […]
The Gory Birth Story
Induction 13th May 2012… We arrive at the hospital at 10:00 am for my induction and spend 3 hours waiting around as they sent us to the wrong ward and we had to wait for a room on the delivery suite. Once there, things got moving quickly, my obs were taken, I was examined as 2 […]
Developing Pre-Eclampsia… and Severe Boredom!
Well I did good to get to 35 weeks illness free (except the SPD) but now its all happening… I felt so exhausted yesterday that all I could do was sleep. I had a long nights sleep. Woke up, moved to the sofa for a 2 hour nap. Woke up for a snack and had another […]