Yes I’m going there. I didn’t want to get all topical current affairs and talk about this… but then it dawned on me – it was this time last year I was just coming out of the hell that is Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). So instead of talking about Kate Middleton / Duchess of Cambridge (or […]
Pre-Eclampsia
If the ring fits…
Around about the time I first started blogging (30 weeks pregnant with twins), I developed Pre-Eclampsia, which then developed into HELLP Syndrome. The first symptom I developed (which several doctors dismissed), was swelling in my hands and feet. I woke up one morning to my wedding finger hurting and looking a strange shade of purple. I […]
Pilot study of women’s experiences after giving birth
UKNeS Since having HELLP Syndrome and Pre-Eclampsia, I’ve been interested in doing what I can to raise awareness and also find out about research projects in the UK. I came across an organisation called UKNeS (National Maternal Near-Miss Surveillance Programme) whom investigate maternal “near miss” (women who almost die during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly after as a […]
Maternity to Neonatal – We all fall down
This is the concluding part of my birth story, following on from HELLP Syndrome Part One and Part Two… The maternity ward was quite a shock to the system. After having five whole days constantly with a midwife every second of every day and night, and having not been capable of doing much at all for myself, […]
HELLP Syndrome Part 2
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 […]