It’s still early days but I’m pleased with the care of the midwife and hospital teams. My partner helps most with nappy changes, winding and of course taking our son out for some fun. This gives me time to get to know our daughter, establish breastfeeding and form some daily patterns for us both. Giving my son a sibling, a family companion forever is worth lack of sleep and routine changes so far…
Looking back and forward
I would recommend taking an eye patch with you to St Thomas as 3am there was surprisingly a lot of light and so I couldn’t sleep at all. The heat patch was fabulous but the hospital won’t reheat for you but if you can get a student midwife as my lovely one kindly rubbed my back non stop to soothe the painful waves.
Pregnancy & Birth
My birth story cont.
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