Hello. I’m Gemma and I’m mama to Owen who is now 8 weeks old. I took the Happy Parents Happy Baby antenatal classes in Knutsford.
Overall, I really enjoyed being pregnant! It’s such a magical time and I was fascinated by all the ways it changed me. I had a lot of chronic pain throughout but it prepared me for the lack of sleep I now get as a parent to a new baby!
In hospital. I would have loved a home birth but this wasn’t an option for me.
I was advised to have an induction before 40 weeks due to my age, and so I elected to have a C-section instead if I got to that point. I missed having the opportunity to go into labour but I felt empowered in the choices I’d made. The hardest part was all the waiting on the day.
I needed tools to keep comfortable during the time waiting for my C-section. I found knitting helped with the waiting to keep my hands busy! In theatre, I found grounding touch, calming presence, and having my own music playing were all 5/5.
Relieved!
It’s almost impossible to remember all you’ve learnt in those first days when you’re recovering, and so there’s a lot of asking family, friends, and Google! It comes back though and you also learn to trust your instincts.
Surviving these first 8 weeks.
The times when I put my baby down to sleep and they wake up again, over and over.
Walking out of the hospital to take my baby home.
The monotony of it all at first – it feels like a Groundhog day of bottles and nappies and not much else.
Not having more support in those first weeks led me to do too much and delay my own healing.
Snacks for after the procedure!
My first bath.
Home cooked meals.
Nuby rapid cools!
Do all of the spontaneous things you can whilst you can leave the house easily!
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