My pregnancy and birth.

Where do I start..

 It was said at times that I may not even be able to have children due to my body and breathing. There wasn't any real information or support groups for people with PRS and with trachys that have had children.

Christmas Eve 2014, was the day I found out I was pregnant. I called Prince as he was at work - we were both shocked as we were not trying to get pregnant. All kinds of emotions were going round, am I ready? But clearly my body was. 

 I had a really easy pregnancy with her, a ridiculous amount of sickness for 17 weeks then it was bliss! I loved being pregnant, I loved my bump and feeling her move around. 

 I had to have regular checks on myself and the baby. They did intense scans to see if they could identify any abnormalities with her chin and palate to see if she had PRS. 
From 30 weeks I saw the consultant every Friday for scans and checkups. 

 At 37+3 weeks 03-08-2015 @ 10:40 I had an elective cesarean section. They did not want me to go through a natural birth as I would not have been able to breathe properly and there were far too many risks. 

 After I had the baby my consultant came round to see me and said 'I'm so glad I don't have to see your name on my list every week, if you decide to have another baby please can you wait until I've retired'. I was slightly confused with this comment at first, but I didn't realise that, the professionals thought that there could be a risk that my body could just decide that it couldn't cope with the pregnancy and just end it, with the end result of a late miscarriage. Thankfully that was not the case, and in fact I gave birth to a perfectly beautiful 7lbs 3oz baby girl. Penelope Renee Gwendoline.

 I had to stay in for 3 days on IV antibiotics after Penelope was born and have physio on my chest as I was unable to cough due to the c-section scar. It hurt so much!! I was not allowed to drive for 6 weeks after giving birth. I had such bad 'cabin fever', but we went on little walks, which helped my chest and breathing, and built me up to do more after the restrictions were removed. 






Here she is... THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!

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