‘We have a plan!’ – Readmission part 3

We did our penultimate and ultimate cycles without too much hassle. Everytime E used the breast pump, which made her look like a fembot from the Austin Powers film, I had to take the labelled bottle to be put in a fridge for 3 hours, which was on the other side of the ward. A …

Sleep deprivation: Readmission part 2

I am currently sat in a cafe up the road from the hospital having eaten a panini and had a flat white. 🥙☕️ Since readmission, we have started the 3 hour feeding regime: Breastfeeding for 20 mins Give expressed breast milk (EBM) taken earlier and done in arrears Give formula milk Express breast milk from …

An unexpected scan

So we went for another scan today. We received a letter about it a few weeks back and weren’t sure what it was for. Was it a delayed dating scan? Didn’t the NT scan cover everything? Well it seemed the ultrasonographer didn’t know why we were there either. Anyway, we had the scan and it …

“F**k, I want to be sick…”

That's what I thought... It was supposed to be a reassuring scan, our second by Dr Z and our third since the positive result. But the scan didn't start that way. I managed to leave work by 12 so I could get home to pick up E. Our second scan with Dr Z was due …