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emin belle

he arrived! cute eh? he ended up being 2 days late and was born on saturday 4 february at 20:02. i started having contractions at 18.00 and phoned the hospital an hour later to let them know. marv had gone to work and so i called him to come back home. half an hour later i phoned again to tell them i was pushing. they sent an ambulance (blue flashing lights being quicker than a midwife), and 2 ambulance men delivered baby belle in the front room. after we’d cleaned up the boys came downstairs (they had been sent up to their bedroom with my mum to read stories), and we had tea and biscuits and stared and cuddled and cooed. the chambord and cava came later.

the next day we had to go to hospital for emin’s blood test for abo incompatibility as the midwife couldn’t take any blood from the umbilical cord when she arrived. he had already started to look jaundice. we went back later on for another test as the first had shown that our blood groups had mixed. although his bilirubin levels had risen he was still under the line for treatment so we were able to have him at home with us that night. on monday we went back to the hospital early and another test confirmed that he had to be admitted. there was A LOT of waiting around. he was put under lights, had continual blood tests and a feeding tube until tuesday evening. there was more waiting around until doctors took more blood and got results back. he was finally discharged wednesday afternoon and although he still looks yellow, his bilirubin levels have been reduced. as he gets bigger he’ll be able to break them down easier with a little help from some folic acid.

so now i really get to enjoy my baby! it does wear you out being in hospital, even for a short while, and i missed my boys. it’s been lovely today just lounging about and luxuriating at home. emin slept really well last night and i’ve felt full of energy today - it’s lovely not having indigestion or going to the loo every 10 minutes and so good to be able to move quickly again. i do kind of feel empty though, i like being pregnant and having a bump but i am SO happy to see my gorgeous little boy at last!

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