Our baby was born by caesarean, as she was in the breech position and her growth rate had slowed. She was diagnosed at birth with Down’s syndrome.
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At 36 weeks we discovered our baby was in the breech position. We had two external Cephalic Versions to try to turn her into the head down position.
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I went on maternity leave at the beginning of July 2017, seven weeks before my due date, as I wanted a lovely run up to Coraline’s birth.
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I had changed because of our journey, and I had an inner stillness.
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Coraline has gently begun multi-room crawling over the past few days
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I remember saying to Carrie Grant, "it's all about attitude".
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Coraline and Us on our nights out last night! Each having a great night.
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It has encouraged Liz and I to 'Go Further' and look to help others who are in need.
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Coraline and Us, Winner, Wellbeing Category, BAPS SEND Awards 2019
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We are in the final four in the “Wellbeing” category
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We went and looked at her sleeping and looked at how rich our lives are since Coraline has arrived.
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We went for all the usual scans during my pregnancy, and we had the combined nuchal scan and blood test.
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Spontaneous lunch out. Coraline having the paneer tikka children’s menu.
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My pregnancy mindset was one of gratitude for the wonderful experiences I had. We went on holidays to Ireland and Italy and we got engaged!
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Visiting friends in Leeds this weekend. They suggested we go for coffee at @21co_sunsmile, “run for and by people with Down Syndrome”.
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Coraline with our neighbour Margaret, at soft play this afternoon. They are so happy together!
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We went to see a panel discussion of women who had taken part in the 1000 Londoners project. My friend Susie, a Paralympic athlete, was on the panel. Their message: “anything is possible”, “dream big”.
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Oprah Winfrey said the best advice she’s ever been given, “just be yourself”. It reminded me that all Coraline is doing, and the stage she herself is uniquely at, is to be celebrated and is beautifully her.
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We kept a pregnancy diary where we wrote little comments to our future daughter to let her know what we’d been up to, such as how my pregnancy scans went.
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During a work Conference, everyone cheered when my colleague said, “Congratulations to Liz who is expecting a future global citizen in August 2017”.