To and Fro

 

The next month and a half is a blur to me a little now. We needed to continue to have scans every couple of weeks to monitor baby's growth. It was exhausting, but we were watching this little baby develop in ways that most parents don't get the opportunity too. I felt very privileged to so closely watch the development of life. We had chosen not to find out the sex of our baby, however, during the further scans, I was able to apply my GCSE Biology knowledge (who knew that that would come in handy?!) when I noticed female reproductive organs; we were having a baby girl. In these scans we could even see her little button nose, just like her mummy's. 

During this time we had another five scans in total. Four were with Obstetricians and one with the Fetal Cardiologist. I can't remember who the final scan was with, but I do remember that we saw the cardiologist on 8th January 2019. He had no further concerns than we had already noted. His recommendations were that baby should be brought into the world slightly early, at 37 weeks, and should be examined by doctors on arrival to ensure no further complications. It was safe for me to give birth naturally back at Stepping Hill Hospital. We were discharged from St Mary's Fetal Medicine Unit back to the care of Stepping Hill. Things seemed to be turning a corner, finally we had better news. 

We had had 10 scans by this point. I knew there were more to come in the weeks leading to week 37 as further growth scans would be required, but I felt more at ease than I had ever felt during the pregnancy. We started attending antenatal classes on Tuesday evenings at Stepping Hill, getting ready for the big day in late February or early March.