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Birth Story (Part 2)

I got my wristband on and headed to Labour Ward reception. “I’ll just go see if they have room for you”. Not exactly what you want to hear. Turns out Labour Ward was full (probably why they suggested the 3-4 minutes rather than the 5) and so I had to have a room on .. [...]

Birth Story (Part 1)

Please forgive me, I may be some time. Rebecca was due Sunday 2nd January 2011. Sunday came and went. I felt nothing, not a twinge. Monday 3rd was the Bank Holiday so Dave was still off work. Still nothing. I had a feeling that she was going to be really late, and I’d have to [...]

Rebecca Thea Smith

Our beautiful daughter, Rebecca Thea Smith, arrived on Thursday 6th January at 4:14pm weighing 7lb 7oz. I’ll write up her birth story really soon, but it was a bit long and traumatic and may take a while to write. She’s already a week old, which is crazy.

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