The World of Siân

I can't do my positive birth story about Tegan and not do my one about Anwen.  It is so true what they say that every birth is different and you should try not to think too much about other people's experience.  Anwen was completely different to Tegan. My pregnancy this time round I found a lot harder.  I think this was down to being older but also because I had a toddler to look after at the same time.  Also when I was 5 months pregnant, Tegan decided that she no longer needed an afternoon nap, this I found very exhausting as it was a time I could have really done with.  I also never thought that at nearly full term I would be scrabbling up a soft play to rescue Tegan who had got scared.  I also seemed to ache more, but you're not getting as much rest as when you're pregnant with your first.  I was very conscious that I wanted to capture all the mile stones through my pregnancy like I did with Tegan as not to treat them differently. Both my dau...

Well I thought I would, like a lot of amazing woman at the moment, share my positive birth stories.  I was very lucky to be able to have this with both my girls. When I became pregnant with my first I was well aware that the idea of what the birth of your child will be like and what normally happens are two different things.  However, there is still a lot of unspoken things that other mothers don't tell you, some people would rather not know, I on the other hand thrive on knowledge.  I think the more I can research into different areas the better equipped I would be to face the situation when presented with it. During my pregnancy I watched a lot of One Born Every Minute as well as asking other mum's a 101 questions.  Obviously the internet was also my friend and my very helpful midwife.  I found this all extremely helpful and when the midwives were saying things to me I understood more what they meant and what direction they wanted me to go in.  Also ...