An Explanation ...

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you might have noticed that I have been a bit quiet the last week or so. I am very happy to announce that my beautiful daughter Lylie Joan was born at 14.22 on the 3rd November, she is beyond gorgeous. As Lylie was breech I went into hospital for an elective c-section, I planned to write a post all about my birthing experience however last week things all went a little dramatic. I have been in two minds about writing this post however I was planning on sharing my birth experience and I don't feel like I should let whats happened stop me from doing that. I will just say that what happened to me is extremely rare and I am not sharing this to scare anyone who is due to give birth. 

When I found out I would need a c-section I was actually a little relieved, the thought of going into labour at any time was making me feel anxious so having a surgery date actually made me feel calm. My husband and I went into hospital at 7am with my bag packed ready to welcome our new addition, a couple of emergencies went in before us but eventually in the afternoon it was our turn. I was quite nervous about the spinal block injection however I hardly felt a thing, the screen went up and they started. The sensation is very strange you can feel the pressure however no pain, getting Lylie out took almost no time at all. My husband brought her round the screen to me, I couldn't believe how much hair she had it was totally unexpected. The worst thing for me about the surgery was the stitching back together afterwards, the surgeon was talking about what he was doing and it was not something I wanted to hear. I wish I had an iPod or something to listen to. 

We was sent home the following day, slightly clueless and using google a lot but so in love with our little girl. Everything was going well until the 8th November when I was visiting my dad, my stitches came apart. I felt a warm sensation and when I pulled down my leggings to see what had happened a loop of my bowel was exposed and in my hands. An ambulance came and I was rushed to A&E for emergency surgery where they replaced my bowel and put me back together again. It is safe to say this has been the most traumatic experience of my life I honestly thought I was going to die. I spent two days in hospital away from my baby which emotionally was difficult. I am home now but extremely sore. I am unable to do much for Lylie, so lucky to have my husband he is amazing. The hospital are now conducting investigations into why this may have happened and I am hoping for some answers very soon. 

So thats where I have been, I am now going to try and get back into the swing of blogging however it is going to be a case of taking each day as it comes, the main thing right now is that I spend time bonding with my beautiful baby girl!