Day 5 Scunthorpe hospital

1st November 2008

Oh my god do I need more sleep, Zarna didnt sleep too much over night but the nurses were kind enough to take her to reception and let me sleep for two hours, I know two hours isnt alot but after a week in here two hours was alot to me.

Jenny my friend came to visit but to be fair I wasnt much fun as I was exausted.

Zarna was a very sleepy baby she would feed then sleep , feed then sleep, here is a photo of her being burped while asleep.

Day 4 Scunthorpe Hospital

31st October 2008

I was suppose to be getting some rest! and recovering so I could go home, no chance of that it was like a circus in the ward, Dean looked after Zarna so I could put my ear plugs in and try get some sleep as I had not slept since Wed night. It wasn't going to happen the midwives would do their Obs on me ever 1/2 hour and then on Zarna too, then the cleaner came with the hoover, I wasn't impressed!!!! Dean complained for me and Debbie a friend of Ange's organised me to have a private room.

Poor Zarna , she was seen by the pediatrician as she was very slightly yellow when she came out, and he wanted to take bloods from her, nurses came with needles and poked and prodded her, they couldn't get the cannula in one hand so then they tried the other, they still failed then they decided to try her heels. Dean and I were not impressed as we had only just got her to sleep and now she was crying the hospital down with pain. The nurses said they would take a heel prick instead as Dean told them to get out, why try to cure something till you know its definitely a problem. They returned and did the heel prick and her results came back negative.

Granny came to visit at 2pm and what a proud Granny she was!!

Ange and Sharon and Keith came to Visit at night, I was tired but it was nice to see them.

Day 3 at Scunthorpe Hospital finally a result!!! Baby Zarna is born.

30th Oct 2008


I woke at 6.45 am and had 2 rounds of toast and a cup of tea and waited for Dean to arrive at 9am, I then had to wait for the doctor to examine me and decide what to do next.


The doctor decided that I would be taken to the Labour ward as soon as poss and be put on the drip which WOULD put me in to full blown labour! I suppose this was it!


I didn't get to the labour ward till 11am and I was told that i was not aloud any food once i was up there, .... Great!!!!!!!!!! Dean managed to sneak me a crunchy bar but all i could think about was food.

I lay on the bed for as long as possible but my back was killing me, so I moved to the chair, I spent an hour there before I needed to go to the bathroom , I got up and fainted my blood sugars were low and again all i could think of was food, I was starving! they turned up the drip several times and by this time the contractions were very strong, i decided to move to the bed again where I started on the Gas and Air, this was great stuff, Dean liked it too!















I had examinations every 4 hours to see if I had dilated more each time. I made it to 6 Cm's and I'm telling you it was painful, Dean was an absolute star he told the midwife stories of our holiday in India and laughed and joked which kept me going.























I laboured for 10 1/2 hours in total, then there was a shift change of midwife and I was examined again once more. To the midwifes surprise I had gone from 6 Cm's back to 2Cm's, she called for the doctor, she came and assessed the situation and made the decision to rush me down to theater, this was at 9.30pm and by 10pm i was in theater getting ready for the arrival of my baby, it wasn't a nice procedure and i shook in fear just at the needle for the spinal, this was to numb me from the waist down, I can honestly say I have never been so scared in my whole life, the thought of feeling that first cut petrified me.

Dean scrubbed up and so did the student nurse Maria who was in on the whole ordeal, she was hoping to witness a natural birth!! well she was in the wrong place, Dean asked her if she minded taking a few photos of the happy event , the photos are amazing! ( although it took me a few days to view them due to flash backs and night mares)

At 10.34 Baby Zarna Annabel List was born, weighing 6Lbs 4 Ounces, and what a beautiful baby she is.

I was taken into recovery and Dean went with Zarna, All three of us got down to the maternity ward at about 3.30 am after being in a room next to a girl going through natural labour and screaming the place down, at this point I was pleased to have a C section.

Dean left for home about 4.45am and I was suppose to get some rest in between the midwife doing her observations on me and Zarna Oh and the girl next to me snored all morning so when Dean did arrive back I hadn't slept at all! I was meant to recover in this place, no way it was an absolute joke!

Day 2 at Scunthorpe hospital

29th Oct 2008

The next morning came and i was examined yet again! another pessary!!

The food in the hospital was hit and miss!

this meal was quite filling, but for tea it was a different story, I ordered soup and to follow Jacket potatoe and cheese, well as you can see from the photo it was a bit of a joke!!








well I started with contractions and they were quite strong, so i decided to have a bath to help with the pain, and after the bath, the contractions stopped!!



The mid wife then examined me yet again at 4pm and there was still no change, it was decided to wait till the morning to find out what the next step would be.
After two days in hospital with no sleep I was beginning to feel worn out.

Day 1 Scunthorpe Hospital

Tue 28th Oct 2008

We arrived at 8am and I didnt see a doctor till 11am typical of Hospitals!

I was put on a machine that checks babies heart beat and my pulse.

then I was induced by pessary, this normally takes 6 hours for the cervix to dilate and soften.

then at 4pm I had another as there was still no change, I was then examined at 9pm and there was still no change so i was left over night to be assesed in the morning.

Still no baby!!!

Monday 27th Oct

Visit to the mid wife today as I am now a week late, my hind waters have broken and I have to go into hospital for 8am tomorrow, where i will be started off as there is a risk of infection to baby.