Midwife – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Losing Zachary

By Peter Ould Posted on September 27, 2009 Posted in Home Life, Zachary 43 Comments Tagged with Biopsy, Blood Test, Bloods, Cells Of The Body, Chromosomal Abnormality, Chromosomal Condition, Chromosome, Edwards Syndrome, Extra Copy, Hormone Levels, Hormones, Hospitals In London, Invasive Technique, Midwife, Monday Afternoon, Nhs, Occured, Pregnant Woman, Preliminary Results, Trisomy 18

The more observant of you will have noticed that my blogging over the past month hasn’t been as prolific as normal. I’m now in a position to tell you what’s been occupying us for the past month and give you …

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As time goes by..

By Peter Ould Posted on June 4, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with Array, Ask Peter, Birth Experience, Blog Title, Dilation, Ensuite Shower, Fairies, Fantastic Team, Fondness, Gin Joints, Harlow, Labour, Midday, Midwife, Midwives, Page Thanks, Pure Indulgence, Rest Of Our Lives, Reuben, Saturday Morning, Shower Bath, Sling, Thanks For Your Patience, Two Hands

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to use two hands simultaneously to be able to update this page! Thanks for your patience! The trick we’ve found today is The Mothercare Sling, which has given me a chance …

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Reuben Sleeps

By Peter Ould Posted on May 13, 2008 Posted in Prayer, Reuben 1 Comment Tagged with Mama And Papa, Midwife, Poo, Reuben, Sense Of Security, Sleep

Just a quick "thank you" to everybody who’s prayed for us over the past three days. Gayle’s milk has kicked in, Reuben is lapping it up and has done three nice long sleeps (2+ hours) without swaddling. All we need …

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A change of scene

By Peter Ould Posted on May 2, 2008 Posted in Antenatal 1 Comment Tagged with Antenatal Class, Change Of Scene, Delivery Rooms, Elizabeth Ii, Gut Feeling, Harlow, Labour Ward, Local Hospital, Midwife, Mlu, Obstetrics, Old Wives Tales, Pah, Princess Alexandra, Qe2, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Risk Pregnancies, Uneventful Pregnancy, Wards, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire

Our default hospital was presented to us as the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. At the time we were allocated to it (pretty much as soon as the pregnancy was confirmed back in September 2007) we …

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36 Weeks

By Peter Ould Posted on April 9, 2008 Posted in Baruch No Comments Tagged with Babies, Cervix, Gaining Weight, Kilograms, Labour, Loo, Lower Abdomen, Lungs, Maternity, Midwife, Nutrients, Ounce, Pelvis, Pregnancy, Stomach, Time Stock

Baruch is 36 weeks!! Almost full term!!! Your baby is still gaining weight — about an ounce/ 28 grams a day. She weighs nearly 6 pounds/ 2.7 kilograms and is 19 inches/ 45 centimetres long from head to toe. You …

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A glimpse of their face..

By Peter Ould Posted on April 8, 2008 Posted in Baruch No Comments Tagged with 4d, Baruch, Blood Pressure, Face, Feet, Fourth Dimension, Glimpse, Gynaecologist, Heartbeat, Measuring Tape, Medical Professionals, Medical Survey, Midwife, Minds Eye, Necessary Assessments, Phrase, Uterus, Wiggle

This is our Baruch. We were privileged to have a 4D scan (the fourth dimension is time, not hyperspace, in case you were confused..!) back in March when we were 29 weeks pregnant. It was just the most amazing experience! …

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