ItsmeAnnC wrote:Thank you Gill and everyone. My first grandchild and very special as it was an assisted pregnancy. I'm to be birth partner along with my son-in-law and just at the moment the excitement is tempered with apprehension. She is to have a hypnobirth, which I understand the Duchess of Cambridge was considering. It's not a crazy as it sounds - in fact not much different to the relaxation techniques I was taught in the weekly prenatal sessions at my local GP practice, but these days it's a case of DIY. The NHS only gives one three-hour session before birth nowadays, and most of that is watching a film of a birth and talking about breast feeding. She would be totally ignorant were it not for her research and her Mum, thankfully with paediatric nursing experience, too!
I shall let you all know when s/he (we don't know which) arrives, and thank you again for your good wishes. They are much appreciated.
Ann, being at the birth of a grandchild is an honour..Iv seen four of mine born. Harry, Ramsay and the twins Max and Ruby, all natural births. Its an amazing experience.( but sometimes scarey..be prepared for feeling totally useless..)
Best wishes to you all.. xxxxx
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