Well, after much anticipation, Evelia (Lia for short) finally put in an appearance yesterday, weighing in at a massive 9lbs 15oz, what a whopper!  Libby is delighted to have a baby sister and Lia has fitted right in. I am wearing her in a ring sling so we’re to keep going with Libby’s normal routine and baby sister just tags along. Induction was horrific as expected, but not as bad as last time. We came home from hospital yesterday and we’re both doing fine. I will post some more updates soon! 

Well, as predicted it’s 11 days after my due date and I’m still pregnant. Induction is booked for tomorrow, I’ve been given a 50/50 chance of going into labour before then but I think the midwife was just being nice. My Bishop score was only 5, so from what I’ve read the odds of going into labour naturally are pretty small. I’ve tried all the old wives tales, as predicted they didn’t work. It does make me think back to my last induction, not a particularly positive experience so I’m hoping that it will be a little bit better this time. When…

Well, it’s nearly 9 pm on the 26th of April, the day I’m due to have my second baby. As I predicted, the day has so far passed without event. The baby has three hours to appear on time and it’s looking somewhat unlikely! I’ve tried pretty much everything to get things moving but none of it is having any effect. In two pregnancies, I’ve never experienced braxton hicks at all. I’m fully expecting to have to be induced again, much to my disappointment. I even tried the power of Murphy’s law; I booked lunch at a lovely restaurant for today,…