Hi ladies!

Firstly - thank you all so very very much for your good luck wishes before I headed into hospital, and then your lovely messages of congrats on the arrival of our little Lila Isabel ... I have felt like such a slacko not having made it in here yet to say thank you . So thanks!

The induction was very effective - had the prostin gel applied the night before and only had a few mild contractions before they stopped completely. Got a good night's sleep, then I had my waters broken at 7.15am and by 8am Lila had arrived weighing 7lb2oz. It was incredibly fast and furious, and was very rattled afterwards - no time for any pain relief except gas. I had actually asked for an epidural a few mins in and the anesthetist didn't even make it into the building in time! I absolutely screamed my head off the whole way through but it was 100 times worth it - the first cuddles with my precious girl were just so very amazing. I then spent the next few days getting my head around the fact that she was here and was so healthy and so strong - and shed more than a couple of tears of relief after my brain could finally start to let go of so much of the tension and stress and worry of the last 18 months.

Lila has been a very good baby so far and has taken to bfing like a little champ! With feeds every 3-4 hours though am slowly getting used to the sleep deprivation but definitely not finding as much of a shock as first time around

I guess the time has come for me to move on officially from this lovely thread - but if you don't mind I'd like to continue to stalk you all in here from time to time ... Can't wait to see some more beautiful bubs arrive!

Take care ladies - thank you once again so very very much for all of the love and support I've been lucky enough to receive from here. Absolutely would not have been able to make it through in one piece without this place to be able to feel wobbly in!!

An extra special and a dose of for you all

jen xx