Hi all - sorry to keep you all waiting!!! Anna Frances came into the world at 12:49pm yesterday weighing 3.1kg or 6lb13oz. She is completely beautiful and DH and I are beyond smitten. The induction actually progressed very quickly after the drip being inserted at 7, I was 7cm dilated by 9am. She had actually turned posterior so the labour was getting too tough and I ended up with an epidural at 9ish - she ended up being forceps delivered, with the cord around her neck but all went smoothly. I had trouble with the placenta being delivered, and my ob thinks it is scar tissue from my D&C and the placenta will always adhere itself to the scar (I now see this as my battle scar) - he said I was very lucky that I had the epi as believe me - he had to pull really hard!

Thank you all so much for your excitement, support and impatience, it has meant the world to me. Given the tragic news of Stickybaby's baby, I hope that Anna's arrival gives everyone some hope as you move through your individual journeys to holding your baby's.