Hi girls! My baby girl Vaeda Arkady, born 21st January - shes our first. I did plan to go natural but ended up having an induction which was followed by an epidural, which was then followed by a caesar when the heart monitor showed that Vaeda was in distress. I'm not really disappointed at all about how it turned out though - was so amazing to finally hold my *daughter* in my arms and once that happened I didn't care about anything else.

Vaeda is going wonderfully and is gaining weight well and doing all the things she should be. I on the other hand have been having a hard time dealing with not getting any sleep! I thought that the sleepless nights I had during pregnancy were going to acclimatise me to it all, but it really didn't. Feeling like a zombie! Not looking forward to when my husband goes back to work next week, thats for sure.

Congrats to all the other girls here on the birth of their little bundles of joy!