SEEWHATMUMMYSAYS
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Issue 89 2020
Labour In A Pandemic! In the last issue, Becca discussed pregnancy during lockdown. Soon after this was written, things inevitably progressed, so we thought we would share both Mummy’s and Daddy’s views on labour in a pandemic! Mummy Says… I was having a lovely time enjoying the sun with the family when I kept thinking I needed the toilet and then when I stood up my stomach hurt. Twenty minutes later, it happened again… but I had chosen to wear the shorts I knew were now too small so surely the pain was the shorts? I decided to change the shorts and I would know once and for all, but thought I’d better give Tom a heads up in case… potentially another false start! I kept trying to convince myself that it would be as it had been the last few times and that it would pass but twenty minutes later it became apparent that this was “it”… cue tears of fear! Daddy Says… Enjoying a quiet cup of tea in our garden with my folks and Becca disappeared for a little while. She’s usually more sociable than this, but I just assumed she was changing outfit or
momentarily taking in some shade indoors. Just as I was about to check she hadn’t moved house without telling me, I received a text. It was from Becca explaining she thought things may have “begun”. Upon her return, we explained to my parents that we may be seeing them again in the not so distant future to drop of our other children, and they left soon after to squeeze in some peace and quiet whilst they could! Mummy Says… Once back from Tom’s parents, another contraction… that must have been quicker than twenty minutes as we’d only dropped the kiddies off and just got home. I consulted an app I was using to time the contractions… only twelve minutes?! Once inside, Tom suggested I call the hospital, as he had been convinced all the way through it was going to be a quick labour (despite the previous two being thirteen and twelve hours!) I, on the other hand, was happy to wait for a couple more contractions before calling them just in case it wasn’t all systems go yet! Two contractions later, I called to get Tom off my back mainly (joking of course) just to say
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