Nikkinoonoo

This could be a big read as I have been in hospital for the past fortnight only discharged yesterday! It all started two weeks ago Tuesday when I went for a cervical sweep. Didn't actually get the sweep in the end but was admitted with suspected pre-eclampsia. Spent a rather boring and uneventful week in hospital going slowly insane untill the following Tuesday night when I got up to use the toilet. It was 1.30am and I went to the loo and did what at first, in my sleepy state seemed to be a mighty big wee. My waters had broken down the toilet (how tidy am I?) I told the nurse I thought my waters had broken and she put a waterproof pad thing under me and I was told to rest. I rolled over to phone OH and tell him we had some advance on our bubs showing her face for my waters to explode twice more. I obviously felt the soaked knickers sticking to me and felt I had to change so stood up clutching clean undies and maternity pads and gravity took its chance to leave puddles all over the floor next to the bed. As I was tring to clean up after myself I was leaving more puddles behind me so soon gave up on that. Fast forward to 6.50am Wednesday 4th June when I was taken to the labour ward. I was put on the drip that brings on contractions and given an epidural at the same time (well several attempts as the needle the bloke was using was too small!!) so I didn't actually feel any of the labour. By 12noon I was 1cm dilated by 4pm 3-4cm and by 8.30pm 10cm and ready to push. Started pushing a while later but jessie was staying put, they said she was back to back and her head was looking up at a funny angle apparently. They took me for a theatre delivery first they was going to try forceps to tease her into the position she needed to be in but they decided to go for a c-section. Jessica was born to a very shakey and happy mummy at 11.52pm all 10lbs 1oz of her, and was whisked off for checks. My OH mentioned to me that they seemed to be looking at her legs a lot but we thought no more of it until they brought her over for a kiss. We was then told our daughter had an abnormality to her right leg. Shaun (OH) then took her out to see grandad while I was being seen to in theatre still worrying like hell what was wrong with my babies leg. As soon as I got back to my family I asked what was wrong with my baby and was met by several pairs of moist eyes. Turns out my babys right leg and foot hadn't developed properly meaning that from the knee down she had bones missing and no proper foot, just a small deformed twisted little foot with two toes pointing downwards. It was such a shock to everyone. We was told that we would be refered to orthapedic paediatricians at either Gt Ormand St or Stanmore hospital which is a top orthapedic hospital. We have come to terms with Jessies abnormality now and to us she is nothing short of perfect. So we are now waiting for appointments with specialists to see what can be done in the future. I don't think they are planning to do too much until she is starting to use the foot/leg for sitting/crawling/standing when they can assess how much she can use what she has. We was in hospital for a week after the birth as I had developed nasty bedsores and we had to see Jessie's baby doctor for genetic testing to see if it was a dodgy chromesome passed from me or Shaun. We are waiting for the results of that which will take weeks. Anyway enough ramblings I'm sure it's pics you wanna see

Jessie and Mummy

Jessie and Daddy

My gorgeous girl

Jessies first bath

bexy_22

Aww she's beautiful. Well done hun! x

lauren-kate

Aw congratulations and well done after all that! What a good weight! She's really beautiful - I love all the hair. x

toot

WOW what a big girl... she is just beautiful, congrats to you and dh.

polo_princess

Aww congrats Nikki!! xx

thelilbump

Aww Congrats. Jessica is gorgeous and look at all that hair!! Well done on getting through it!

I'm sorry to hear about her leg and all the tests you're having to go through. Hopefully the doctors will be able to do something. In the mean time look after yourselves and try take it easy.

princess_bump

Congratulations and well done, shes gorgeous

niknaknat

Congratulations, she's beautiful xxxxxx

~KACI~

Ah she's gorgeous and i good lot of hair x

elles28

Congrats your little girl is so adorable