Thank you so much to everyone who has bothered to reply to my plea for some soothing words. It has so good to air the subject and to hear everyone’s view point and experience.
That is a thought to take on board, isn’t it. Imagine being a mother to a pregnant daughter in Victorian times!
Also I realise how little I considered my own mother’s feelings when I was pregnant. I am very different in build to both my daughters, they are 5’2”and 5’2.5” while I am 5’7”. They were both born with normal deliveries and very little trouble.
My mother, who had had a very difficult birth with my older sister during WW11 when many medics were serving in the forces and medical care wasn’t excellent, was very worried about me but I was very keen on natural childbirth, which luckily worked out for me. As often happens I don’t think I considered her feelings very much being very wound up with my own concerns! Oh dear!
Dear Bluecat, you must be so worried. A dear friend of mine had a stillborn baby due to placental abruption when she was seven months pregnant. The baby was a little girl and she did go on to have two lovely baby boys, but I do remember being on duty at the hospital and going to see her. She had one to one nursing care and was so ill. It was truly shocking. An experience you will never forget. My heart goes out to you, but all can end happily as it did for my friend. Hopefully your daughter would receive very careful antenatal care with her history. Wishing all the very best to you all.
I've got another 'keen'... Ouch!