Hi everyone, Lisa and I have decided that a Blog would be a great way to let all our friends and family know how our little girl is progressing in her first few tough days, weeks and months.

This is Olivia Grace Earp's story and we would love you to enjoy the highs with us and keep her in your thoughts during the lows.

I apologise for the rambling nature and somewhat thrown together appearance of the Blog but I don't have much time at the moment!

********You need to read from the bottom up with Blogs so the newest post is always at the top. Look to the right of the page and click on "Olivia's Story Post Archive" for the earlier posts***********

We are proudly supporting the Cots for Tots appeal to raise £1 million for vital equipment at St Michael's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Please have a look at the website and donate a few pounds if you can.

http://www.cotsfortots.org.uk/

James and Lisa xx

Sunday, 16 January 2011

Heads up or down...

Just before a bit of info around the birth,  I thought I should mention that with about 6 weeks to go before the Lisa was due we were told that the baby was breach or head up so Lisa would be given a Cesarean.  Up to this point we had been told that a natural birth would be best for the baby and would also mean that Lisa would be able to drive in and out of hospital on her own if she needed to.  So it was slightly concerning that she would be having a c section unless the baby turned, which was highly unlikely due to the fact that the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby was low (typical of Gastro pregnancies) so would make it hard for it to move round.

Another feature of Gastro pregnancies is that the doctors do not let them run the full nine months as the amniotic fluid begins to attack the intestines so Lisa was due to be induced at 37 weeks on the 24th of January 2011.
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