I told myself all along I'd go with the flow when it came to labour. I'd try and do things naturally if I could, but i knew so many people who's birth didn't go to plan it was quite an eye opener. In the end after 2 days of pre labour after getting the flu and my waters breaking early, I was so grateful for the epidural as it allowed me to rest for part of the labour..it was administered very skillfully and I had full control of my legs and could top up the painkiller as I needed...the pushing part was really hard at the end though:-) what with his ear getting stuck!

The staff at St Thomas's hospital in London were amazing and really nurturing. they really understood the mothering the mother bit and both my midwives gave me hugs and brought me and my partner tea and toast on demand. I thought it was so sweet that the national health service pay for a tea and toast making facility ( very english) Actually one of my midwives was Spanish and the other one was Iranian!

I think belly dancing really helped me with carrying my bump and not getting back ache even though I have a prolapsed disc, and its helped me recover quicker after the birth as well. Oscar does these mammoth long cluster breast-feeds so I sit there watching my fcbd dvd's and doing belly rolls :-) Still can't believe I'm now a mama!!!!

I love capricorns..my boyfirned is a capricorn and I have ascendant capricorn too!

I have finally been able to freeze some milk and it feels like such a major achievement as my bubba kept sucking me dry!! Welcome to the strange bovine world of motherhood.