Then it began. I started getting signs that our baby was coming. At the hospital we were told it was most likely a false alarm, but I needed to stay in for 24 hours for monitoring and was given a steroid injection to help the baby’s lungs, just in case. Early next morning, I woke up in labour.
I was given a second steroid injection and moved to the labour ward and by 7am, the room filled with extra hospital staff as our baby was born. She was taken to the other side of the room and medics crowded round her whilst we waited to hear her voice or 'she's okay'. Eventually, we heard her cry. I was able to hold her for a precious few minutes before she was taken off to the “NICU”. At 2kg, she was so tiny. I was in shock.