ForEva

Well there's a headline I never thought I'd write. Nearly 10 years as a journalist and even now some stories still surprise me. I had a baby, a real one. A girl! My beautiful Eva Penny Rose was born on July 9, 2020. But perhaps due to her genetics, the little lady made a rather dramatic entrance. She had been measuring small throughout my pregnancy, apparently. Then at my 35 week growth scan an over-confident doctor found a measurement that indicated she may have fetal anaemia. After listing a bunch of terrifying reasons why my unborn baby could have given this illusive "MCA reading" (with Down Syndrome, cystic fibrosis, brain haemorrhage on the list), this over-confident doctor decided my baby had to be delivered by C-section that day. Minutes before my C-section having just been told my baby may be very unwell Eva was out less than 3 hours later, weighing just 4lb 2oz - a few ounces bigger than they had predicted and not a bad size for 35 weeks. Thankful...