"Giving birth"

If anyone is wondering about where to give birth and had thought about either inverurie or peterhead midwife units but are not sure well i hope this post helps you! 

I should start and say that when I went into labour on Sunday night my original plan was to go to inverurie but their pools were out of maintenance and when I asked Aberdeen if their pool was free it was taken. So my only option was labour ward (which I really didn't want as I had done my hypnobirthing and wanted a water birth) then the midwife a Aberdeen said how about peterhead?! Well it was not my original plan but I thought we can do this and get there on time! And my husband was amazing at supporting this idea! Bearing in mind I was 5cm dilated! Off we went! Absolutely fantastic! It all went to plan. Which brings me to say...

A little thank you....I'd just like to take the time to say just how fantastic the midwife unit in Peterhead is! All of the midwives there took fantastic care of me from my arrival on Sunday night through to Wednesday. All I can say is girls do not be put off going to a midwife unit because you are thinking about what could go wrong. Be strong and trust your bodies and stay positive. Our bodies were made to do this. I got one to one care from them all and it was so personal and the fact you do not get discharged right away and can ask to have that little bit extra support for a few days...well it really benefitted me as I was struggling to get to grips with breastfeeding. I got the exact birth i wanted and its all down to staying calm and relaxed as these girls who take care of you truly do know what they are doing! I even cried when leaving because they all went above and beyond for me! 

Thank you to, 

Wendy, Josey, Natalie, Anne, Jean, Hannah, Denise, Georgia, Lynn, Lorraine and anyone else I have missed out (truly sorry if I forgot anyones names...exhausted doesnt cut it!) 

 xxx