Almost 1

A year ago, I was huge, about to explode, and came home from the doctor with in hand the appointment for a c-section the following morning. My pre-eclampsia was causing issues, and even after 5 weeks of pre-term labour, I was no where near to giving birth naturally. The baby could have stayed in at least 2, maybe three more weeks, but the conditions were no longer optimal. The doctor wanted to do the section right then and there, but accepted to wait the next morning so that I might be able to do skin to skin right after delivery. It wouldn’t happen, because Henri would need some care after birth. But as I went to bed, hugging my little Olivier who was about to become a big brother, i was full of hopes and fears