Francesco Enrico – 12 Week Scan Photo
Finally I'd made it to the magic 12 week mark, I couldn't believe it! I was on cloud nine and so happy to have got to this stage at last. So on July 15th my husband and I were back up at the hospital for a check up and 12 week scan. As the sonographer brought up an...
Francesco Enrico – First Trimester Scan Photos
The moment I found out I was pregnant and had a positive test I went straight to my GP who referred me for an early scan at 6 weeks due to my history of miscarriages, even though every indication was that those miscarriages were as a result of my ex-husband's genetic...
The Journey To Motherhood – Acceptance (Wednesday 9th October 2013)
It is said that there are five stages of grief that you go through when something really bad happens to you: Shock/denial Bargaining Anger Depression Acceptance In the days that followed I seemed to get past the shock/denial stage, and bypassed the bargaining, anger...
The Journey To Motherhood – The Diagnosis Part 2 (Monday 30th September 2013)
So after a very long weekend where time seemed to go at a snail’s pace I finally head up to Birmingham Women’s Hospital. It wasn’t a bad weekend considering every second felt like an eternity and my husband even made progress on finishing off the decorating in baby...
The Journey To Motherhood – The Diagnosis Part 1 (Wednesday 25th September 2013)
So September 25th arrived and I went up to the hospital yet again with my Dad for the additional scan. We met my husband up there as he came straight from work and had to travel to London that night to do a trade show there the next day. We were called in pretty much...
The Journey To Motherhood – Part 4 (September 5th to September 25th 2013)
Two days after I was in hospital in the middle of the night, I returned to the antenatal unit for my 20 week scan. My husband and my parents went with me for this, and my Mum even took the day off work. We were very excited about the scan as we hoped we could find...
The Journey To Motherhood – Part 3 (May 2013 to September 2013)
I bought some pregnancy tests from Superdrug during the day on May 16th. I’m usually as regular as clockwork, but I was now definitely 3 days late. I thought I was “out” that month as a few days before I’d had a bit of spotting, which I usually get a couple of days...
The Journey To Motherhood – Part 2 (February 2012 to May 2013)
So on Saturday 25th February 2012, I was suddenly on my own. Not only was it the end of my marriage and also my career (I’d put everything into working with my ex-husband for his software development company) my dreams of being a mother lay in tatters. All sorts of...
The Journey To Motherhood – Part 1 – (2003 to 2012)
I got married to my first husband when I was only 21 in 1996. I had a big white wedding that my parents paid for; think of the film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and it wouldn’t be far off the sort of wedding I had. In my 20’s I learnt to dodge all the comments and...
Welcome To Baby And Cleft
Welcome to Baby and Cleft, a blog and information resource about cleft lip, palate and associated conditions. My name is Lisa, and my unborn baby boy has recently been diagnosed with a cleft lip and possible palate during a 23 week ultrasound scan. My husband and I...
