Baby Scoggins

We went to the hospital today for yet another set of tests - the full monty this time - heartbeat monitoring, growth scan and appointments with the obstetrics team. The scan (the most important test) showed that our boy has started growing again, after the short lull that got everyone worried. He seems to be fine now, and so we're back to plan A. This is for Anne to have an elective cesarean, most likely on 20 January, depending on another scan in a fortnight's time.

The appointment with the 'team' went well after an initial shaky start with a registrar that we hadn't seen before. She seemed not to realise (or indeed care) that we'd been through a couple of weeks of worry, and treated Anne's test results rather off-handedly. However, the diabetes specialist and the midwife both had much better 'bedside manners' and really reassured us that our baby was OK and that things are back on plan. The midwife (Audrey) also talked us through what to expect during and immediately after the birth, from the point of view of Anne's diabetes care (and immediate care for the baby) - this is quite different from what a 'normal' birth might be (for a non-diabetic mother), and so it was useful to know should Anne go into spontaneous early labour and end up at a different hospital!

Although we initially felt a little deflated this afternoon, as we had been steeling ourselves for an early delivery, it's very good news that Junior is doing OK and is safer where he is for the time being!