We finally had the opportunity to bring Sienna home at 5pm on Tuesday. Our beautiful daughter had arrived at one of the busiest times in the past few weeks at Derriford, meaning long delays in getting the relevant checks and paperwork done before being able to leave.
The first 24 hours at home have been great [...]

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Abi and Peter are delighted to announce the safe arrival of Sienna Rose Harding.  Born at 12.05am on Tuesday 28th October 2008, she weighed in at 8lbs 1/2oz.  She is a picture of health, with all vital signs excellent. Due to some minor maternal blood loss during delivery, Abi and Sienna have been kept in [...]

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Well, those of you following the progress (or in this case lack of!) of Baby Harding will not be surprised to hear that we are still waiting for his/her appearance into the world!
We attended Derriford yesterday afternoon for monitoring, and took the decision to start the induction process, as at 14 days overdue, there are [...]

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So, no, for those of you who have been wondering, the lack of updates doesn’t mean we have been otherwise occupied with a newborn. With Pete back to work (and ever expectant of a phone call to say “Come home quick!” which has yet to be made) I have continued my daily routine of energetic walks [...]

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Having spent last week wondering whether Baby Harding really wanted to emerge, we decided to get proactive this past weekend.  A couple of long, bumpy walks on the moors (see picture) had little real impact, although thanks to everyone who has suggested ways that we might be able to encourage things along!
Abi has had a [...]

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