Massi's Muscles

July 2014 was the month I was due to have my third and lucky last baby.  Our family was a conventional family (2 adults and 2 kids), Myself (Anna), My husband Christian and our 2 beautiful boys, Luca 8 and Leon 6. We live in Sydney Australia. 

We had tried for years to fall pregnant with number 3 and we were stoked when it finally happened.  My pregnancy was normal and apart from my worry and concern, seemed fine to the midwives, sonographer and doctors.  I kept telling myself not to worry but even expressed my concern to my close friends and family.  I would say “I can’t wait to get him out and see that he is ok” and the good old “its not the delivery that matters, its a healthy baby”.  I think it was about 37 weeks when I started feeling super concerned and cried my eyes out to a midwife who took notes and tried to reassure me that I’d had two healthy babies, there was no reason to feel worried.  At 40 weeks it got to me so much that I called the hospital worried that my baby had stopped moving and they had me come in straight away.  The next day I was induced and had an amazing 3 hour natural birth in a maternity hospital with the same midwives I had for my other boys...

It was to be the calm before the storm...

To read the full story from Anna Mencio click here.

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