Background
As with my first pregnancy, we had a private scan at
Birth
Gwilym was born at 37+5 weeks. It was a speedy, natural delivery. I was strep B positive at the time, but I was not listened to and as a result was administered antibiotics too late. However, Gwilym took care of this and was born in his sac, so was protected anyway. He entered the world very alert with a lovely baby cry. A paediatrician checked him over and he was all good. We started our breastfeeding journey right there. As we stayed for five days in hospital, with several blood tests and ECGs for Gwilym, we had a private room, which definitely helped to set the right atmosphere.
Preconceptions
Trisomy 21 comes along with low muscle tone.
Our experience
You can follow Gwilym and see more beautiful photos of him here.
Written by Kristin Birkett, LLL Vale of Glamorgan, and first published in Breastfeeding Matters issue 230 (March/April 2019)