Preparing for Baby

My pregnancy was not very easy. I had lots of doctors , midwife and hospital appointments as the pregnancy was considered high risk. The reason being that i have what is known as a Pericentric Inversion of Chromosome 12, basically meaning that i have a broken chromosome. According to the geneticist i had seen before i conceived, the chromosome problem i have is one they have never seen before. They described it as a new mutation. They said that they did not know how this would affect me or any baby i carried (if i was even able to conceive at all). I also suffer with reactive depression caused by my life experiences and stress related fits (seizures). So needless to say, my pregnancy was very stressful. Add to this the fact that i suffered morning sickness all throughout the entire 9 months, chronic heartburn, leg cramps and low blood pressure, it is no wonder the doctors etc felt the need to keep a very close eye on me. We also had to move, Tony and I, as we were not allowed to stay in the studio flat once our landlord found out i was expecting. He moved us into a Bungalow in Galleywood that he owned. We were there for a few months and then were moved into a 2 bed house he owned in Broomfield. Towards the end of my pregnancy i started suffering SPD (Synthesis Pubis Dysfunction). This was very painful and as a result i ended up needing a maternity belt, large tubee grips for my stomach and crutches. Sometimes it got so bad i would be bent over trying to walk. I did not tell my family of my pregnancy untill i was 6 months into it for the simple reason that not only was i not talking to my sister Andrea at the time but i also did not need the grief of my parents asking if i would cope. I was under enough stress as it was. I told my dad after 6 months because i bumped into him in town and my pregnant belly was clearly visible. There was no way to hide it. Im glad i told dad now because even though he did ask how i would cope (like i suspected he would), it was because i told him that Andrea got in touch saying that she wanted to make amends and she had a load of baby bits for me. This was a huge help as even though i got a £500 maternity grant and a further £190 health in pregnancy grant, babies are so expensive to buy for. The extra help not only from Andrea but also from my mum and my darling Cousin Val really did help. Val bought some really cute little pink baby clothes for me when she found out i was expecting a girl. Another reason i am glad i told dad of the pregnancy is because around the time i told him, preparations were being made for the funeral of one of my dad's brothers. It was a very sad time for not only dad but the rest of the family aswell. Especially my uncles wife and 2 children. I believe that my pregnancy took dads mind off things a little and gave him something to look forward to. The birth of his grandaughter. I got to 8 months pregnant and was in town one day with Tony. We were standing outside the High Chelmer shopping centre when all of a sudden i collapsed again. I remember it was like a white cloud covered my eyes. I couldn't see. I remember saying 'oh god', and the next thing i am waking up on the ground with a load of people surrounding me. Tony looked panicked and i heard him telling someone that i was pregnant. I was taken again by ambulance to Broomfield Hospital where they did blood tests, checked my blood pressure and checked my heart aswell. It turned out i was fine. I just had slight concussion. We went home and i am glad to say that the final month of my pregnancy was rather uneventful. lol.