Hi ladies,

well although my time was not due here is my birth story! On thursday night at 11.30pm i woke up having what felt like mild contractions but i thought nothing of it until by 1am i was still up having contractions every 7 minutes, by 5am there were so intense i decided to wake up OH and have a bath! i just thought they'd ease and i could go back to bed! how wrong i was!

i eventually rang labour ward at 5.30am and went straight in on the monitor for 3 hours, having contractions every 4 minutes! Babys heartbeat was very slow and seemed to be in distress, they examined me and i was only 1.5 cm dilated but they said labour was imminent! i had to wait till 10am for a bed on delivery suite, they examined me again at 10.20am and broke my waters, i was already 9.5cm dilated and was ready to push! they couldnt give me any drugs as baby was very sleepy and heartbeat was slowing! at 11.13am baby HARLEY ELLA REES was born 5 weeks and 3 days early weighing 5 pounds 2.5 ounces! No gas and air or tears!

As we knew she had to have immediate attention for her gastroschisis the baby doctors came and took her straight away to the neonatal unit where we waited for transport to the childrens hospital for her op, shes had one op and is stable, i love her so much already!

what a pleasant surprise eh!

thanks for reading and best wishes to you all

proud new mummy laura to Baby girl Harley Ella Rees- 1 day old!

"Awww "

Congratulions Laura and welcome baby Harley Ella Rees! What a beautiful name! That was a lovely surprise for you Laura, you did really well! So glad to hear baby Harely is doing well after her 1st op, keep us informed of her progress!

Best wishes...Sharon 23wk bump xx

Massive congratz! So pleased she is doing well. And well done you!!!

kirst 35w xxx
(p.s im green with envy lol)

wow hun huge congrats! glad to hear she is doing well keep us informed.

tc shell&31wk bump xxx

aww congrats to you laura & baby Harley Ella (gorgeous name)
She obviously couldnt wait any longer to meet you!! Soo pleased that baby is doing well after 1st op.

Becks x

Aww congratulations hun, there was a good chance she'd come early wasn't there, fingers crossed her gastroschisis stays under control.

Gorgeous name too! You were very brave with the labour, thought of no gas and air brings a tear to my eye!

Cant wait to see some pics.

Enjoy your time together hun

Emily and Lily (9 days)

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Oh..huni, Im so pleased for you, and its so nice to hear that Harley is doing so well and she's even had her 1st op. Mega Huge Congratulations to you,your partner and baby Harley.

Mega kisses for all of you

Mrs Moo xxx

Obviously she was bored in there and just needed to get out. Congrats on her birth. I bet she looks sooo tiny (and gorgeous).

Glad her op went well and I wish her a speedy recovery.

Take care

Sarah 28+3 blue bump

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Im in shock!!! And so jealous!!!!! what a pretty name! bet shes gorgeous! put some pics up!!! sounds like you coped so well!

im still in shock youve had her already! lol!

Hope she has a speedy recovery hun

kate xxx