Not an aunty yet

[lnr]

My sister Steph was supposed to go in for induction for her baby last Monday at 38.5 weeks, because she has gestational diabetes. They didn't have a bed though, so she went in on Tuesday instead. Since then she's been alternating between trying to induct her without much success and waiting around while they do nothing because there's no cot for the baby. I went up to visit on Friday and came home today and there's still no baby, and even if it does manage to arrive tonight/tomorrow both mum and baby will be on the transitional care ward for at least 48 hours, to which they're only allowing partners to visit because of swine flu.

It's all been rather stressful for everyone, however she is now finally in labour, so fingers crossed! And it was good to see her and Dave and mum and dad. I wish I could have stayed up longer really, to see them when they can come out, but I have a hospital appointment on Tuesday that I can't put off.

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[ewx.livejournal.com]

N mentions nibling (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling) as a gender-neutral (and -unknown) term for niece/nephew...

[lnr]

I decided I'd rather just use both tags now, and the when I know which one is right and continue using it in future then this post will be included when looking at posts with that tag, without me having to remember to edit it :)

They have a name chosen for if it's a girl, but are still arguing about boy's names.

[juggzy.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the hospital on Tuesday.

[lnr]

Thanks! Hopefully this one shouldn't be much more than the surgeon telling me what to expect, setting a date for the surgery, and telling me what I need to do in advance other than just turn up.