by Carmel Shore

My obstetrician had commented at my final ante natal appointment that he would need a new tape measure if I got much bigger as I was now measuring 52 weeks pregnant!!! I was delighted therefore when the doc agreed a date for the big day. At last my husband and I would meet our first children; and I would see my feet again and also take a bath without the aid of block and tackle.

The night before the delivery I found it impossible to sleep. A mixtur....