"My birth in Antrim area hospital"

I was being induced last week in Antrim hospital. I was phoned by a midwife called Florence, she asked me if I knew what the process entailed I did not. She told me everything about being induced and was the first person to put my mind at ease as I didn’t even know why I was being induced. I wanted more time to have my baby naturally. She told me that wasn’t not a problem and was the first person to really listen to me. I couldn’t believe my luck and when she was there when I went in. She had told me that the times on the nhs app were not accurate and a midwife would phone me the night before to tell me what time a bed would be ready. I was told the hospital was very busy and I would get a phone call when there was a bed. When Florence rang me I was so happy it was her.

From the minute I went into hospital I was treated like a princess, like I was the most important person there. All the staff were amazing, so caring and compassionate. Jenny was so good to me and I had no worries because of the midwives. She was like a mummy to me. Florence was even there when I had my baby. She talked me through every push, she reassured me I knew I was in safe hands with her calming presence. I could tell how overworked the midwives were but you would never have known it by the excellent care they took of me . I felt like I was with my friends. Florence even came to see me on the ward.

There are so many people to thank but those are the 2 midwives that really stood out to me. The ward I went to after my baby was born was not such a good experience but I don’t want to overshadow my compliments for the midwives in the delivery ward by complaining about the ward afterwards . I’m very lucky to have given birth to my beautiful son in Antrim hospital delivery ward. And they even took care of my husband! My mother was allowed in to see me too.  Thankyou so much to Florence, Jenny, Ciara, and so many more.