Inverurie mum Natalie
Mackie was the first to make use of the newly re-opened birthing pools at
Inverurie Community Maternity Unit last week.
Beautiful
baby Jude came into the world around 3.30am on Tuesday 30 January. Natalie was supported by midwives Erin and Jude, and
student midwife Marieta who she had met a few times before the big event. It
was Marieta's first experience of supporting a birth. Natalie said: "The team was fantastic. It was such a nice
atmosphere from the get go. I look back at her birth and I feel I got
everything I could have wanted.
"All
three midwives were amazing. It was nice to have that connection with Marieta
and know it's something she'll have forever."
While Jude was
a name in the family's top three, Natalie also explained that having lovely
midwife Jude at the birth "sealed the deal." Talking about how much she enjoyed being in the birthing
pool, Natalie explained: "I think relaxation wise it helped. It's much
more freeing and if you want to move position it's a lot easier. If I was ever
to have another, it would be a water birth."
Huge
congratulations to Natalie, her partner Stuart, big brother Oscar and
auntie Laura, who was also there to support baby Jude's arrival. You can
find out more about options for birth on NHS Grampian's Birth In Grampian
website: Birth in Grampian – Birth in Grampian (scot.nhs.uk)