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Hello,

My Name is Zavana and i finally had my Handsome little man Oliver Malakai on September 28th 2008 at 4.39pm.

Oliver was 7lb 11oz, 51cms long.

He was born safely at home in the birthing pool. My birthing plan went perfectly to plan.

My Pregnancy:

I found out that Hamish and i were expecting on Jan 23rd 08, wasnt planned for this year but we were both happy that our baby would be here a year earlier.

From 6 weeks till 16 weeks i had morning sickness, not just in the morning but at night too. But apart from that my pregnancy went along well. I gained a total of 15kgs. I have pictures of my belly every 4 weeks in my profile pictures.

After Giving birth:

Breastfeeding:

Well it looks easy, but it sure isnt. It has taken me 4 weeks to master this art of breastfeeding. Firstly i ended up getting an infection 2 weeks in, aswell as a cracked nipple (So painful!) so therefore i had to express from that side. But with me being stubborn i wasnt going to give up and kept going. And now finally all is well.

My body:

Still to this day i am totally amazed at how my body made me give birth to my little man Oliver. God works wonders i tell ya! Even though it is painful to go through giving birth, your body forgets all the pain as sson as you have your baby in your arms.

Currently i am 4kgs from my pre-pregnant weight of 54kgs. But im not to worried as im breastfeeding, and im sure that extra weight is just in my boobs! ( didnt think that they would grow that big once your milk comes in and you start breastfeeding! Growing from a A cup to a D cup haha)