My name is Chermaine and I recently found out that Im pregnant with my second child.
My son Bailee is now 7.
I suffered a miscarriage in March this year.
This time round I feel really anxious and terrified somethings going to go wrong.
Ive suffered with Hypertension since the age of 16 and have been on medication since. Im now 28 years old.
Ive been having illusions that all sorts of bad things are going to happen!!!
My first pregnancy didnt go very smooth.
I developed Pre-Eclampsia and was hospitalised from 18 weeks - 35 weeks where I was eventually induced.
Bailee came out fit and well.
At the age of 2 months he started to develop health problems.
His chronic asthmatic, has severe allergies (dairy, citrus, fish and eggs) and had Eczema.
His asthma seems to be well controlled now. Previously he used to be on so many oral steroids but now he just has the blue and purple inhalers.
I was thinking back recently how often he was hospitalised with his asthma and how far we've come now.
We thank god his ok and no's what to do when he feels breathless at school. His a sensible boy.
None of his medical complaints are in our family so Im not sure where they've come from.
Im a Podiatrist and run my own domicilliary practice from home.
I felt it was important that I take Bailee to school and collect him.
I havent always been a podiatrist. Previously I was a Dental Hygienist.
Im one of those bubbly people who get bored quite quickly. I got fed up of teeth and now work with feet!!!
Being my own boss enables me to shift appointments when needed, but most importantly allows flexibility. I only commit myself to patients between the hours of 10-2pm. Mon-Fri.
My fiancee Mark is a Broker.
He works long hours (10-
. Mark usually gets home around 10pm as his positioned in Bromley, Kent and we live in Essex.