Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (2018) s03e02 Episode Script

1
On 23rd of March 2020,
the UK went into lockdown
following the Coronavirus outbreak.
BORIS JOHNSTON:
You must stay at home,
so we can protect the NHS's ability
to cope and save more lives.
And while the medics
on the front line worked tirelessly
to protect the nation
Red. Yeah, she's red.
..maternity teams
up and down the country
played an equally important role.
36.9.
The one thing that is an absolute
definite is that
babies are going to keep being born.
You know, you can't stop
childbirth during the pandemic.
In this extraordinary series,
filmed during lockdown, television
presenter, mother of three
and fully qualified maternity care
assistant, Emma Willis
That's it, well done.
..is going to find out just
what it's like to be pregnant
It's been a testing pregnancy,
hasn't it?
..and give birth during
these remarkable times
Gloves and mask.
Reaching out to parents-to-be
across the UK
Hi! Oh, I can't hear you.
..she will get to know them
virtually
Hello. How are you?
Good, thank you.
How has lockdown been?
Interesting.
..before asking them
to turn the camera on themselves.
Right, let's get ready
for the action.
..and share the stress
I am nervous, if I'm honest.
I found it really difficult
to leave her.
I don't know why.
..the drama
Good!
Can you get me a rescusitaire?
..and the wonder
Oh, the joy of a cry!
..of bringing new life into the
world in the midst of a pandemic.
She's tiny, she's perfect!
Look at your baby!
Oh, my gosh!
Look at her little face.
And once restrictions are eased
Hi!
..Emma will travel to meet
the families in person
She's beautiful.
Hi, Harry.
..to find out how they're
getting on.
Oh, hello!
I don't know what I'm more excited
about actually,
meeting a new baby
or being out of the house!
Like millions of other families
across the UK, Emma is holed up
at home with her husband,
three children
and one socially distanced
television director.
Part of the idea for this series
in general is to record this
remarkable time, isn't it?
Yeah, I mean, this is a moment
that is gonna be taught
to future generations.
It's a moment in time
and something that is going to be
part of our history.
This is the general birthing look.
Nothing like this has ever
happened in our lifetime
so we should document it
as much as possible.
Unable to meet expectant parents
in person, Emma is connecting
with families remotely.
The first couple have sent her
a short introduction video.
I'm Emma. I'm 28.
And this is my husband
Jamie, who's 34.
We are 37 weeks pregnant
with our second child.
Due to current lockdown restrictions
secretary Emma
and security guard Jamie are having
to get used to social distancing.
Just gone out to give Sophie
a little picnic and then
when we got here,
her grandparents turned up.
First time Nana and Papa are seeing
Sophie in three months.
Yay!
Which also means Emma attending all
antenatal appointments on her own
Walking into hospital now.
It is always weird how
quiet it is nowadays.
..as hospitals seek to reduce
the number of visitors.
Hi!
Hello. Hello. Can you hear us?
Yes! Yay.
How are you doing?
Yeah, OK.
Just a bit tired.
A bit fat!
No, pregnant which is lovely.
That's what I keep saying.
He keeps saying it. I know.
Just gets to the point where
everything just gets a bit big.
I think it's funny though,
I've had my children now
and you miss the fact that you won't
waddle again and you miss
the fact that your thighs won't rub
together in that way again.
He is adamant, aren't you
There's not going to be
another one.
We're two and done. Really?
No. Yeah.
You sound like my husband
though, Jamie.
He said, no, no, no, no, no.
Did you win?
Well
Jamie is like, why did we agree
to this to this call?
Get her off it now.
We shouldn't be talking
about the next one anyway
because we still haven't got
this one here yet, have we?
That's true, yeah.
And how has your pregnancy been?
I think lockdown has
helped a little bit
because I haven't had
to go into work.
I am feeling much more relaxed than
I was the first time
because I'm at home and I've got
someone to do everything for me.
You've got your own PA?
Yeah. Pretty much.
This afternoon's activity,
cooking a massive lasagne.
I am getting really big and tired.
And looking after Sophie on my own,
I don't know how I do it
at the moment.
Beep beep!
Beep beep!
Here she comes!
You poor thing.
You've had to
Do everything. Yes, do everything
literally. Everything.
I can't think of many things
he doesn't do apart from carrying
a baby in his womb so
That's just normal life anyway.
End result.
That will be dinner for tonight
and hopefully give us
a couple of dinners
once the baby is here.
Was your pregnancy with Sophie
more difficult than this one?
I think towards the end
because she was breach,
which this one is as well.
I have got a heart shaped womb.
So, yeah.
A heart shaped womb?
Yeah, so when they did the caesarean
last time afterwards they told me.
They said it was only
when we actually got her out
we saw that it is not a normal
shaped womb.
And that is why she got stuck
into this little alcove of my womb.
And she never was able
to turn head down. Right.
So we knew it might happen again
so, yeah.
So what is the plan?
Is there a plan?
So the plan is a booked
caesarean like Sophie.
So it is a bit of a shame.
I had a really horrible recovery.
Her head was so wedged in me
it wasn't easy to get her out
and it bruised me quite a lot.
So I was a bit disappointed to hear
I had to do it all over again.
Well, I hope it all goes to plan.
Thank you.
So do I.
And that your recovery is good.
And let's catch up afterwards.
Yep. Yep.
No worries. Weird.
Baby!
Good luck!
Thank you. And I'll speak to you
in a few weeks.
OK, brilliant. Thank you.
Have a nice day. See ya.
Bye. Bye!
A breach baby
and a heart shaped womb
and major complications
after her first baby.
I mean
You would be nervous, wouldn't you?
Although they seem they are
taking it all in their stride.
Maybe the easiest thing to do is
just go, I am just going to see
what happens because we are living
in a time of unpredictability.
And childbirth is majorly
unpredictable.
I think it's really important
that we have an insight into what
happens during childbirth
in a pandemic.
During coronavirus,
you think of hospitals
and you think of the
devastation that's happening.
But there is another part
of the hospital where something
incredible is happening
and life is coming into the world.
You are not really thinking
of that at the minute.
So hopefully, it's a sprinkling
of something beautiful that's
happening in a really traumatic
period of time.
Another couple having a baby during
lockdown are from Haywards Heath
and are expecting their first child.
Hi, I am Rebecca.
And I am Neville.
We met at university.
You were doing your first year
of your PhD. Yes.
Which I found terribly
impressive as a fresher.
This is the part of the walk
where Neville has to push me
from behind
while I attempt to walk up.
So here we go.
They thought I had gestational
diabetes within
the pregnancy as the baby
was getting quite big.
Hills become a lot harder
when you have got one of these.
And unfortunately they've
recently diagnosed me
and said it is actually
not gestational diabetes,
it is that the pregnancy has
brought on type 1 diabetes.
Suddenly having to do insulin
injections and things like that.
I am quite nervous about the idea
of trying to learn how to be
newly diabetic at the same time
as having a newborn child.
We've got a bit of a problem.
Because it was sunny
when we started.
And now I don't have a cardigan
or a jacket or anything.
Just don't go into labour.
Yes. I am going to try
not to go into labour.
Hi. How you doing?
We're good.
We're not too bad.
You've had quite a complicated
time, haven't you?
Yeah. It was really strange because
I didn't have any morning sickness.
It was really nice.
I was thinking how lucky I was.
And then third trimester
it all just went to pot.
So type 1 diabetes is where
you have to inject daily? Yes.
They said it is not going
to go away afterwards.
And has it changed everything
with regard to what you can eat?
Yeah. And I had a lot of cravings
for sugary things,
like really sugary things.
And I was thinking, is this just
an excuse that I am pregnant?
I am just going to eat
everything under the sun.
But it wasn't actually.
It was a diabetes craving not
a pregnancy one I think in the end.
So what does it mean for your birth?
They want to induce me
early at 38 weeks. Yeah.
So I am gonna go in
and get induced next Friday.
Next Friday, which is two days
before Father's Day. Yes.
I had my daughter
the day before Father's Day
and now I feel like I never have
to buy a Father's Day present
because I'm like, I gave you the
best gift. There you go!
Although one of the unfortunate
side effects of the situation
we're in is that I may not be
allowed to see her on Father's Day.
Oh!
And you are not coming out till
the Monday then I won't be able
So you want an induction on Friday.
Smooth, easy birth.
And come home on Sunday.
That would be the best.
Yes, that would be perfect.
That's the ideal scenario, right?
Well, especially for me
because it would mean I had
a nice quick labour as well!
Absolutely.
Very best of luck.
And it would be great to catch up
afterwards if you're up for it.
That would be lovely. OK.
Definitely. Thanks.
It is so exciting! Take care.
Bye.
They have got
a hell of a lot going on.
You have got to learn how to have
a child for the first time
in your life.
And that takes a lot of learning.
On top of that you've got a whole
medical condition
and your body has changed
completely forever.
That's loads.
And we're in the middle
of a pandemic.
Just to kind of, you know,
I mean, it's not a cherry on top
because a cherry on top's
a good thing.
And a pandemic is definitely not.
Earlier in the week, Emma
spoke to Emma and Jamie.
Emma was resigned to having
a caesarean section
but there's been an
exciting development.
It's the morning of the
elective caesarean
and my waters started to go.
So I called triage and they said, we
are just going to stick to the plan.
Get to the hospital at 7.
Say cheese!
Might be that baby's engaged
and is ready to come.
See what they say.
And I might be able to do
this naturally.
Here we go.
Emma is watching parents-to-be
Emma and Jamie make their way to
hospital after Emma's waters broke.
She was due to give birth via
caesarean section as her baby
is breach.
But there has been a last minute
change to her situation.
Emma's just had a scan.
Baby is head down so probably
not a c section after all.
This is good news for Emma after
she suffered a difficult recovery
after the caesarean
section of her first child.
Big deep breath and then blow out.
That's it.
They won't feel like this.
Just remember that.
You're still smiling, though.
That's always a positive.
Aw, bless you.
You're doing really well.
So I had the epidural.
It took its time,
but it's definitely kicked in
and I'm so much more relaxed.
Emma and Jamie must now play
the waiting game
and allow Emma's labour
to progress naturally.
Jamie's relaxed!
But after Emma's temperature rises
and the baby becomes distressed,
she must have a caesarean section
after all.
You're doing very well.
All right? Yeah.
Just being tugged around.
Sorry? I hate it. I know.
Last time though, eh? Yes!
I've got it on record now,
as well!
Nine minutes into the procedure,
Emma's newborn enters the world
and lets out a cry.
BABY CRIES
Shall we go and show Mum what we
got?
It's another girl.
It's another girl.
HE LAUGHS
She will be coming
back to you as soon as possible.
But now, if you want to, you can
just go and have a look
and take more videos and
You go. Yeah. I'll be back.
Daddy's coming. Daddy's coming.
BABY CRIES
All right, Dad.
Congratulations.
Aww, look at her little face!
Hello, baby.
Are you giving out little
smiles already?
Happy to see your mummy?
Emma's high temperature and
possible risk of infection
means she and baby Grace
must stay in hospital
until she's fully recovered.
Under Covid restrictions,
Jamie can't visit them on the
maternity ward during this time.
I'm allowed in the hospital just
to drop a bag of stuff off for her.
She's going to be here
for a couple of days.
So this is the closest
I'm able to get to Emma.
Hello. No problems? No. Good.
There you go.
I love you. See you later.
Bye, Gracie. It's all
I hope it's all there.
And that's the extent as to which
I'm able to see Emma and Grace.
Probably the only time I'm
going to see them in four days.
Finally back home, Emma is about
to check in with the family.
Hello. Hello. Hello.
So you've had a right old
time of it, haven't you?
Yeah, it was a bit of an adventure.
They were doing my obs and
they noticed my temperature was up,
so she gave me paracetamol. Took it
again after and it was higher.
So they were a bit worried
Oh, God. Yeah that I had a fever.
So they just said it's safest,
if we're OK with it,
to get baby out via caesarean.
I don't think we were
really given a choice
No, but we were happy by that point.
I'd tried.
I'd always said that I'd have a
caesarean if it was safer. Yeah.
We just wanted to make sure
that she was all right,
so the moment we heard her cry,
it was a massive relief.
She came out screaming her lungs
out, and she hasn't really stopped.
Well, she doesn't cry much
She doesn't actually cry much,
but when she does I've never heard
a cry like this. It is loud.
It's the loudest baby cry
I've ever heard.
When I was on the ward, I just felt
so sorry for all the other girls.
How was that for you, Jamie,
not having them for a few days
and not being able to be with them?
Pretty rubbish. Yeah.
The first three days of Grace's
life,
I've seen through photos and videos.
That little first bit is gone.
Yeah. Yeah.
Are you making up for it now?
I'm trying!
And it's on film
that Grace is your last baby.
Yes! I know. I know.
I got it in there.
Look how happy Jamie is!
I think it's a very unfair time
to ask a woman that question.
Cunning, I'd say. Cunning.
Have you changed your mind, Emma?
I think I'd be quite
happy with my two girls.
I think I would be happy.
But ask me again in a year.
For now. Yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
Well, congratulations.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
I'll speak to you soon.
Cheers. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.
Good girl!
The family may be back home
together,
but Emma and Jamie, like
all new parents at this time,
will now have to get used to
a new normal.
BORIS JOHNSON: We're now
asking people to stay alert,
control the virus and save lives.
Limiting contact with other people,
keeping distance if you go out,
two metres apart, where possible.
It's vital to slow
the spread of the disease.
Hello, darling.
You get your baby home
and grandparents can't hold,
cuddle their grandchild.
What if it's their first grandchild,
and they, you know, have to meet it
through a window?
Oh, little beauty. She's lovely.
You know, in the grand scheme
of things, it's OK
because we're in a pandemic and
we all need to keep ourselves safe.
But it's still those
treasured moments
that we maybe took for granted
before
Who's that? Is that grandpa?
Say, "Hey, grandpa!"
..but now we know are so
precious and special
because we can't do them.
Hello, Martha.
I know it's sad. You can only
see her through the screen.
Today, Emma is meeting
another new couple.
Their baby is already
a week overdue.
My name is Jordan Eaton.
This is my husband Paul. Hi.
We both live in Wigan and we've
been together nearly 11 years.
I work as a registered
veterinary nurse.
I work as a coach for an
IT company in Manchester.
This is our first baby
that we're having.
It's a little boy.
We're both very excited.
This is his wardrobe,
which I had a lot of fun organising
for him a couple of days ago.
All washed, ironed, ready for him.
Go to your bed.
These are our doggies that
we've got, Penny and Poppy,
and they basically run
the house as it is,
so it'll be fun to see what they're
like when the baby arrives. Yeah.
As you can see, Poppy's very wet
cos she's been hopping in our
paddling pool that we've done.
We've got our two fur babies
Yeah.
..and now our real baby.
Real baby. We can't wait.
Out of it. We're just hoping
he shows up at some point,
to make us finally
a family of three.
Family of five. OK, of five.
With the fur babies.
With the fur babies.
It's gonna be good.
We're very excited. Very excited.
Shake paw.
Good girl.
There you go.
Hi. How are you feeling?
Yeah, I'm all right, thank you.
I'm 41 weeks today, so
Does it feel like it's been
going on forever?
Yeah, it really does.
This is possibly the longest
pregnancy in history, so
It's like Groundhog Day, almost,
cos just preparing, innit,
and just waiting? Yeah.
Just seeing what happens. Yeah.
Going on lots of walks? Yeah.
Well, we've got the two dogs, so
we're out every day with them. Yeah.
Keep yourself moving.
Nothing works. Nothing seems
to get anything going. Seriously.
Would you have they given you
a kind of idea of his size?
Or an estimate?
She said around the eight to nine
mark.
But I feel like every day
that I go over
He's just going to be this huge
baby by the end of it!
Have they talked to you
about induction?
Yeah, they've actually booked me
in for next Tuesday.
So what are you going to do
with your final days as a duo?
We're trying to spend a lot of time
with the dogs outside, to be honest.
One of my dogs is really needy.
She's a big attention seeker.
Do you think she's
going to be jealous?
The other one won't be.
But Penny will be, I think.
Well, good luck with everything.
Thank you.
Keep us posted and we'll catch up
again when he's here.
We will. OK. Can't wait.
Thank you very much. Take care.
Cheers. Bye-bye. Bye. Bye.
So we're off to the hospital.
Or rather, I am,
but Neville's driving me.
Rebecca was due to be induced
in a week's time
after developing type 1 diabetes.
But there has been a change of plan.
My blood sugar levels seem to be
all over the place
and I seem to be having lots of
low blood sugar readings,
so I've been asked to come in and
bring my hospital bag just in case.
Due to social distancing guidelines,
Neville can't stay with
Rebecca at the hospital.
I just had to leave her there
at the entrance and drive off.
Um
Which was hard.
I mean, I knew it was coming,
but to actually do it
was very difficult.
But it is what it is, I guess.
And at the hospital,
there's been a development.
It was decided that
due to me having lots of
low blood sugar level episodes,
that it would be best for me
to be induced even earlier.
I've already had the pessary
to try and induce labour.
They have sort of said that it's
most likely I'll stay here tonight
and then they might have to
give another pessary tomorrow
and break my waters.
I'm really missing Neville.
Um
I had it in my head that,
although it would be hard,
that it would be quite
It would be fine.
There's something about him not
being here for this part that's
..quite sad.
First time mother-to-be Rebecca
is now in active labour.
Her husband Neville has been allowed
to join her for the birth.
Oh, my God, they're
so cute together.
Yes.
That's it. Well done.
Another one like that.
Another one like that.
And just blow for me. Just blow.
Blow, blow,
blow, blow, blow,
blow, blow, blow.
Just breathe on that gas.
Breathe on that gas.
Well done.
SCREAM
Well done. Well done, you.
Four hours after Rebecca went
into labour, the baby is crowning.
Big push, big push, big push.
Big push. Big push.
Hi, darling!
Hello.
Give her a rub.
And seconds later, a baby girl
arrives in the world.
Hello! Hello!
I can't believe you're out.
Come on, then.
All right, sweetie, can
I get to her just for a second?
But although she appears
to be healthy,
she is yet to let out a cry.
You're just messing me about, child.
Just get that off of you.
Give Mummy a bit of a cry, shall we?
Is she just instantly asleep, or?
She's just super duper chilled out..
She's so little.
We want a big cry, pickle.
I'm going to take you away
from Mummy for a second.
That'll upset you.
Yeah, that's not right.
The midwives decide to intervene.
Can you get me a Resuscitaire?
Oh, no.
At the same time, Rebecca
starts bleeding excessively.
Oh, my God. Poor Neville.
Look at him.
He doesn't know what to
do with himself.
Come on, pickle.
BABY GURGLES QUIETLY
NEVILLE: She's OK, she's fine.
She's making noises.
She's in good hands, Beck.
She's in good hands.
Now she's a lot pinker.
BABY CRIES
There you go. That's Oh!
Oh! Oh, the joy of a cry!
Did you forget what you needed
to do?
Heartrate is absolutely brilliant.
Yeah, that's better. There you go.
Hello, little one.
NEVILLE: Oh, she's got a grip!
Yeah.
She didn't have that earlier.
20 minutes old.
Oh, she's opened her eyes.
You're so quiet.
So well behaved.
Little one's coming home.
First time.
Hello.
SHE SNEEZES
Aw. Oh!
Little sneezes. Bless you.
I haven't seen her in days.
Been in the hospital, haven't you,
with Mummy?
And Daddy wasn't allowed, was he?
No.
I think she just wants to eat.
We better get her home.
Let's get her home.
Come on, little one. Let's go.
Kiss.
Three days after they returned
from the hospital,
Emma is able to catch up with the
family.
Hello. Look at you three!
I've just watched your video,
and I was like this.
I could see it in your face,
Neville,
and I was like, "Oh, good God,
what's happening?"
There was a moment there when, just
after the little one had been born,
they called in a resuscitation table
for her,
and at the same time, all the
doctors were crowding round Rebecca
and she was bleeding everywhere.
It was pretty terrifying,
to be honest. Yeah.
She'd lost a lot of blood.
And then you ended up back in there?
Yeah.
So she became a bit jaundiced. Yeah.
They put me on this feeding regime,
so I'd feed
and then I'd pump afterwards.
But that just took every single bit
of physical reserve I had.
Yeah. So it was just awful.
And then we went home
just in time for Father's Day,
so you had a little bit of
Father's Day, didn't you? Yes.
On Father's Day, they all came home
from hospital the second time.
It was lovely.
So how are you feeling now?
I have stuffed myself
full of iron rich foods.
So, yeah, I feel more
like more human now, I think!
And what's happening
as far as diabetes goes?
Turns out I'm now having what
they think is a honeymoon period,
where I'm still producing
my own insulin,
but my body will slowly kill off
those cells in my pancreas.
So I will become diabetic.
So you're constantly having to
kind of watch, monitor Yeah.
So they are going to just keep
monitoring me and we'll see.
Wow.
Well, I hope your honeymoon
carries on for quite a while,
so that you can really get
back on your feet, 100%. Yeah.
I keep saying we need to
have another one
while she's still in the
honeymoon period.
Oh, wow, Neville.
You're well keen.
I'm broody already.
I just I just sit awake
sometimes at three in the morning,
looking at her and thinking, "Wow."
I don't care I'm not sleeping!
Awww!
I never really believed in love at
first sight until I saw this one.
Aww, Neville, you're so cute!
I love that.
Well, congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you.
It's lovely to meet her,
and it's nice to see that
you're feeling better.
And hopefully I'll get to meet you
one day,
with that little lovely baby.
Yeah. Yes, that would be nice.
That would be good.
Speak to you soon. Speak to you
soon. Bye. Bye. Bye.
Look at her little hand! Bye.
Bye. Bye. Bye.
Neville just he looks at Rebecca
with this amazing love in his eyes,
and when he looks at Olivia,
it's just the same!
It is so cute!
I mean, he's the nicest man
on Earth.
We are out on a bit of a walk
with Olivia.
The joy of welcoming your first baby
into the world is unparalleled.
We used to do all these walks
when she was on the front of me,
and now she's on the front of
Neville, which he's really enjoying.
Yeah. Nice little family.
But it's a life-changing experience,
and new parents often require
extra support,
which is limited
in the current climate.
For the past five and a half,
six weeks,
it's just been me on my own,
cos Brad works. He's back at work.
So, yeah, it's been very stressful.
I kind of think back to
when I had my babies
and, you know, your parents
would come over
or a friend would come over.
Maybe give you half an hour to
go and have a shower
and clean up, or something.
But, you know, there's none of that.
This morning I was really anxious
about being left at home all day
by myself.
Not being able to go anywhere.
Well, we can't go to the park, cos
they are closed, aren't they?
We're going to Nan's.
I want to go to baby groups.
I want to meet new mums.
The clinics have been suspended
for the foreseeable,
so that's a bit worrying.
Do you have home visits?
What if you're struggling
with breast-feeding?
How do you get that support?
All of it is just
so unknown, isn't it?
First time parents Jordan and Paul
are also heading into the unknown.
JORDAN: On our way to the hospital.
Their baby is overdue
but this evening,
there is some progress.
Been having contractions
for a couple of hours
and I don't think
I can take them any more.
So we are on our way. Yeah.
Jordan and her husband Paul
arrived at the hospital
four and a half hours ago.
So it's now ten to six
in the morning.
Apparently, we're now
three centimetres.
So, we're apparently just
waiting for that magic four. Mm-hm.
Just having a bit of gas and air.
Got the gas and air,
cos you've been having a bit
of a bad time, haven't you? Yeah.
So we're just just waiting.
But that's all we can do,
so we'll just keep you updated
as we go along.
Jordan's labour appears to be
progressing well.
But a few hours later,
her situation changes.
So it's 20 past
11 on Sunday night,
and he has decided that
he is not going to come naturally.
His head's apparently bent,
so his neck's bent so he's not
going to come out naturally.
We have the option of giving him
two hours,
but it would probably end up
in a C-section anyway
Shortly after being wheeled
into theatre,
the surgeon makes a small incision
in Jordan's uterus.
And within seconds,
she gives birth to a baby boy.
BABY CRIES
He looks like a big boy.
Oh, God. Congratulations, guys.
Thank you.
So he's the one
that kept us waiting.
Hi.
He's just realised that he's
going to be on camera
so he's decided that he needed to go
to toilet,
so we'll be two seconds.
EMMA LAUGHS
Hi, Jordan.
Hello. How are you?
Not bad, thank you.
You had quite the weekend of it,
didn't you?
Yeah, we really did.
It was traumatic.
Was it anything like you imagined?
No. No. Not at all.
Not even a little bit.
It was a lot
I think it was worse.
I don't know.
Just screaming in pain. Yeah.
I just weren't expecting it.
Well, it's pretty painful, isn't it?
Yeah. That was just
the contractions, though,
when I was at home.
I was like sat on the stairs trying
to breathe through them.
I had my dogs coming
licking my face.
And I am just like, "Oh, God."
And how have the dogs taken to him?
One of them loves him.
She's obsessed with him.
She never leaves his side.
And the other one couldn't care less
No, she's not bothered.
So this is where Poppy
usually stays.
When Harrison goes to sleep, she'll
get as close as possible to him.
She never leaves him.
And then Penny just keeps her
distance over there.
She's not interested one bit.
Poppy loves him, though.
Well. congratulations
Thank you very much. Thank you.
Thanks so much.
Very, very pleased for you.
OK. Take care.
Bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye.
Imagine if the dogs acted badly
and you had to be like,
"I have to choose.
Got to get rid of the dogs."
And you love dogs
and you love animals.
A whole can of worms.
Get rid of the dogs.
Don't put that in.
With the restrictions
finally being eased,
Emma is able to start meeting some
of the parents
she got to know virtually
during lockdown.
So we are about to meet Rebecca
and Neville.
I don't know what
I'm more excited about, actually -
meeting a new baby or being
out of the house.
I think meeting a new baby.
Hello! Hi!
How are you?
Good, thank you. Good.
Someone's a bit sleepy. Aw! Hello!
Wow. Nice to finally
meet you properly.
Baby Olivia is now three months old
It's so nice out here.
I've got real table envy.
So how's you and your health?
Generally, I'm feeling fine. Yeah.
But diabetes-wise, I got
a bit of a honeymoon period
where everything seemed fine. Well,
yeah, we talked and you said, like,
hopefully it will be an extended
honeymoon period.
Yeah, which they sort of said
it could be anywhere from weeks
to years,
and, unfortunately, it was only
a couple of months.
I am starting to take
insulin again now.
Right. But they tested my blood
and they found that my thyroid is
extremely overactive now,
so that's another autoimmune
disease that's lifelong.
It must be very hard to stay
on top of
Well, yeah, hopefully.
..type one diabetes
if your body is
constantly overworking.
I'm not an expert by any means
cos obviously this is all
quite new to me,
but I read that because you
metabolise things very quickly
with an overactive thyroid,
you can metabolise your insulin
very quickly,
so it can be a bit harder to control
those glucose levels.
I mean, you've certainly had
a lot of adjusting.
Not just adjusting to welcoming this
wonderful bundle of joy,
but also two potentially lifelong
..things to deal with in your body.
Does that make you even more
worried about the world
we're living in at the minute
with Covid?
Yeah. Yeah, definitely.
I mean, I'd sort of started
to feel a bit better about it,
but I see myself as a bit more
vulnerable now.
But we're doing pretty good.
You seem to be taking
it in your stride.
There's a lot of harder things I
could be dealing with at the moment.
And I am feeling quite
good in myself,
so that's really positive still.
I think that's the thing. Everyone
sort of says 2020's a write-off
and for me, I'm a bit like, well, we
had our first wedding anniversary,
she was born, so it's a massive year
for us.
Yeah. Yeah. There's definitely parts
I feel like we've missed out on,
but then there's lots of parts that
have been really fun as well.
I really enjoyed walks,
going on walks,
every day going on a walk.
There's some lovely walks
around here,
we didn't know anything about. Yes.
And so now we just Yeah, now we
can take her on those as well.
We found just the most incredible
amount of beauty
that we didn't even know was there
and it's a five-minute walk away.
Yeah. Yeah.
Because we're all just so, like,
in that fast-paced life.
The things we don't
usually appreciate,
we're starting to appreciate again
and realise all the things we've
been taking for granted.
Is there anything that surprised you
that you didn't expect?
Or that you You know, you've not
had a newborn before,
so I would image there are loads
of things that have surprised you.
I'm surprised how much I miss her
when I'm not with her.
You have her for hours and she's
crying lots,
and you finally get her to sleep
and you feel completely overwhelmed.
And then, ten minutes later,
you're like,
but I miss her.
Come back and get a cuddle.
I mean, saying unconditional love
doesn't even scratch
the surface of how you
feel about your children.
You just have these overwhelming
senses of, like,
just couldn't love anything more.
OLIVIA GURGLES Oh!
Are you talking to us?
Is Daddy not jiggling you enough?
You want to join
in the conversation?
I keep thinking she's looking at me
but she's kind of
Oh, now you are. Hello!
Hello. She's making a fist at the
moment.
Oh, she's so cute.
We were all talking about you
before you were born.
Yeah. Yeah.
We're all looking at you.
Centre of attention.
She's adorable.
That was lovely.
They're a lovely couple.
Neville is just so super sweet
when it comes to Olivia.
I think he's just a bit like,
"I've won the lottery."
And Rebecca, you know, she's had
so much to take on board
in such a short amount of time.
Everything that gets thrown at her,
she just has a very level,
clear head about things.
She's just like the model
new mum, really.
It's nice to get out the house.
It's nice to have human
contact with people.
Even though it is not the kind of
contact you would have had
pre-Covid, at least we can start
interacting again.
Slightly, and with caution.
That baby though.
She is like, "Uh-uh!
I'm not waking up for anybody."