Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (2018) s03e03 Episode Script

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On the 23rd of March 2020,
the UK went into lockdown
following the coronavirus outbreak.
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.
THERMOMETER BEEPS
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'll get to know them
virtually
Hello. How are you?
Good, thank you.
How's 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'm nervous, if I am honest.
I found it really difficult
to leave her.
I don't know why.
..the drama
SHE WAILS
BABY CRIES
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 perfect.
Look at your baby.
Oh, my gosh.
Just in the nick of time.
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.
So, Emma, how's lockdown?
Lockdown Erm
Lockdown is weird.
Kind of don't really know
how I feel about it,
because I don't know
It's all so strange and new.
It's almost like you're kind
of living in a movie
that you're really wanting to end.
And can you imagine
what it would be like
if you were pregnant at this time?
I can't quite wrap my head around
what's happening in the world.
So, being pregnant at a time
like this as well,
I think, you know, I personally
would be all over the place.
More so than I am already.
To find out what it's like to be
pregnant in a pandemic,
Emma is connecting with families
remotely.
Today's first parents-to-be
are Tamira and Chris.
They already have two daughters,
Olivia and Scarlett.
What's in my tummy, girls?
A baby! Baby.
And it is a baby brother
or a baby sister?
A baby sister.
Are we excited about it?
Yeah!
And I am now at 37 weeks pregnant.
At the beginning of this lockdown,
I actually had zilch for the baby.
Really, really did. So, we literally
ordered all our stuff online.
It looks so cool, our buggy.
Does it look good?
Yeah, give Daddy
and Mummy a big round of applause.
THEY LAUGH Yeah!
I don't know how she's going to get
out of your tummy.
Oh, well. That's a different story.
That's a story for another day.
Yeah, cos I know what the story is.
She might push it out,
or they might get it out for you.
OK. OK.
We'll leave it at that for now.
SHE LAUGHS
With the baby's due date fast
approaching,
Emma is keen to see
how they're coping.
Hi. How are you?
Good. It's not Auntie Emma.
We've got an Auntie called
Auntie Emma.
Oh, did you want Auntie Emma?
She's like,
"This isn't the right woman."
THEY LAUGH
And Scarlett's three, is that right?
Yeah. Oh, so she's the same
age as my little one.
Oh, really?
How have you found it with a
three-year-old during lockdown?
I need some tips.
Erm, been letting this one
look after her.
THEY LAUGH
So, how has your pregnancy been?
I've been going in for scans every
three weeks cos
I have been measuring slightly small
at some of my midwife appointments.
We've had loads more scans than
we have with the previous two.
But, yeah, I've not really been
Well, I haven't been able
to go in to any of them.
I kind of missed out
on that side of things.
Right. And do you know,
in your hospital,
what the protocol is for you, Chris,
when Tamira's in labour?
She's got to go in on her own,
and I have to wait
outside in the car park.
And they literally are apparently
going to phone me when Tamira's
Delivering.
Yeah, delivering.
And I have then got to obviously
find where she is,
and hopefully make it in time.
SHE LAUGHS
I've been there for the other two,
and so I am not going to miss this
one.
Well, will you let us know
when it's happening?
Yes, of course we will.
I hope it goes smoothly.
And I will speak to you
in the next few weeks.
Thank you very much.
I will see you soon.
Thanks, Emma.
See you soon. Take care. Bye.
I hope, I really hope that she has
a quick labour,
and that he's there,
and that she's not going through it
on her own
for hours or days on end.
The uncertainty you experience
as a pregnant woman
is fraught with mixed emotions,
and anything can happen,
and it's unpredictable.
I am not going to lie,
I'm a little bit nervous.
This morning I was really anxious
about being left at home all day.
But, on top of that,
you have a pandemic happening
and there are extra rules
and regulations.
You can't have your partners
with you,
you can't go to appointments
with anybody.
This is my last scan ever.
We're not going to have any more
babies after this.
And I'm by myself.
All of these things are just
layered on top of the worry
that you already have anyway
from just being pregnant.
But you've got no choice.
It has to happen.
Babies have to be born.
Uh-ohs.
I dropped it.
You did.
Another couple navigating their way
through pregnancy in lockdown
are expecting their second and third
child in just three weeks' time.
Hi, I'm Heidi.
I am 33 years old.
Hi, I'm Ben. I'm 32 years old,
and we live in Kent.
And we are 34 weeks and three days
with identical twin boys.
I thought I would show you where
they're going to be sleeping
when they come home
from the hospital.
So, it's a co-sleeper.
On my side of the bed, obviously.
Been booked in for a C-section
on the 26th June.
This is our second pregnancy.
We've got a two-year-old daughter
called Wynter Annie.
SHE DRUMS
Fantastic.
Ben's back at work for, what,
11 hours a day?
So he leaves the home quite early,
so it is just me and Wynter.
I get 20 minutes to myself
a day
..to make dinner.
And stand on these poor feet.
Gosh, they're awful.
Heidi's pregnancy is high-risk
as the twins are sharing
the same placenta.
They will need to be born via
caesarean section,
which is a first for Heidi.
It's quite daunting.
Erm
I'm nervous.
I'm nervous about the section.
I'm nervous about my recovery.
Erm
Just, yeah.
With Ben busy at work
and Heidi home alone,
Emma wants to see how
she's doing.
Hi. How are you feeling?
Erm, fed up.
Oh!
You know when you're just
over it now -
really over being pregnant
and big and tired?
I know your husband works a lot,
doesn't he?
Yeah. So, you're on your own
with a toddler already.
Yep. It's
..hard.
Oh, Heidi.
It's just hard.
I don't know.
The majority of this pregnancy
..I've not felt trapped, but
..I've been so limited
to where I can go.
Some days, me and Wynter
don't even leave the house.
We literally don't go outdoors.
She gets so frustrated.
Yeah.
And it's my fault, you know,
because I'm her parent.
I should be making her happy and
It's not your fault.
You know, we
I think sometimes you feel that way.
Yeah, and you put pressure
on yourself, don't you?
And you beat yourself
up about things.
I wouldn't be feeling these emotions
if we weren't experiencing this.
Yep. Yeah, it's the unknown,
and a really unnerving time,
isn't it?
But, you know, what you're doing
is an amazing thing.
You're having two gorgeous
little babies
and making your family complete.
Yeah.
OK, well, listen, have a lovely day.
You too, Emma. Thank you.
No worries. Good luck.
Thank you very much. And I'll
see you soon with your twins.
Thank you. Take care.
Bye.
Oh, bless her.
Oh, I feel for her.
I feel like I want to sit in her
garden and have a good chat.
Do you know what I mean?
In Kettering,
home to Tamira and Chris,
there has been a major development.
It's now the baby's due date.
Tamira's actually
booked in for her induction today.
However, about an hour ago, Tamira's
waters actually broke.
So, we're going to head
to the hospital.
Let's go have a baby.
This is the general birthing look.
Emma is watching the birth video
of Tamira and Chris.
Tamira has gone into labour
on her due date.
I just need to
take your temperature.
Do you know
where you're going today?
Yes, the Rowan Ward.
In the hospital, strict Covid
measures are being enforced.
It'll be just yourself coming in,
yeah?
Yeah.
36.9.
Tamira's just gone in,
but I got turned away at the door,
so I'm not allowed in now.
So, I feel like I am a little
bit in the dark.
Chris won't be allowed
to join Tamira
until she's in established labour.
So, Chris finds a way to kill time.
But just as he's
getting into the swing of things
So, massive update from Tamira.
It's just about four o'clock,
and she's been checked over.
She's four centimetres dilated,
which is incredible.
It just feels
like a bit of a miracle that
this baby is coming on her due date.
And I'm so excited,
I can't wait to just see her,
and just to know that
everything's going to be OK.
Hello. Hiya. You OK? Yeah.
What's your name? Chris
Chris Hutchinson.
Tamira's partner?
Yes, Tamira.
Just through in that room there.
Perfect, thank you. Thank you.
Is everything OK?
Yeah, everything's fine.
Everything's fine. It's been
a bit of a crazy, crazy time.
It's been crazy.
I haven't been induced.
It's ready to go.
I've done it on my own.
You've done so amazing.
Tamira is seven centimetres dilated
and using just gas and air.
We're getting very, very close.
She's a superstar
and she's doing so, so well.
And I've just got that
overwhelming feeling where
I am about to become a dad again.
You should see your baby's
head now, Tamira.
Well done. That's it.
Come off the gas now, Tamira.
Well done, Tamira.
Well done, well done.
Keep pushing for us. Well done.
SHE MOANS
Well done. Well done.
Big breath.
Well done, Tamira. Well done.
That's it. You've got this.
Well done.
Keep on going, keep going.
You've done so well.
Now breathe, breathe. Well done.
Well done.
Breathe. Relax.
Relax.
We've got your baby's head?
Relax, sweetheart.
There we go. Relax, sweetheart.
Congratulations!
Oh!
Well done. Wow!
Hey!
BABY CRIES
Oh, look at her.
Finally, Tamira is holding her
beautiful baby girl.
I can't believe you came.
On her due date.
Was it? Good girl. Do you know,
it's like one% of babies
that come on due dates as well?
Bless her. Look at her little face.
THEY LAUGH
She can't believe it.
Baby Bella is here,
and I'm just so overwhelmed.
In the end, it was one big push.
I'm just made up I'm a dad again.
And that feeling is just incredible.
I can't wait for her to meet
her sisters. I know. I cannot wait.
And it's not long before Scarlett
and Olivia
get their very first glimpse
at their new baby sister.
Put your arms up, then.
She's very hot.
Can you feel how hot she is?
Hello, Bella.
She's dribbling.
Is she dribbling?
Her head is very soft.
TAMIRA GASPS
She's holding your hand.
The family have been
home for a week.
And Emma is keen to check in.
Hi. Hi.
So, your third little girl.
I know. Can't believe it, can we?
No.
Well, congratulations.
TAMIRA LAUGHS
So, your waters broke
the day you were going in?
Yeah. I couldn't believe it.
It was like the textbook labour.
Like, my waters went,
this went, and it built up.
When Chris actually was allowed in,
I felt so emotional that he was
finally allowed in.
But you were allowed in earlier than
I thought you would be allowed in.
Yeah. It was a really strange day.
I was just,
felt completely out of it.
And then I got the call,
I went running in.
Chris, is it right that you went and
played golf while you were waiting?
Yeah, I did. I did, but
He didn't even let me know.
No, no, no, there's no buts!
I didn't have a game of golf.
I was, it was at the driving range.
And I could leave at any moment.
But
But you were playing golf?
Yeah, I was.
EMMA LAUGHS
There's no getting away from it,
but
The thing is,
I was on the phone feeling for him,
feeling sorry for him.
I didn't even know till later,
after she was born,
he was playing golf
and was actually fine.
I couldn't believe it.
It was in the back of my mind that,
yeah, I could be cutting it close.
I mean, that's one nice little
secret plan
he had going on there, isn't it?
THEY LAUGH
How have the girls been with her?
For the oldest, Olivia, it was a bit
heartbreaking for her
at the beginning
because she can't do much with her.
And she got the rattles ready,
you know,
and was really wanting to play
with her,
and it's gone a bit like,
"Well, you can hold her,
"but you can't, don't move."
Yeah. Prop her up with pillows.
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
That is what we do.
"Don't move. Don't touch her."
I love it.
Well, congratulations.
Thank you.
And hopefully
we can meet at some point.
Yep. Yep.
Cheers. Bye-bye. Bye.
Bye. Bye.
They were great.
Absolutely great. Erm
But I can't believe
he went to play golf.
But he still made it.
He did make it, yeah.
He made it and, you know,
that's fantastic.
But he still went to play golf.
You're so tiny. Oh, yeah.
I'd love to go meet them in person.
I am keeping everything crossed
that the world starts to kind of
relax slightly and maybe
we can meet these families
who have shared
so much with us already.
It'd be good to kind of
thank them in person.
Love you. Bye.
BORIS JOHNSON:
The way ahead is hard.
Each and every one of us
is now obliged to join together.
We will beat the coronavirus
and, therefore, I urge you,
at this moment
of national emergency,
to stay at home, protect our NHS
and save lives.
The pandemic is, for everybody,
a time of fear and anxiety.
But for isolated mums
and mums-to-be,
it can be overwhelming.
I just thought I'd let people know
what it's been like
suffering with depression,
having a baby,
not getting the support that you
usually get,
the face-to-face contact,
the family,
your friends, not being
able to see them.
And it's been pretty hard,
to be fair.
It's been pretty Goddamn hard.
Since the start of the pandemic,
maternal depression
has almost tripled.
EMMA: If you're about to have a baby
and you know that you're probably
going to need
..help and support postnatally,
you're going to start worrying
about it before you even get there.
And then you are dealing with
a mix of hormones and emotions.
And then there's a global pandemic
and the worry and the anxiety that
that brings on.
You know, that is a lot
to be taking on board.
No-one should be ashamed of how
they are feeling,
cos motherhood is hard.
Emma, still in lockdown at home,
continues to reach out
to expectant parents across the UK.
Alesha and Ashley have contacted us.
They are a couple who are about to
have their second child,
any day now
during the next few days.
Might need a little bit longer.
Whoa!
They've got an eight-year-old son
called Theo.
So, Theo, what pizza have you made?
This is a garlic
and Parmesan cheese one.
They're childhood sweethearts.
They've been together
since they were 15 years old.
And they apparently have
a very clear birth plan.
So, hi, I'm Ashley.
And I'm Alesha.
And we're currently 37 weeks
pregnant with our second child.
Their journey to becoming
second-time parents
has been a difficult one.
We found out we were pregnant
back in October last year.
So, we were excited but at the same
time slightly apprehensive
just because we'd been through
a miscarriage six months earlier.
So, we sort of know and understand
that not every pregnancy
is successful.
This Babygro is the same one that
I bought for the baby
that we lost a year ago.
So, it's quite nice to be able to
have one that says "born in 2019"
and then this one's
going to be born in 2020.
I like anything that is rainbows
because this is a rainbow baby.
So, it's always a baby that's born
after a loss.
As well as the miscarriage, Alisha
experienced a traumatic birth
with their son, Theo,
eight years ago.
So, this time, she's set her heart
on a home birth.
So, the plan is to sort of have the
birthing pool set up in the middle.
Have sort of tea lights
around the room
just to create
that sort of atmosphere.
But the pandemic has forced
the local NHS service
to cancel all home births.
So, what we've actually had to do
is find a company in our area
that provides private midwives.
So, we've actually chosen
to go private,
pay for it, so we can actually have
the option we wanted
and still have a home birth.
I just stay in my own home,
where I feel comfortable.
My midwife comes to me.
Have you got any questions
about any of, anything so far?
Everything's in place.
All we're doing now is just
waiting for this baby to arrive.
Hi, there. Hello. How are you?
Hi, can you hear me?
Yeah, we're good thank you.
Good. Good.
How are you feeling about your
imminent birth of baby number two?
We're sort of at that point where
I'm near the end of the pregnancy
but I don't want to get
too like,
"I just want the baby here,"
because then you just get fed up
and sort of bored of being pregnant.
Yeah.
Did you have a home birth with Theo?
No. So, I had a hospital birth.
Theo was about two weeks overdue,
wasn't he?
Yeah, two weeks.
So, we had to have an induction.
And that
I love that he's just nodding like,
"Yeah, I was two weeks overdue."
And you remember all of it,
don't you, Theo?
You remember all of it?
Yeah, it just wasn't the sort of
positive experience
we sort of wanted it to be.
I've seen a home birth.
I was lucky enough to be part of
one, actually,
when we did the first
series of Delivering Babies.
And it is a most phenomenal
thing to witness.
And do you have a plan for how
you would like the birth to go?
Yeah, so we're using
hypnobirthing techniques.
So, we've also got
a birthing pool.
We tested that last night,
didn't we? We did.
So, we inflated it.
It only took us like ten minutes.
We were like,
"Oh, that's not too bad."
So, you've done a bit of a
dry run, which is good.
It's an experience we've waited for
for a long time,
so, it's sort of,
I didn't want it to be ruined
by the whole situation
that's going on at the moment.
Well, good luck with everything.
And enjoy it.
Enjoy being in your home
and bringing your new baby
into the world.
I'll speak to you soon.
Thanks. Bye. Bye.
OK. Bye.
How amazing if that can all
happen in that way for them.
I think I would always be too
paranoid for a home birth.
SHE LAUGHS
I'd want the safety
of a hospital, or just in case.
Glass half empty-type girl, me.
In Kent, Heidi's long wait to meet
her twin boys is nearly over.
I am getting Braxton Hicks
every day now.
And they're taking my breath away.
So, it's very, very uncomfortable.
As a high-risk pregnancy, nothing
is being left to chance
and tomorrow her twins will be
born by caesarean at 36 weeks.
So, back at the hospital
this morning.
I've got my pre-clack appointment
and C-section tomorrow.
And we've had to leave Wynter
with our childminder.
Just leaving her at the door,
she looked really overwhelmed.
So, I'm a bit worried about her
this morning.
And hopefully I can get back to
her quite quickly.
Heidi, who's due to have her
identical twins
by caesarean section tomorrow,
has come to the hospital for a final
check up.
Tests reveal these normally harmless
contractions
are causing the babies' heartrate
to dip.
The decision is made to deliver
the twins immediately.
Rushed into theatre,
Heidi and husband Ben,
who has made it to the hospital from
work just in time,
prepare to meet their babies.
And, in record time,
the first twin says hello
to the world.
And, just three minutes later
Right, ready?
Yes, second one.
..he's joined by twin two.
Two boys!
These are my brothers.
These are your brothers.
After this unexpected and speedy
birth,
the healthy twins head back home
to meet their very proud big sister,
Wynter.
I miss you, Mum.
I missed you, too.
They're crying, Dad.
They're touching me.
They re touching me.
They are touching you.
They're kicking me.
Now, a strapping two weeks old,
Emma is desperate
for a peek of her own.
Hello.
How are you five?
We're really good.
We're doing all right.
THEY LAUGH
Can you see the boys
from where we are?
No, I can't see them.
Look at them!
How have you found
the jump from one to three?
SHE LAUGHS That says it all.
That look at each other.
It's strange because there was
obviously now two.
We're both a lot more involved.
Like, obviously, last time, you
could do it in shifts,
whereas this time, there is two.
WYNTER: Mum, mum, mum, mum, mum,
mum, mum
No, thank you.
Mum, mum, ma!
Yeah, one is definitely a breeze
compared to two.
Yeah. And has Wynter taken well
to having siblings?
Yeah.
She thinks that they need her
all the time.
She thinks they're only happy
if they're on her lap.
But she showers them in kisses.
She tries to help
with nappy changes.
I think she's done really well.
You seem so much more relaxed
than last time we spoke.
I feel a lot more positive,
now I've got my body back.
They're out of my body.
THEY LAUGH
I'm in a much better place.
I'm in this little bubble,
and we've
had days where we're literally
like nodding dogs,
where the boys were feeding
like every 90 minutes.
That was really tough going.
But, no, it's been
a positive experience,
considering it was
an emergency in the end.
Thank you.
Good luck with everything, and
Thank you.
And stay positive. Yes, definitely.
Always do. Always.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Bye. Bye, Wynter. Nice to meet you.
Bye-bye. Say bye.
Bye! ..Aww.
Heidi seems in a much better place.
Just seems a big load has been
taken off her shoulders.
She seems much more relaxed.
She looks really happy.
You know, she's got two babies.
It's the jellyfish.
Can you see that, boys?
Can you show them?
Come and sit up and show them. Look.
She's gone from one to three.
That's got to be a right old
challenge in itself.
So, if she can
If she can do that,
she can deal with anything,
I'd imagine.
Will you give him a kiss?
Good girl.
Not in Mummy's tummy any more.
He's in here.
We've never experienced anything
like this,
and, fingers crossed,
we will never experience anything
like this again in our lifetime.
The one thing that
I try and focus on
when I feel like
it's starting to get to me
is, this time that we are getting to
spend with our families.
We're all in a bubble
with our families, aren't we?
We're all at home during lockdown.
You know, normally partners are back
to work after two weeks.
Yes, it's incredibly important that
the mum and the newborn baby bond,
but everybody that's living in that
house together gets this,
this time that you wouldn't
necessarily have had.
Make a wish.
So, if you can take a little
bit of light from this
incredibly dark situation,
I think it's, erm,
enjoy your family unit
while you can.
BABY WHIMPERS
In Ipswich, Alesha and Ashley are
bracing themselves for a long night.
I'm sort of timing
the contractions.
They're certainly more intense.
I've had like mild sort of
contractions all day long.
Two weeks overdue,
it's finally begun.
So, we've literally just got
back to the house.
We were dropping Theo
round at our friends
because I was supposed to have an
8.15 appointment
tomorrow for another scan.
So, we thought it was best to get
Theo to our friends tonight
so he can stay there and be
ready for school in the morning.
And we were just sitting there
on the sofa laughing and joking
and our friends actually said to us
"You better not have your waters
go on the sofa," or something,
and I was literally just
sitting there,
felt this pop, and I was like,
"That doesn't feel right."
Stood up and was like,
"I think my waters have gone."
WATER RUSHES
Alesha has chosen to have
a water birth at home,
so it falls to Ashley
to get the pool ready.
Hopefully, we're having
a baby in the next 24 hours.
Oh, now, I'm getting another
surge at the moment.
OK.
Alesha is in labour
with her second baby.
So, it's now just gone past
three o'clock in the morning.
She, Alesha,
is now four centimetres dilated,
so it now is in established labour.
In, two, three, four,
out
Having had a difficult induction
for her first child,
this time, the couple are having
a water birth at home.
So, the contractions are sort
of lasting now around a minute.
And they're coming probably
about every three minutes.
We should, hopefully,
if everything goes to plan,
fingers crossed, have our home birth
that we have really, really
desperately wanted.
Midwife has arrived, so we are now
currently getting everything
set up for her to come
and get into the birth pool.
Having moved into the birth pool,
the midwife prepares
for the next stage of labour.
I love how she's just,
she had her plan
and she's absolutely stuck to it.
And it's just mad that there's
literally just her partner
and one midwife, and that's it.
Alesha isn't using any
kind of pain relief
while working through her
hypnobirthing techniques.
Just so calm.
I don't know how you can be that
relaxed during childbirth.
Incredibly, just 15 minutes later
..Alesha is holding
her rainbow baby,
a little sister for brother Theo.
Aww
But, as dawn breaks,
there's a complication.
Alesha is unable to deliver
the placenta,
which can lead to severe blood loss.
She's rushed to hospital
and Covid restrictions mean
she has to go alone.
They tried to get
the placenta out on the ward
erm, but it did not want to come,
so we ended up having to
go to theatre.
Hospital was the last place
Alesha wanted to be.
But she's out of danger,
and baby Maeva is feeding well.
So, I have just had the doctor
come in and say that
I'm all OK to go home,
which is great.
Come on.
Just an hour later,
the family are all reunited.
Go and meet your sister, then.
Go on. Are you going to come meet
her?
Tiny one.
Yeah. She's bigger than you.
Do you know what she weighed?
I don't know.
She weighed 8lbs seven.
HE LAUGHS
And you were 8lbs four.
Right, are you going to give her a
kiss?
No, I don't want to give her a kiss.
Do you want to give her a cuddle?
Give Mummy a kiss.
Go on, you give her a kiss.
Oh, my God, how cute is he?
Giving his mum a little
rub on the head and a kiss.
The family have now been
together at home for a week.
Look at you looking all pretty!
Oh, it's the
Is it a struggle? Yeah.
Hi.
How are you?
Yeah, good, thank you.
So, you've had a little girl.
We did.
So, from when your waters broke
on your mate's couch
to her being born,
how long was that?
Five hours. Five hours.
Good job you got that pool
up in time!
We were in the pool for 15
minutes, I think.
Yeah, I think I was in the pool
for 15 minutes. That, was it.
But what an amazing 15 minutes
it was.
Yeah.
It was just It was worth it.
And the birth itself
looked quite smooth.
Yeah. To be honest, all I had was
a TENS machine.
TENS machine on before you
went in the water.
And then nothing.
And then that, was it.
That's amazing.
I would recommend home births
to anyone.
Now, it's sort of
Even though there's a lot to clean
up afterwards, I would recommend it.
But, yeah.
Well, congratulations and thank you.
Have a lovely day.
You too. You too.
And we'll catch up soon.
Bye! Bye. Bye.
They got their home birth.
Smooth and simple.
Which is brilliant.
It's such a shame that they ended up
in hospital afterwards.
But, as long as you're both safe,
that's all that matters.
And she wasn't in for long.
She was out again the next morning.
With lockdown restrictions easing,
Emma is now able to leave the house.
She's heading to meet
one of the families
she got to know over the last month.
Today we're visiting
Tamira and Chris.
I met them over Zoom, obviously,
during lockdown,
and they're unforgettable, I think,
for two reasons.
One is because Tamira had
an incredibly speedy birth
once she got going,
so much so that Chris nearly missed
it because he was playing golf.
Baby Bella's proud big sisters are
four-year-old Scarlett
and six-year-old Olivia.
Chris is in a house full of women.
Outnumbered.
Always outnumbered,
in the best possible way, though.
Hi! How you doing?
Good. You?
Yeah, really good, thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too, properly.
Are you all all right?
Yeah, we're doing
Everyone settling OK? Yeah, yeah.
Everyone's doing more,
you know, better than we expected.
Really?
It's made me think more about maybe
we could just have another one.
EMMA GASPS
Already? I know.
How old's Bella now?
She's nine weeks old.
And you're thinking about
another one?!
What is the matter with you, woman?
I think what it is is,
when you go to two,
it is so hard.
Like, it's really hard.
She's just slotted in
like so easily.
And she's very
good at sleeping at night-time.
She does sleep really well.
BABY CRIES
Oh, that's her.
That's a baby call.
And here she is.
Oh, hello.
Fresh after a little nap.
Oh, she's so small.
And it's really hard because
I'm not allowed to touch her.
Yeah. I know.
Or cuddle her.
Can I meet the other two as well?
Come on, girls.
Hello!
How are you?
Good.
I like your dresses.
And what happened
the other day with your teeth?
It fell out.
Did you keep it?
What happened to it?
She put it under
The tooth fairy took it.
She put it under the pillow,
and then, in the night,
the tooth fairy comed and took it.
What did she give you?
A one-pound penny.
A one-pound penny.
Very, very rare.
That's very rare.
That's a special,
that's a special coin.
Would you like to go and sit down?
Yeah, why not? Come on.
Let's go and get comfortable.
It's upstairs, I'm afraid.
Can you show me where the sofa is?
Yes. Wonderful.
It's outside.
She seems really settled, though.
Yeah, she is pretty much
She makes humming noises.
She's loud.
And I keep hearing her make these
gorgeous little
She's really loud.
BABY HUMS
Like that! Oh, on cue.
Just comes out.
How has Scarlett adapted
to not being the baby?
Amazingly, has Really?
We thought
We thought there were going to
be a problem.
But there has not been one episode.
She's really been like
the bigger sister.
Yeah. So, that's been
really nice.
And she orders Chris around.
Yeah. Massive order.
I get ordered around all the time.
It's like, "Daddy,
she needs a change and a feed."
Olivia is at school Yeah.
..and Scarlett is starting
reception?
Yep. But she
So, we're in the same boat.
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Excited?
Yeah. I'm, I'm
Part of me is like
"Oh, it's my last one"
Yeah. "..starting school.
"So, I literally have
none in the house now."
So, that's a bit sad, cos
Trixie's been at home with me
and I've kind of always had
a little one at home,
but she's so ready
and she so needs it.
And she's excited to go.
Did you do extra home schooling
for her at home before before?
I haven't done any.
I've panicked in the last two weeks
and bought some flash cards.
No, you haven't!
I'm like, "Draw! Follow the lines!
Follow the lines! That's an A!"
"Count to 20!"
I'm like, "Oh, she doesn't know 11."
THEY LAUGH
You OK, Olivia?
Come on then, girlie.
Perfect timing.
Tell me what you think about Bella?
What do you think would be
a good toy for her?
TAMIRA: A rattle.
That's really good as well.
Cos, soon, oh, she's going to start
chewing everything.
She's going to dribble everywhere.
And her little teeth are going to
pop through.
Two teeth.
I mean, yeah.
Maybe even more.
Well, best of luck with school.
Oh, no, it's exciting.
Yeah.
Best of luck being on your own.
Oh, no. We won't know what to do,
will we, Bella?
There'll be nothing for us to do.
Thanks for having me over.
It was nice to meet
you in the flesh.
Yeah, definitely.
And it was really
nice to meet you two.
They are absolutely fantastic.
I was really interested in how
Scarlett took to Bella coming.
Scarlett's the middle one.
Cos my son, who is the middle one,
was the one that struggled the most
with the arrival of our youngest.
So, it is nice to see that
she adapted immediately.
Thank you so much. Bye.
Thank you.
It's really weird, not shaking hands
or kissing or anything. I know.
But thanks for having me.
Thank you so much.
Thank you. Bye. See you again. Bye.
There's a lot of hormones
in that house.
Very young at the minute,
but as they get older whoa.
He doesn't stand a chance, Chris.
Yeah, he's going to be kept
on his toes, I think.
In a brilliant way.