'D' Day

Maximilian Eldridge Poole made his entry into the world 2 days early 'Born on the 4th of July' at exactly 2:00 am and weighing in at 7lbs 5oz. Needless to say he made his American Daddy very happy.

Max's arrival prompted the assistance of an emergency paedetrician to clear his lungs of meconium as he was not breathing at delivery. To make a long story short, Max had pooped in his amniotic fluid and ingested it, making it hard to breathe with this sticky substance in his lungs. (He is clearly no gourmand). He started breathing quite fine after a short time, by giving us a little cry to let us know he was O.K.

Coaching me through the delivery were Billy and my Mother, who has had experience with deliveries as she used to work in a maternity hospital in Paris.