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Our Jamaican-English-Irish baby is born!

Our Jamaican / Irish / English baby was born last Thursday, 22nd March, weighing in at 8lbs and 7ozs.  I was in hospital for just 1.5 hours before having him, though I’d been having contractions for a while before that…  even at the market shopping that morning!

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“Dat gonna be a Jamaican baby?”

With just 5 weeks of my pregnancy to go, my big belly is getting me alot of attention. People ask me on the street “Dat gonna be a Jamaican baby?” and then beam at me when I say I’m having it here. Lots of expats go home to their native countries to give birth, but I have chosen to stay; a decision that has it’s pros and cons! Continue reading