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OK DON’T PANIC Everything’s going to be fine Of course it is

Of course it is

“If you could lift up your top, Mrs Brandon?” The sonographer has a pleasant, professional air as she looks down at me “I need to apply some jelly to your abdomen before we start the scan”

“Absolutely!” I say withoutis, I’m just a teeny bit…nervous”

I’ on a bed at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital, tense with anticipation Any minute now, Luke and I will see our baby on the screen for the first time since it was just a teeny blob I still can’t quite believe it In fact, I still haven’t quite got over the fact that I’nant In nineteen weeks’ ti to be a mother A mother!

Luke’s my husband, by the way We’ve been married for just over a year and this is a one hundred percent genuine honeymoon baby! We traveled loads on our honeymoon, but I’ve prettyin this gorgeous resort in Sri Lanka, called Unawatuna, all orchids and bamboo trees and beautiful views

Unawatuna Brandon

Miss Unawatuna Orchid Bamboo-tree Brandon

Hmm I’m not sure what Mum would say

“My wife had a slight accident in the early stages of pregnancy,” Luke explains from his seat beside the bed “So she’s a little anxious”

He squeezes nancy book, Nine Months of Your Life, it says you should include your partner in all aspects of your pregnancy, otherwise he can feel hurt and alienated So I’ht I included hinancy He suddenly remembered in the middle that he had to make a business call, and missed quite a lot — but the point is, he doesn’t feel shut out

“You had an accident?” The sonographer pauses in her tapping at the computer

“I fell off this -lost sister in a stornant at the time And I think maybe I bashed the baby”

“I see” The sonographer looks atbrown hair tied back in a knot, with a pencil stuck into it “Well, babies are resilient little things Let’s just have a look, shall we?”