Entries are getting a bit out of chronological order, we had visit to Harlow A&E on Wed 8th as Alice had a heart rate of over 200. She had experienced palpitations over the last few weeks and high rate but this was extended so we went to A&E. rather worrying that we soon had two cardiac consultants in attendance, but they did bring down the rate eventually after using a drug that they said would make you feel like “it is the end of the world”….Alice confirmed that.

Spent a night in hospital in Cardiac Care Unit, with aged heart troubled patients, all night gurgling, beeping and occasional vomiting didn’t make for a good nights sleep.

After echo cardiogram the consultant has told us that Alice has atrial flutter (AF) so would require a minor op post birth.

Back home on Thursday. Alice is now on beta-blockers until Sid appears. This has got Alice down as everything was going so well, but dealing with one thing at a time.