-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- alice had a tough time with her first born , holly , and the doctors , in desperation , put it down to the pollen count in the new forest , and the birth had its moments of trauma as well , that is why they quickly relocated to the broads , not much grass and loads of water , but this pregnancy was if anything even worse than her first , but she struggled gamely on and had even spent the week prior to our wedding in hospital , on a voluntary basis , just to sort herself out , and it looked as though it had worked , she looked blooming , but when we arrived at the hospital , with sue still in her wedding dress , we found out that her previous stay had not been voluntary , and she had discharged herself for the wedding .