Wānaka mother Gennady Murray with her 20-month-old daughter and husband, Sean.

Wānaka mother Gennady Murray had been looking forward to soaking up her last month with her husband and 20-month-old daughter before welcoming their second child.

Instead, two weeks ago, her world was suddenly turned upside down.

Now 36 weeks pregnant, Murray, 34, is relearning how to walk and balance herself,

It began two weeks ago about 4am, when Murray woke to settle her daughter back to sleep, as she had done countless nights before.