7 things that parents of premature babies find hard
I was 5 weeks pregnant when I found out was expecting twins. So, by the time my waters broke at 32 weeks I had felt like id been pregnant forever and all I could think was “I’m going to meet my babies at last!” It never really occurred to me to be concerned that they...
Caesarean birth stories – Do they count?
I was super smug to think that I was cooking not one but two tiny people in my uterus in 2005. Excitement turned to nerves once I realised that as much I was loving carrying them, they’d have to come out at some point (I’m a bright woman and do know that you can’t...
Dear Broken Mother – an open letter for you now your life has changed.
Dear Broken Mother. I promise you won’t always feel this lost. Here you are in a life you never signed up for and you feel broken. Few people see it. They see your smile and your strength. They see a wonderful mother with a quiet, patient understanding. They...
Do I wish I’d known about my baby’s facial disfigurement?
Every time I went for a pregnancy scan I was excited. I was cooking not one but two little people (insert smug emoji face) and I loved seeing their tiny bodies on the screen before me and hearing the rhythm of their drumming heart beats. Never, not once did I imagine...
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