Today, on World Prematurity Day, I can’t help but think about the weeks in which Eva, Megan and Harry spent in NICU at birth, about the worry, the frustration, and the desperate sadness at leaving the hospital with empty arms, having left in much the same way years earlier. For us, seeing our babies wired…
How many children do you have? It’s a simple question, one which we ask countless times when meeting new people, making polite conversation, at soft play, weddings and parties, during drunken exchanges in poky pub toilets with other Mums who can’t handle their drink. And for most of us it’s easy to answer, just a number,…
Today is our final day of rainbows and I have to confess that we cheated slightly by slipping in an eighth day, although when you see what I have to show you, I’m sure you will agree that it is too beautiful not to share. I would like to say a huge thank you to Stickerscape, Emma…
I first discovered The Hearty Life last year and although heartbreaking, even more so when I can relate to so much of it, it fast became one of my favourite blogs. Mary writes so beautifully, and with such bravery and strength, about the loss of her precious daughter, Poppy, to stillbirth, about the subsequent dark times…
Throughout October I have been raising awareness of Pregnancy and Baby Loss Awareness month wherever possible, and I have been grateful, and truly saddened, that so many others have shared their own stories of loss in the hope that together we can make a difference. Now, with the month drawing to a close, I think…
Some of you may remember a post I wrote a few weeks ago, where I shared the news that I had been short listed in the Mums Net Blog Awards for the category of Best Campaigner. I was genuinely shocked, and hugely flattered, that my name had been put forward for the award, let alone short listed,…