I have had a dentist phobia since my childhood, which has affected me for nearly two decades. When I was 8 years old, I was forced to go to the dentist and have three baby teeth removed by the dentist. This was on the orders of my paediatric oncologist, as loose teeth during chemo was […]
Fear
There’s nothing to be afraid of
That moment has come… The moment that a lot of mothers dread, when their husbands are at work, and this happens. Your daughter comes down the stairs at bedtime crying. She tells you something that makes your blood run cold. Bile rises in your throat. Terror makes every hair on your body stand on end. You know you have to […]
HELLP Syndrome Part 2
Following on from HELLP Syndrome Part 1 (This is part 3 of The Gory Birth Story!) Whilst I’m not entirely sure what day I had the first blood transfusion (I think it was day three), I remember the panic surrounding it. Doctors, anaesthetists, consultants and numerous midwives kept coming in to ask me questions and […]
The Neurotic Mother
Five years ago, when my daughter was about 4 weeks old, a close friend of my husband also had a baby daughter, she was about 8 weeks old. One morning when they got up to feed her, they found her dead in her cot. This poor family had only just welcomed a precious baby into […]
The Night Before…
Well this is it… Tonight is the night before D-Day! I won my battle against the doctors and my induction was brought forward 4 days in the best interests of my own health as well as the babies. So tomorrow I am being induced! I was going to post my labour playlist, but I havent […]