I’m currently 16 weeks pregnant, but this is the post I wrote when I was 10 weeks pregnant. I am no longer with (or in contact with) SD, but I wanted to share the whole of my pregnancy journey, so I have left it as written at the time and you can follow my story… I’m […]
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5 Weeks Pregnant: Can we keep it?
For readers who missed the announcement, I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant, but I wrote blog posts throughout my pregnancy – these are being published now – to share my story. This is the post I wrote when I was 5 weeks pregnant… The news hasn’t really sunk in yet. Neither myself nor SD know quite what to […]
Why I can’t have any more children…
This post has been a long time coming. It has taken a long time for me to accept, and I’m still not sure if I have accepted it. I am blessed, with three incredible daughters, that I wouldn’t change for the world. But every mum, has that secret number. The secret number of how many […]
In Sickness and in Health : How do our partners feel after a traumatic birth or illness?
Jonny and I, got married in June 2011. In that time, I have thoroughly tested his staying power with the “In sickness and in health” wedding vow. First up, was a very complicated twin pregnancy, Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Symphis Pubis Dysfunction. But I couldn’t leave it there could I? No, I developed Pre-Eclampsia and then alongside haemorrhaging several times, I nearly […]
Belated Acceptance Speech : The MAD Blog Awards Best Baby Blog 2013
I am a chatterbox. I talk far too much. All the time. I am very rarely rendered speechless. However, on Saturday night, something strange happened… …I won the award for Best Baby Blog 2013 at the Mad Blog Awards in London’s fabulous Royal Garden Hotel. I was… rendered speechless. When my category winner was announced as […]