Daphne is now 3 weeks old and I thought I should publish her birth story. When I think about it, Daphne’s birth story is almost the perfect example of a near perfect abdominal birth. It was far away from Alexandra’s birth as possible and not quite at the same level of apprehension as Ophelia’s. What… Continue reading Daphne’s Birth Story
Category: Family
Chasing a second “rainbow baby”
This blog entry is more like a diary and it's a longer one than normal so you might need a cuppa and a biscuit. June 2019: So after much conflabulations we have decided to try for another baby. Should be easy right? After all I got pregnant within roughly 3 months with both girls and… Continue reading Chasing a second “rainbow baby”
Lockdown Life
As Ophelia’s temperature spiked for the second time in just over a week, we went into 14 days self-isolation a week before the order came for everyone to stay at home. Andrew and I have also had really bad colds recently too which have left us wondering if we’ve been in contact with it or,… Continue reading Lockdown Life
Mother’s Day in the age of Covid19
Another Mother’s Day has rolled around. To be honest for me; it’s just another “event day” where I spend most of the time with my fingers in my ears and wait for it to be over. As with most things that involve sentimental thought and present organising; I sort it. I ensure that Ophelia’s… Continue reading Mother’s Day in the age of Covid19
Beating the January Blues….
…. Well sort of. In my last post I wrote about how I like the umph that a New Year brings but that’s as positive as I can really get about January. Despite it feeling quicker than most years; I’m still glad for it to be February tomorrow. I probably (definitely) wasn’t entirely honest… Continue reading Beating the January Blues….
