Today I feel a little overwhelmed. The girls are happily playing upstairs and I can hear them chattering away together as they play game after game. They’ve grown so close over the last year, becoming the very best of friends, something that I really wanted for Little G when I gave her a sibling. I …
When you become pregnant you hear tales of mothers who don’t have an immediate bond with a baby. You wonder how these ‘awful women’ can be mothers and vow to love your baby more than anything in the world. Then as the pregnancy continues, and your hormones begin to rage, sometimes the worries begin to …
I have written my experience of child birth down so I never forget it. It all happened so fast that I know details will be lost over time. When I was in the last few weeks of pregnancy I spent my days searching for other people’s stories. I had so many false starts I needed …
Writing down your birth story is so important, it helps you to come to terms with the trauma (pushing a baby out is traumatic!) and helps you to heal. I am 3 years overdue writing my birth story with Little G. I have been meaning to write it down for ages and while she is …