Social media as a support network after pregnancy loss

Posted on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016 by Samantha Jones

I was very honoured to write this blog for Tommy’s to feature in their #7voices7days campaign as part of baby loss awareness week. I thought I would include it here in case anyone didn’t see it. Pregnancy loss is not uncommon. It happens everyday to around 700 families, yet there is still a taboo and silence […]

Breaking the 12 week pregnancy announcement rule

Posted on August 10, 2016August 21, 2016 by Samantha Jones

For decades, it has become an unwritten rule that you should wait until after 12 weeks before announcing a pregnancy. There is a cliche to “keep it quiet incase something goes wrong”. Apparently you are in the ‘safe zone’ after 12 weeks, as your chance of miscarriage lowers. Current statistics tell us that 1 in […]