Back in October, I had the honour of being invited along to an event at Facebook HQ with Tommy’s. Here we were given a sneak peak into their newest public health campaign, #SleepOnSide, and the research findings that have prompted the need for this important piece of awareness. The research study has been published today […]
Let me start off by apologising for being such a bad blogger. I haven’t posted anything about what’s been going on around here for far too long, and for that I’m sorry. But I hope this update about us going for Natural Killer Cells testing makes up for my absence. The main reason for my silence […]
This time last year I was pregnant for the third time and I was terrified. Mentally I thought I was doing ok. We’d had a six month break after Guy died, the thick fog of grief was becoming more of a mist and I had returned to work. Being pregnant again just sent me into […]
Last week baby charity, Tommy’s, launched a new campaign called #AlwaysAsk. The purpose of the campaign is to help empower pregnant women to trust their instincts when they feel something may be wrong and speak to their midwife. Tommy’s have teamed up with Baby Centre and Kings College London to produce some important videos and advice […]
This Sunday, 26th March, is Mother’s Day. It is my second Mother’s Day. To the majority of the outside world, I will not be recognised as or acknowledged as a mother. Why would I? I don’t look like a typical mother. There are no children running around my feet, drawing on my walls and giving me sleepless […]
So, I’m not sure how this has happened, but it appears I have been shortlisted for the “Mum’s voice” award, at the Tommy’s awards 2017! Feeling so many emotions right now. Absolutely honoured to start with. I’m stunned, excited, overwhelmed and been crying happy tears since getting the email. The Tommy’s “Mum’s voice award” celebrates […]
If you have been following my journey, you will already be aware that in August, we miscarried our third pregnancy. At the end of Is there a storm coming? (part 2), I mentioned that we were being referred to the recurrent miscarriage team. It was the beginning of October when we had our first appointment at […]
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 […]
Louise Stephens is a specialist research midwife at St Mary’s hospital in Manchester. Here she talks about her personal experiences working in the Rainbow and Placenta clinics, and the research taking place to improve outcomes for future high risk pregnancies: Of late, I am frequently asked what does my job actually involve? Most people including my own family […]
There are thousands of charities out there all trying to raise awareness and support various causes. Many of them are well known nationally and internationally, and there are some you never know about. Some smaller, more specialist charities we never know about until we find ourself in a position where they are brought to our […]