One of the main things people seem to say to you when you are expecting a baby or when you have just welcomed a new addition to the family is that you must be low on sleep. It seems logical to assume then, that sleep deprivation is very common when you are a new parent. […]
As you approach your due date, you may notice that all of a sudden you seem to have a new found popularity and you are starting to hear from an awful lot of people. This list may include some individuals you haven’t even conversed with in months or years. Yes, suddenly every mere acquaintance you […]
My husband and I have always led hectic lives. Being doctors, we have always worked long hours and crazy shifts. When we first got together and started cohabiting, we tended to survive mostly on ready meals (yes, I know……) When we had kids, our already jam-packed schedules became even more chaotic. As a result, one […]
My mother always used to tell me that she worried about me constantly. As a result, when I was younger and nulliparous I assumed she was simply an unfortunate worry-wart. Fast forward a few years and now I have to say, I totally get where she was coming from. One thing that my husband and […]
When I reached about 35 weeks pregnant with my first son Henry, I suddenly realised that things had started to get real. Consequently, I decided it was about time I packed the famous hospital bag ready for “the big day,” which was beginning to creep up on me faster than anticipated (I guess it sort […]
I knew I was very lucky when my second baby came along (another son, Edward). Henry, my eldest, was in nursery 5 days a week (as he had started that when I went back to work). This gave me time during weekdays to bond with Edward, and it meant Henry was occupied in the day. […]
Before I had my first baby, I had visions of what the first few days following the birth would be like. I imagined sitting at home staring into my baby’s eyes, overwhelmed with love for this new being that I had brought into the world. The reality was somewhat different. To sum it up, I […]
I had given birth to my first son Henry at 20.51 on 23rd September 2017. After having a bath (you will recall I describe it as looking like something out of a horror film) and being observed for a short while on the labour ward, I was transferred later that night to the post natal […]
It was Saturday 23rd September 2017, to be precise. I had been lucky and had been in labour at home with a TENS machine for most of the day, and it was about 5pm when we realised things were progressing and it was probably time to go in to the hospital. I was dressed to […]
