Category Archives: first baby

Six Month Update

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

Here we are at six months! Well, I’m late as usual so we are actually closer to seven months. But here’s what Eden has been up to.

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Sunshine Days!

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

We’ve had some rare sunshine in the UK the last few days, with London apparently forecast to be hotter than California tomorrow!

Posted in 2016, baby, baby Eden, baby girl, first baby, Lgbt, park, photography, summer, sunshine, Two mums | Tagged baby eden, baby girl, Baby Spam, lgbt, park, photography, summer, two mums | 11 Comments

A Year Ago Today…

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

A year ago today everything was different.

Posted in 2016, baby, baby Eden, baby girl, christmas baby, Clomid, first baby, infertility, Infertility, pregnancy after infertility | Tagged clomid, eden, journey, one year on, period | 8 Comments

Judge Me By My Bottle, Do You?

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

Recently in the online world there has been a hell of a lot of talk of breastfeeding. The usual “breast is best” type messages and one particularly nasty blog about how the writer automatically judges those who bottle feed “by … Continue reading →

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Eden – The First Six Weeks

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

Sorry I’ve been so bloody awful about keeping the blog up to date. At the moment days all just blur into one – but I’m taking the opportunity of Amy having a long weekend off work to get some catching … Continue reading →

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Our Birth Story

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I promised it would be on the way soon, so here’s the story of how Eden came into the world. I have to admit that birth was nothing like I thought it would be and neither was our journey – … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, baby Eden, baby girl, Birth announcement, birth story, cervix, christmas baby, cramps, doppler, dr, first baby, full term, head down, healthcare, high blood pressure, hospital, hypertension, Induction, labour, Labour, London, maternity, midwife, mum, mummies, mummy, NHS, pregnancy, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, Scan, support, third trimester, tiredness | Tagged birth story, gas and air, london, midwives, st thomas' hospital | 6 Comments

When You Wish Upon A Star…

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Those of you that know me know what a Disney Dork I can be. I LOVE Disney. The movies, the songs, the theme parks, I love them all. So, it’s hardly surprising that I’m the kind of girl who would … Continue reading →

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38 Weeks and We Have a Plan!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Sorry for being so crap at updating as of late! Life keeps getting in the way of very important blogging! You’ll be glad to know that I was discharged promptly after my night in hospital as the drugs brought my … Continue reading →

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My Fertility Specialist Magazine and Our Fertility Story

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I was asked to contribute an article for the free, online My Fertility Specialist magazine, and I’m delighted to let you know that you can now read my article as the latest issue is now available. If you don’t know … Continue reading →

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Bad Maternity Experiences and the Journey to Changing Hospitals… (Part Two)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

At the end of my last post Bad Maternity Experiences and the Journey to Changing Hospitals (Part One) I mentioned that we were looking into changing hospitals due to the experiences at the one closest to our house. Both hospitals … Continue reading →