Category Archives: pregnancy after infertility

Infertility, Me and The Great Sibling Debate

It’s been almost three years since we got our rainbow baby. Almost three years since we finally achieved what we had dreamed about for so long. Almost three years since we held our brand new baby in our arms – … Continue reading

Posted in 2018, infertility, loss, Miscarriage, parenting after infertility, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, pregnancy loss | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mind Your Own Uterus

It seems since even before Eden was born, people only have one question on their minds – “Are you going to have another?” Even before Eden entered the world, people were asking us this. Lately, it’s happening all the time. … Continue reading

Posted in 2017, infertility, Miscarriage, parenting after infertility, pregnancy, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, pregnancy loss | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

The Little Things That Tell Your Story…

Whilst adding a new keyring to my house keys (bear with me – I promise this is interesting!) I got to looking at what was on there and what I was adding. I’m one of those people who has a … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, infertility, New York, parenting after infertility, pregnancy after infertility | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

I’m A Snap Happy Mummy

I saw a comment on a discussion forum recently about parents posting “too many” pictures of their children on Facebook, and it got me thinking. Is there such a thing as “too many” photographs of a child?

Posted in 2016, Infertility, Instagram, parenting after infertility, pregnancy after infertility | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

A Year Ago Today…

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 , , , , | 8 Comments

Our Birth Story

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 , , , , | 6 Comments

When You Wish Upon A Star…

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

Posted in 2015, baby Eden, baby girl, christmas, christmas baby, Disney, eden, first baby, full term, future, girl, lesbian, lgbt, London, mother, mothers, mum, mummies, mummy, pregnancy, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, pregnant, third trimester | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

38 Weeks and We Have a Plan!

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

Posted in 2015, baby, baby Eden, baby girl, back pain, blood pressure, clinics, engaged, first baby, full term, high blood pressure, hypertension, labour, lesbians, lgbt, London, maternity, midwife, pregnancy, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, two mums | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

First Ever Hospital Admission

Yesterday I went in for my routine blood pressure monitoring at the antenatal day unit. Having tested it at home before I left, I had a feeling it was going to be high. When we got there we waited a … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, Anxiety, baby Eden, baby girl, blood pressure, doppler, eden, girl, high blood pressure, hospital, hypertension, NHS, pregnancy, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Thirty Four Weeks!

Thirty four weeks pregnant – can you believe that? That means only three weeks until full term and only six weeks until her due date! So that means she could come any time between three weeks from now and eight … Continue reading

Posted in baby girl, eden, Nursery, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, stroller, third trimester | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments