A future midwife?
“Mummy what is a midwife?” Rapunzel is stood in front of me with her red doctor’s kit. She has just attached, “the puffy thing,” to my wrist to check my blood pressure. “A midwife is a lady that checks if mummy and baby are ok.” I reply “You’re so good,” she tells me while taking, … Read more
Sitting on the dock of the bay
… watching the tide roll away I used to sit at the harbour mesmerised by the sea. What ever mood I arrived there in would be overcome by an excited feeling as I watched the waves woosh over each other. I would walk away knowing deep inside that whatever life threw at me I would … Read more
A satisfied pregnant lady
Leaning back, relaxed, on the couch, bump sticking out while sipping on a curly pink straw which is dipped in my coffee cup of nesquick milk. A satisfied pregnant lady after a long day at our local craft fair. Myself, my mum and dad make jewellery and sell at various venues throughout the year. I … Read more
I lost ‘me’
I had such high expectations, my whole life plan in place, dreams of a future so perfect. The trouble was that the man in my dreams, my first love, was very controlling. He was suddenly all I had in my life. He was a very subtle mover, I’m not even sure he meant to do … Read more
Is the pregnancy ‘bloom’ a myth?
Each day I speak with my mam and she asks me “are you blooming yet?” My usual response of “no I’m not bloomin blooming” really isn’t what she’s looking for. At the moment I am 15 weeks pregnant and the sickness has eased though I am still getting waves of feeling quite awful. I am … Read more
