I Carried a Watermelon

21 Jul

Nicola’s Story part 6

We all remember that feeling we had when we peed on our Clearblue Easy test and finally saw the results we’d longed for. It’s like all your Christmases and birthdays coming at once. I still have the stick that told…

20 Jul

First aid for babies

I was born with a healthy dose of imagination. When I was little, I had a host of fantastical friends; I spent a good amount of time having Indiana Jones-style adventures in the woods behind my house; and I came…

19 Jul

Nicola’s Story Part 5

When we last saw Nicola, she was getting ready to have her eggs collected for her first round of IVF. James and I had tried one round of IVF, only to have the cycle cancelled just before we got to…

17 Jul

The Sunday Serving

Do you ever feel like breaking out in song on a Sunday morning? Well, if you do, I highly recommend you check out Songify. It’s an app where you talk into your iPhone and it sets your words to music…

16 Jul

My Mini Ginger Ninja

A couple nights ago I almost killed my husband. He didn’t come home with lipstick on his collar. Nor did he spend our life savings down at the betting shop. No. He accidentally wasted an ounce of my expressed breast…

14 Jul

Nicola’s Story Part 4

Having suffered a perforated uterus during a simple in-and-out operation to stretch her cervix, Nicola is now getting ready to try the next natural step on the way to fertility: IVF.  ————— Sat in my Doctors surgery, I ask him…

13 Jul

Decorating the Nursery

I’ve always liked the idea of having a nursery. It sounds incredibly posh, don’t you think? “Where is Humphrey?” “Oh, he’s with Nana in the nursery, learning RP and studying a map of the Empire.” Also, magical things happen in…

12 Jul

Nicola’s Story Part 3

Welcome to part 3 of Nicola’s Story. Nicola is a fellow photographer who is kindly sharing the tale of her fertility struggles with us. We spend such a huge portion of our 20s and, sometimes, our 30s trying not to…

10 Jul

The Sunday Serving

Let’s all do the Sunday Dance! And if you don’t have a Sunday Dance, perhaps you’d like to do this dance instead. I’ll put my hand up and say I’m a little confused by this video for a few reasons:…

09 Jul

My guide to gifts for new mums and dads

Buying the perfect gift for a new baby can be a difficult endeavour. You want to buy something useful, but not something the parents have already bought themselves. You also don’t just want to wander into Baby Gap on your…