Tag: pregnancy complications
6 Things You Should Know About Ectopic Pregnancy
What is an ectopic pregnancy? An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilised egg implants itself outside of the womb – most commonly in one of...
Ten Years, Two Beautiful Children And Seven Angel Babies – We...
It was August 2014 and Justin and I were cuddled close on the pier, celebrating eight years of marriage. We already had two wonderful...
Pregnancy – 5 Of The Most Common Complications During Labour
You’ve made it through pregnancy, and it’s time to bring a new life into the world. Nobody likes to think things will go wrong,...
I Desperately Wanted A Baby – But I Didn’t Want A...
When I found myself unexpectedly pregnant at the age of 36 I was totally shocked. I’d never been broody, never wanted a baby, and...
The Woman Who Gave Birth To My Daughters Is Not Their...
The woman who gave birth to my twin daughters is a lot of things, but she is not their mother. She is the woman who...
I Thought I Would Never Get Over My Miscarriage
We'd been trying to conceive for two years, so when I discovered I was pregnant it was a thrilling, life-changing moment. We were on...
I Was Born With My Organs Outside My Body – Now...
Every so often, we hear of babies born with medical conditions so rare or severe it seems there’s no chance they’ll survive. Maybe they’re...
Pre-Eclampsia Nearly Killed Me And My Unborn Child – More Women...
Sometimes, dreams can come true. We’d assumed we wouldn’t be able to have a much-longed-for second baby. There’d been a battle with...
Half My Pregnancies Have Ended In Miscarriage, But The Other Three...
I was ten weeks into my pregnancy when I lost our baby. Still in the first trimester, so we hadn’t told many people. It...
My Miscarriage Lasted A Month – And Made Me Realize How...
My first miscarriage effectively tore away the rose-colored spectacles I’d been wearing when it came to pregnancy. Instead of a time glowing with joy...
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10 Hilarious Parenting Tweets You Must Read
Now, that’s a mean trick (but we’ll file it away for future use)!https://twitter.com/FatherWithTwins/status/1021901876755750912 “But that’s not what I wanted..” We’ve all been there!https://twitter.com/JadaBrookins/status/1022464563256717312 ...
How to Help Kids Manage Social Conflict
My sons fight incessantly. They argue over the most ridiculous things and, to be honest, sometimes I have to laugh. I used to try...
Couple Forced To Give Up Newborn Twins After IVF Mix-Up
After spending more than $100,000 (£80,000) on in vitro fertilization services to become pregnant, an unidentified couple from New York say they...
Teenage Pregnancies Don’t Have To Be Disastrous
The idea of having a baby as a teenager often is viewed as both a personal catastrophe and a social problem. This is probably...
How To Deal With An Angry Child In 3 Simple Steps
It’s one of the trickiest issues for many parents – how to discipline a child in a way that quickly brings calm and understanding...
‘I Want To Be Grandad!’ – What DO Children Call Their Grandparents?
“I am not being ‘Granny’,” my friend Anne said emphatically, on learning her son and his wife were expecting their first child. “Granny makes...