Tag: pregnancy
Why I Knew At Age 16 That I Wanted To Be...
On the day of my operation I was up at 5am - partly because I had to be there early, but also due to sheer...
My Child Has Down Syndrome – And She’s The Best Thing...
My husband Stephen and I had been trying for a baby for seven or eight years, but nothing was happening. I needed a baby;...
Ask The Parents – How Should I Tell My Young Son...
Some kids want nothing more than to have a little brother or sister. They’ll badger you with demands for a younger sibling and...
The Surrogates Forced To Raise Strangers’ Children As Their Own
Surrogacy is discussed far more openly these days. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Sir Elton John, and Sarah Jessica Parker are all...
Heartbreak Stalked Us As We Struggled To Conceive – Then A...
Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to realize your dreams. You know it will be hard and you might wonder if it’s worth it...
When Should You Have Kids? What Science Says About Your 20s,...
When my husband and I were planning our wedding – many years ago – we were asked if we intended to have children. We...
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...
I Lost One Of My Baby Boys But He Will Always...
To celebrate my 30th birthday in June 2017 my husband and I went to Rarotonga, one of the Cook Islands, for a much-needed break....
10 Essentials You Need In Your Hospital Bag When You’re Having...
Like any first-time mother, I was apprehensive about the whole giving birth thing. Would I be able to tell when I was really...