premature baby Archives

The Un-Mother

Four years ago I entered a writing competition on the theme of motherhood, at the time my daughter was 5 months old, and had only…

Breastfeeding and Jamie Oliver

Let me just start this post by saying, if I actually manage to write this without it just turning into a string of expletives I’ll…

I told you so

This is going to be a slightly childish post, I’d apologise but I’m not really sorry. Some of you may have seen my previous posts…

Social Services vs. actual support Pt. 2

So earlier today I wrote a post about the problems we’d been having with social services, I’ve already got more to add to it. In…

Social Services vs. actual support

I’ve been a little quiet lately, thought I should explain what has been going on. Especially as I am very angry and need to get…

Neglectful mother

I’m sorry, for those of you following me for plus size fashion and art, this is a departure. Some of you have followed me a…

Guest Post: Guilty until proven healthy

This is a guest post written by my husband. – MoG The following is written not by a reactionary, or a devoted fan of a…

My c-section story

Just read this beautiful article on caesarean births., and wanted to share my own story.

#EDAW2015, #effyourbeautystandards, #spoonieproblems and self hate (TW)

I don’t get on with my body very much. In fact that’s quite an understatement. And today that self loathing hit me like a sledgehammer.…

One year on

Today is the 24th of January, a spectacularly uninteresting day to many I imagine. For me it was the start of a traumatic experience, an experience…

A 2014 recap: Puking, parenting, pain and feminism

It has been an interesting year, thought I’d go through it with some blog posts. Started the year puking, while technically this is a post…

Guest post for World Prematurity Day: If you’re going through hell, keep going

“If you’re going through hell, keep going” – Winston Churchill.

World Prematurity Day: Bonding can be hard

Monday 17th November 2014 is World Prematurity Day, a day for talking about around 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide. My daughter is one of them, and…

I appear to be allergic to being female

Thought I’d write a quick post on a point I made in my last post, just because it’d be a bit of a derailment in…

A mother who is still not a mother

Some of you may not have read my previous post on this, if you haven’t then it’s probably best you do so you understand the…

Abortion – Yet another opinion piece

I had to write this, I always keep going to and then never quite do. I’ve deleted so many drafts already. So with the Josie…

Guest Post: Parents Not Welcome

This post is a Guest Post by my husband, giving his perspective on having a child in special care. – MoG For me I was…