Yummy Mummy is a fundraising campaign run by CLIC Sargent, the children’s cancer charity. For the last six years mums all across the UK have been raising money by taking part in Yummy Mummy Week. This year Nickie at I … Continue reading
Today I am 26 weeks pregnant. I am feeling fat and breathless if I do too much. I am finding it hard to stay comfortable on the sofa or in bed. I am getting tired easily. Though I think all … Continue reading
Readers who follow me on Twitter will know that for Esther and William’s christening last week I wanted to get them a memory box each to keep in all the keepsakes they have collected through their first year of life … Continue reading
Reaching 24 weeks is an important milestone for any Mummy but for a Mummy who gave birth to her last babies at 27 week plus 3 it is a very special occasion. If Matilda May is born now they have … Continue reading
Today is World Prematurity Awareness Day, a day to stop and think about those babies born too soon. I write about prematurity regularly on this blog and work hard to support Bliss and the fabulous work they do supporting premature … Continue reading
Regular readers of Edspire will know that Bliss is a charity close to our hearts. Esther and William were born at 27 weeks gestation and the support that I received from Bliss and the friends I made through their forums … Continue reading
My nephew Toby is doing really well at home with his Mummy and Daddy. My sister is very good at sending daily updates just as I did when Esther and William first came home. With family all over the world … Continue reading
Obviously Esther and William cannot talk very much at the moment being just 15 months old and only a year corrected. They have the odd word such as duck and star and ball. All the important things! But they cannot … Continue reading
This is Esther when she was 8 days old and 8 days into her 59 day stay in NICU at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. She was not there entirely alone, she had her twin brother, William, in … Continue reading
One Saturday afternoon, at about 25 weeks, we were reorganising our house, ready for the babies, with help from my Dad when Jennie suddenly started experiencing lots of pain. It quickly became worse and we drove to the hospital. I … Continue reading