Iron WomenOn your sixth wedding anniversary you're meant to give your spouse a present related to iron. Today is my sixth wedding anniversary. Two...
One year in... 'P' plates are offIn the middle of a night shift a couple of weeks ago a doctor asked me a question that seemed far beyond my reach. I grabbed my badge,...
Unfeelingly fineI had a reminder tonight, a thinly veiled nudge if you will, that as a student midwife I would constantly tell people that I was fine. I...
Welcome homeThis week I've received an email from work reminding me that I am nearing the end of my first year as an NQM. Ten months in and I'm still...
Team Awesome is on the upThis week between Christmas and New Year usually makes me maudlin, which is a vast understatement as this week usually sees me closing...
C is for confidenceMy current rotation as a newly-qualified midwife is leaving me feeling as though I'm trying to practise midwifery inside a glass box with...