The beauty of mermaids
Once upon a time, there was a woman who worked very hard yet still doubted she could do it. Some days it took all of her strength to draw...
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No time for drowning, life guru strikes again
I had coffee with one of the best today, the life guru who seems to be able to read my mind, who gives brutal life advice when it's...
Six months in & I'm still standing
Six months. I've survived six months as an NQM. I've cried a lot less than I thought I would and I've enjoyed it a lot more than I could...
Welcome to midwifery
Hands down the best piece of advice I've ever been given (apart from the much ignored “sleep when the babies sleep”) was this: Treat your...
Age definitely isn't just a number
Things not to say to your friend who is mum to a pre-schooler and a brand new baby: “What, you're only 31?!” Insert full-on belly laughs...
Flowers, feedback, and a plastic bucket for a vagina
As a first year student midwife I felt entirely inadequate. Everyone else looked as though they were winning, and I had days when I...
Graduation 2018, let's be having you!
It's not about the billowy gown or the jaunty hat, or even the essays you've written or the tests you've taken. It's about the tears and...
Thank you NHS
This morning I woke up to find one of my daughters in my bed. Bleary-eyed, I stroked her hair and called her by the wrong twin's name....
Twin Town
"Twins are so much easier than just one baby", said no parent of multiples EVER. Someone at work fired that in my direction today. Now...
A week for a wobble
So, my brain likes order. Not particularly routine as routine is humdrum and banal. Routine makes me feel claustrophobic and stifled....
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