At 4:43am I felt uncomfortable from my sleep (standard), and rolled myself over from my right to left in bed. I then heard the oddest noise – no joke, the sound was what you hear as the bath or sink has almost emptied itself. I thought, gosh, I know my tummy often growls at me,…
Sebastian’s Birth. November 2023 I woke up around 3.30am and felt constipated, but I didn’t consider at the time that this could be the start of labour. The feeling seemed to come and go and I was up and down, in and out of bed until 5.30am when I woke my husband. He suggested that…
A letter to Lila, one year later. Sitting down to reflect on your birth story is like having the opportunity to step back in time. I think about how it felt to feel your movements before you were earth side and can’t help but compare those tiny flutters to the confident 14 month old who…