Even typing the words bed rest still makes me shudder and brings me back to a very frightening time in my pregnancy, at a time when you need the most support and a time to keep your mind most occupied you are faced with being in a position of isolation , part medically imposed ,part... Continue Reading →
The big bed move
Ask any parent out there what they fear the most and I bet sleep features in there somewhere. We all get that when we become parents that little sleep is to be expected. Some of us unfortunately experience sleep deprivation on a totally different scale to others, all depending on how our little angels sleep... Continue Reading →
Maternity leave expectations versus reality as a twin Mammy.
I am nearly four years in being a multiple mam and as friends have their own babies and head off on their maternity leave, I have been reflecting back on how my expectations versus the reality of maternity leave were very far removed from each other. I write this not to induce fear for any... Continue Reading →
Leaving your twins behind in NICU.
I wanted to be with them, needed to be with them, to hold them ,feed them ,tell them I was their Mammy . But I couldn’t , my husband was with them in NICU , I knew he was minding them for me, I desperately wanted to go to them but I had to... Continue Reading →