Fairy tale (noun): a children’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands Once upon a time there was a little girl called Summer, who accidentally turned herself invisible. “Oops sorry mummy, that wasn’t supposed to happen, but I’ll tell …
All the Little Things
Memory (noun):the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information Memories are just a collection of little moments, aren’t they? But how we piece together the collection is important. So I wanted to share this letter with you, it’s …
Wishing on a Star
Shooting star (noun): A small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth’s atmosphere Sometimes I just write, I don’t even know who to. I found this on my phone, written at 11pm on Sunday 22nd December 2019, three …
Light in the Dark
Friendship is the candle that lights up your heart whenever it is dark outside. This is the message I sent to two friends on the day of my daughter’s cremation. “My daughter” – I like saying that. These two friends …
Our Summer’s Day
Neonatal Death (medical): when a baby dies in the first 28 days of life. The neonatal mortality rate in England in 2018 was 2.8 deaths per 1,000 live births It is so hard to document my last week with Summer, …
Ignorance is Indeed, Bliss
Ignorance (noun): lack of knowledge or information I wrote this last year and posted it on Facebook for Baby Loss Awareness week. I remember writing it and feeling very brave, but as soon as I clicked “post” I closed the …
My Baby – The Unfiltered View
Filter (noun): a screen or layer which selectively absorbs some of its components We did toy with nicknaming my second bump “Boccy 2”, but I didn’t like the number element. It felt like a replacement or made me think of …
My Beautiful Bunch of Cells
First Trimester (medicine): The first trimester begins on the first day of your last period and lasts until the end of week 12 of pregnancy. This is an email I sent to one of my close friends, two weeks after …
Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs: a fable about three pigs who built three houses of different materials I thought of this title, as it makes me smile to liken our babies to a children’s story. Like the three little pigs, our …