Due date (noun): The expected birth of a baby You know how I’ve often said that the anticipation of a date or milestone (birthday, due date, mother’s day etc), tends to be worse than the actual date? Well, it turns …
The Broken Records
Broken Record (noun): Used to refer to a person’s constant and annoying repetition of a particular statement or opinion It’s “fascinating” how so many loss mums, seem to experience such similar feelings at the same time. There are a few …
Imposter Syndrome
Fraud (noun): A person who deceives others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities I’m sure I’ve mentioned previously, that it took me forever to seek out the baby loss community; other like-minded women, who’ve been …
The A to Z of Baby Loss
Words (song lyrics, Bee Gees): It’s only words and words are all I have There are no words? Yeah there are, lots of them. Lots of existing ones and lots of new ones popping up, all the time, too. So …
Two Vs Too
Number two (urban dictionary): To poop or defecate We’ve been away on holiday recently, which is why I’ve blogged a lot less, but I’ve had so many baby loss related thoughts. The return to the real world will do that …
Universal Truths
Juxtaposition (noun): The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife Pride …