Grief (noun): intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death If you know someone who is grieving and you think “I don’t know what to say” – just try. Because just imagine if everyone took your approach. Where would your grieving …
What To Say
Delicate (adjective): Fine or precise in action or execution A fellow loss mum wrote an article for Baby Loss Awareness Week, it was a “what not to say” to a bereaved mother. I thought it was spot on. But, as …
Not Depressed, Just Grieving
Repetition (noun): The action of repeating something that has already been said or written My NHS counselling sessions ended in July, so in order to access sessions via my private medical insurance, I needed to get a referral letter from …
Heavy
Aware (adjective): Having or showing realisation, perception, or knowledge Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th – 15 October) rolls around again, it starts tomorrow. And unlike last year, it’s not something I’m planning to make a push for, because it feels …
Picture-Perfect
Meme (noun): An image, video, piece of text, typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users I have previously said that for this Baby Loss Awareness Week, I wanted to capture different ways of raising …
Blogs
Welcome to the Mumoirs blog archive… Just in case you’re finding it difficult to navigate this site, here’s the one-stop-shop for the entire chronological history of Mumoirs. I would say ‘enjoy’, but you know what I mean (it’s a baby …
The Fourth Day of Summer
Kooky (adjective): Strange or eccentric I should have written this blog immediately after Summer’s birthday, but life – it’s busy. Which pretty much sums up how Summer’s 4th birthday felt this year actually. There wasn’t a lot of time to …
The Unicorn Friend
Unicorn (noun): Something that is highly desirable but difficult to find It’s International Women’s Day and to my mind, that’s something very much synonymous with a celebratory friendship day – so thank you in particular to all of the strong, …
Other People’s Fertility
History (noun): The whole series of past events connected with a particular person It’s been over a year since I last properly blogged. I’ve obviously been so fortunate in that I’ve been raising a little one, but I’ve still had …