Our miscarriage story

Our miscarriage story

We got married in 2009, when I was 21 and never really talked about children to start with. I was finishing university and hubby was busy with his work. It wasn’t until 2020 that we talked about trying for children and in March 2020 we started to try, by June were...
Our story: pregnancy complications

Our story: pregnancy complications

On Wednesday 25th November 2020 I attended my 28 week scan and, during this routine appointment, it was discovered that my blood pressure was super raised (around 170/100). I was sent for a four hour blood pressure profile on the assessment ward. During these four...
An IVF Story

An IVF Story

I remember the day it officially started. I was on a girly trip to London with my mum, sister and niece and my sister took me to one side and told me she was two weeks pregnant. It got me thinking that I was ready to have a baby myself. When I got back I discussed it...
A termination story

A termination story

I found out that I was pregnant and it was a total shock. It wasn’t planned and in fact, the thought terrified me. I didn’t even get chance to get used to the idea when I was told at a scan that there was something wrong. The decision had been made for me to have a...
Lou Conran’s story

Lou Conran’s story

Comedian, writer and actor. Read her story of losing a baby on the standard issue magazine for all women by visiting this...
A story that lasts a lifetime

A story that lasts a lifetime

I had twin girls in 1953. I had the first little girl and they took her away from me as the next baby was already on its way. I didn’t have much time to think and it wasn’t until I had the second baby girl that I asked where they had taken my first. They said that she...