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Life with a newborn, part 1

After Mini Meltdown’s birth, we spent two days in the hospital getting to grips with the fact we now had a tiny new member of the family. Thankfully Mr Meltdown was able to stay with us (hurrah for fold up beds!) as we did battle with breastfeeding a very sleepy baby, nappy changing, tricky sleepsuitContinue reading “Life with a newborn, part 1”

Meeting mummy and daddy

Unfortunately I have a very hazy memory of Mini Meltdown’s birth as I was rather (make that extremely) woozy on pain relief but I do remember looking down and thinking that they were pulling rather hard on his little head in an effort to deliver him (he had a ventouse delivery). They the took himContinue reading “Meeting mummy and daddy”

Welcome to the world…

I had a feeling that Mini Meltdown would arrive early. The pregnancy had been anything but straightforward so I imagined giving birth would involve the unexpected. And it did. When I was 36 weeks pregnant, Mr Meltdown was due to give a talk to a local history group. In the week running up to theContinue reading “Welcome to the world…”

The power of pregnancy

When I did eventually become pregnant, it turned out my body was pretty good at pregnancy. Probably rather too good at it in fact, as all my pregnancy symptoms were turned up to the max. I first noticed it with my first blood test. With IVF treatment you have a blood test to see ifContinue reading “The power of pregnancy”

Made with lots of love and clever science

Mini Meltdown is an IVF baby, made with lots of love and some very clever science, thanks to the very clever people at the fertility clinic. Mr Meltdown and I had been trying for a baby for over a year when we were referred to the clinic. After various appointments and tests, it was concludedContinue reading “Made with lots of love and clever science”

So how do babies work?

As a new mum, I’m on a steep learning curve, getting to grips with all the new thoughts, feelings, sensations, anxieties and responsibilities that come with looking after a tiny newborn baby. It’s all very new and a bit overwhelming at times so I’m hoping that writing about our experiences will help me to processContinue reading “So how do babies work?”