When my husband and I started our fertility journey to try and become parents, we didn’t realize the struggles we would face. As with most couples, we felt it would be a straightforward journey and we would have a bouncing baby soon enough.
Read morePoppy is Thirteen
Poppy was thirteen in July this year. She is the one dog I call my baby. I’m not her mum (obviously) but she’s my baby.
Read moreHans & Hannah
I will never forget the phone call that came with the results of my IVF procedure! Mostly, how I couldn’t breathe when they said that after 8 weeks, I was no longer pregnant.
Read moreAn Appreciation of Boris
I love you Boris
I love how soft and velvety your ears are
I love how you are short-but-long
Read moreThere's no love like puppy love
So first up let’s introduce the reprobates. I have two dogs - Beagles - a 7 year old girl, Holly who we’ve had from a puppy and a 10 year old rescue, Douglas. I’m currently working on adding a third but my husband might read this so shhh…
Read moreA Love Letter To My Pets
Thank you to the beloved pets that have been with me through my childless not by choice journey.
Read moreNot Just A Pet
Motherhood, Millie, & Me
On paper, I rescued her, but really, I think she rescued me. In 2018, sprawled on my bed in the Ugandan village of Ruhanga - papers strewn around me - I wrote the line …
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