I have a question for our government, I have many questions for our government, but the one I’m really pondering today is: have any of you ever looked after your own children? My Twitter and Facebook feeds are full of people who do just that and are now incredulously battling a problem that was so… Continue reading The Blindingly Obvious Predictability Of Snot
Category: Parenting
Covid Diaries, March 25th Advice
Hey everyone I thought I’d just pass this on – it’s from Random Person on the Internet so it might help some of you. xx Hello, I am Random Person on the internet. In the course of my life, I have spent literally hours waiting in for deliveries. What’s more, over the years, I… Continue reading Covid Diaries, March 25th Advice
Covid Diaries, March 22nd, Mother
MissM found a four leaf clover today. Hidden away under the leaves of the fading daffodils in the pot by our back door. She was delighted, convinced that luck was now bestowed upon her. Let’s hope so, she’s got me teaching her from tomorrow so she might need it! It’s Mother’s day here in the… Continue reading Covid Diaries, March 22nd, Mother
Covid Diaries, March 21st, Frozen
Today was nice. Weekends can be a tussle. an endless string of negotiations: Can you keep an eye on the kids for ten minutes so I can fix this hinge? Half an hour while I make dinner? Can you sort the changing bag? We’re going to be late! All is found -shoes on! But now… Continue reading Covid Diaries, March 21st, Frozen
Covid Diaries. March 20th. Normal
Where do any of us begin with all of this? Changes. MissE and MissM have finished school, we’ve rearranged our bedroom and our sitting room so that MrSB can work from home and the children can’t (hopefully) destroy the electronics left in the alcove where his desk has stood for ten years. I’ve drafted and… Continue reading Covid Diaries. March 20th. Normal
The Covid Diaries – Hello
Hello? tap tap…. Is there anyone still there?… It’s been a long time since I wrote anything on this blog. I had high hopes when MissA was born (and I stopped working) that I would do more with it. But circumstances, by which I mean three small children, got in the way. Now though? Well,… Continue reading The Covid Diaries – Hello
What Happened To Continuity Of Care?
A small pilot scheme aiming to improve maternity care has been axed. It’s left some pregnant women suddenly without the care they were expecting and wondering where to turn now. It also raises questions for maternity services nationwide. It was announced this week that Neighbourhood Midwives is to close. The group operated an NHS continuity-of-care pilot… Continue reading What Happened To Continuity Of Care?
Weight loss update – what I’ve learned
Once again I’ve been AWOL for ages. I’d always suspected that it was harder to be a stay at home Mum than a working Mum but when I quit work I thought perhaps I’d at least have a bit more time for my blog. HAHA lesson learned there. But, at the start of last year… Continue reading Weight loss update – what I’ve learned
Comments On Maternal Request Cesareans
A couple of days ago, the charity Birthrights published a report into maternal request cesareans. It found that 75% of UK maternity units were going against NICE guidelines and refusing women this option for giving birth to their babies. The story was covered by TV and online news, including this piece by Rebecca Schiller from… Continue reading Comments On Maternal Request Cesareans
Consent
Is it consent if you don’t really want to, but you say ok anyway. Because it doesn’t seem worth the argument, and you don’t want to piss off the person who’s asking? If you make a thought out choice to agree to a big thing, can it be assumed you also consent to something lesser… Continue reading Consent
