Of all our pregnancies, we’d never felt so prepared. This was to be our third (and final) baby, three and a half years since our last, and we’d been ready and waiting for weeks. You see, Teddy (our first) had surprised us by arriving a month early, on the first day of my wife Rosie’s maternity leave. It was a…
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When you have a new baby, one of the most common things you get asked is, “Are you getting much sleep? Now, anyone who’s actually had a newborn baby will already know the answer to this question (“Sleep? What is sleep?”). But rather than divulge all the gory details of my sleeping habits (or lack thereof) with every random person…
View PostIn case you hadn’t already realised, relationships are hard work. No matter how long you’ve been together, or how in love you are, you have to put in hours of hard graft if you want to keep the romance alive. It may sound simple enough, but as we get older, as our jobs get more high pressured, and as we…
View PostHaving your first baby is like venturing into the abyss; unchartered territory that even the most well-read new parents among us can never be fully prepared for. Regardless of whether you’re an experienced uncle or aunt, have loads of friends with kids or own every baby book under the sun, each and every newborn is unique and (unfortunately) doesn’t come…
View PostIt was Thursday 25 August, eight months into our first pregnancy and everything was going perfectly to plan. We’d been in hospital the day before for our 36 week midwife appointment and all was well with the world. The baby was engaged and in the right position. We’d filled out our birth preferences in our maternity notes. And we’d even…
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