The Green Eyed Monster – Part 2
Today I awoke to the news that the majority of us in the UK have all been waiting for, that the Duchess of Cambridge had gone into labour. When Prince George was born I was just over 3 months pregnant with Frankie, and marvelled and how amazing she looked when she...
Hello May: The Fun Month & “31 Days Of Mindfulness Challenge”
Hello May....what an action packed month it is going to be! I will be starting off with a nice restful long weekend, my gorgeous husband's birthday is on May 8th, followed by tours of the sets of Emmerdale and Coronation Street on 8th May and 16th May. Then on May...
Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination…
The first four months of 2015 are over, and May 1st is finally here. We are going forward to (hopefully) warmer weather and to longer nights. Summer isn’t too far away and I’m already feeling much better in myself, happier, calmer and more relaxed than I have in a...
Poem: An Empty Armed Mother
Am I or aren’t I? Am I a mother or not? I did give birth you see But I have an empty cot I carried my son inside me For 33 weeks I felt him grow I couldn’t wait for him to arrive I loved him very much, this is so All the things we would do together I would sing him...
Do What You Have To To Cope…But Don’t Forget To Smell The Roses!
Firstly, let me start off by saying that this is probably one of the most controversial posts I’ve written to date. If you’re worried by me stating this there is a little “x” button to close the window to this blog on the top right hand sides of your screens. On...
Communication Matters: Conveying Bad News To Parents To Be And Parents
As some of you already know I am a huge fan and follower of a blog called "Headspace Perspective" - www.headspace-perspective.com - written by Leigh Kendall who is Hugo's Mummy. Like me, she is an empty armed mother and Hugo died a few weeks after he was born. Leigh...
Selfish….Or Sensible? My Continuing Membership To The Self Preservation Society
As many of you who read this blog on a regular basis knows, last year was definitely my “annus horribilis”. In 1992 The Queen first coined the phrase when there was a fire at Windsor Castle, Charles and Diana’s marriage was in dire straits and the popularity of the...
Inspirational Poeple Interview: Kerry-Ann Cheshire Whatley, Remember My Baby
In the first of a new series of interviews on this blog, I'm delighted to have caught up with Kerry-Ann Cheshire Whatley. Kerry is very inspirational and has been a huge supporter of Frankie's Legacy since its inception. She works alongside her husband in their...
Coming To Terms With Having Hyper Fertility
As some of you already know I was diagnosed with hyper fertility after my last miscarriage which started on Friday 13th February 2015, the fourth one I had in less than a year (May, August and December 2014 and February 2015). They were all early miscarriages around...
Spotlight On…..The Rev’d David Southall, Chaplain, Worcestershire Royal Hospital
In the second of my “Spotlight On” series, in which I focus on an organisation, a person or an entity who helped me and looked after me above and beyond the call of duty when I lost my precious Frankie, I would like to give a particular shout out to The Rev’d David...
