Mumoirs

Mum (informal, British, noun): One’s mother
Memoir (noun): Historical account or biography written from personal knowledge

 

 

Welcome to my blog…

I decided to do this for a few reasons. Firstly, because I’ve always enjoyed writing. Secondly, because it’s helping me to process what’s happened. Thirdly, I think it’s a good way for us all to be on the same (web)page! Oh and on a practical note, I type faster than I can write, which is helpful when you have as many rambling thoughts, as I do.

So, inspired by the style of Alcoholics Anonymous:

Hi, I’m Anjulie. After 5 years of trying to conceive and experiencing three (increasingly traumatic) instances of baby loss, I finally have a living child.

There, I’ve said it. And I can promise you, that’s the most succinct I’ll likely ever manage to be.

” Grief, I’ve learnt, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot… Grief is just love with nowhere to go”

Jamie Anderson

 

  • Three Little Pigs
    The Three Little Pigs: a fable about three pigs who built three houses of different materials I thought of this title, as it makes me smile to liken our babies to a children’s story. Like the three little pigs, our …
  • My Beautiful Bunch of Cells
    First Trimester (medicine): The first trimester begins on the first day of your last period and lasts until the end of week 12 of pregnancy. This is an email I sent to one of my close friends, two weeks after …
  • My Baby – The Unfiltered View
    Filter (noun): a screen or layer which selectively absorbs some of its components We did toy with nicknaming my second bump “Boccy 2”, but I didn’t like the number element. It felt like a replacement or made me think of …
  • Ignorance is Indeed, Bliss
    Ignorance (noun): lack of knowledge or information I wrote this last year and posted it on Facebook for Baby Loss Awareness week. I remember writing it and feeling very brave, but as soon as I clicked “post” I closed the …
  • Our Summer’s Day
    Neonatal Death (medical): when a baby dies in the first 28 days of life. The neonatal mortality rate in England in 2018 was 2.8 deaths per 1,000 live births It is so hard to document my last week with Summer, …
 

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