Triptych (noun): A picture or relief carving on three panels, side by side Special Post: This blog has been written for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2020, in collaboration with @Sketchpad_On_Tour There are so many firsts and lasts, after loss: The …
PAL
Disclaimer: This particular blog is about Pregnancy After Loss (‘PAL’), so if this is not where you are right now and you would like to shield yourself, I get that. You can stop reading now. PAL (acronym): Pregnancy After Loss …
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022
Stepping stones (noun, plural): An action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal My relationship with Baby Loss Awareness Week, has evolved over time. So much so, that I wasn’t going to blog this year, …
For Tommy’s
Tommy’s (charity): The largest charity in the UK carrying out research into the causes of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth After tagging the baby loss charity, Tommy’s, on Instagram about this blog (our friend’s fundraising run in memory of Summer), …
Pregnancy Loss Certificates
Certified (adjective): Officially recognised as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards I am beyond thrilled today, to have woken up to a BBC article which indicates that as part of the Women’s Health Strategy, the UK government plan to …
Mumoirs Second Birthday
Portmanteau (noun): A word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others Mum (informal, British, noun): One’s mother Memoir (noun): Historical account or biography written from personal knowledge It’s been two years since launching this website and I’m going …
Hipster W@nker
Hipster (noun): A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream I really enjoyed my late 20’s, slipping into my 30’s. I used to be someone quite unrecognisable from this recurrent …
Heavy
Aware (adjective): Having or showing realisation, perception, or knowledge Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th – 15 October) rolls around again, it starts tomorrow. And unlike last year, it’s not something I’m planning to make a push for, because it feels …
Four Trying Years
Quadrennium (noun): A specified period of four years This new month marks four years of us trying for a baby. Four trying years. Trying for years. F-O-U-R Y-E-A-R-S 80% of our first TTC lustrum 48 months 208 weeks 1461 days …
Triggered
Triggering (adjective): Causing someone emotional distress, typically as a result of arousing feelings or memories associated with a particular traumatic experience I haven’t read many books on baby loss. Strange, really. Especially since picking up a book is the one …