Welcome to the Mumoirs blog archive… Just in case you’re finding it difficult to navigate this site, here’s the one-stop-shop for the entire chronological history of Mumoirs. I would say ‘enjoy’, but you know what I mean (it’s a baby …
Miscarriage
Etymology (noun): The study of the history and origin of words In the same way I felt about the word grief, I want to explore the word MISCARRIAGE. I already know where I’m going with this blog: the word doesn’t …
Medical Insensitivity
Salt in the wounds (phrase, informal): To make a difficult situation even worse for someone Let’s be clear from the outset, I love the NHS: Great institution, fantastic values, good and diligent people. Lots of my family and friends work …
The Story of her Name
Summer (noun): The warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February Devi: (noun, Hinduism): The Sanskrit word for “goddess”, meaning heavenly, divine, anything of excellence Is grief …
All the Little Things
Memory (noun):the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information Memories are just a collection of little moments, aren’t they? But how we piece together the collection is important. So I wanted to share this letter with you, it’s …
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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 …
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 …