Turbulence is a funny thing. You know it'll probably happen at some point so you think you're prepared for it. When it hits, you worry and nothing feels safe. And once it's passed, you wonder what all the fuss was about. Saturday was a repeat of Friday. A lovely relaxed day of snuggles for ClaraContinue reading "Snoozing and sickness"

"Think of this as if its a long haul flight. Currently we're cruising, but expect some turbulence. We don't know when, or how bad it'll be, or how often we hit it, we just know it'll happen", said Clara's surgeon this morning. And boy was he right. Today, Friday 26th,was one of our best days,Continue reading "“It’s a long haul flight… Expect some turbulence”"

It was inevitable: caring for a newborn was always going to be exciting, stressful, and completely overwhelming. Trying to find a routine that leaves enough time to express, nappy change, administer antibiotics, feed, AND remember to go to the loo yourself in between cuddles, let alone visitors, is a struggle for most parents I'm sure.Continue reading "Caring for Clara"

Technically it's day two, as it's 04.30 on Thursday morning, but it's our first night here in the children's hospital. Tonight is the first night I've been able to stay with Clara since I was staying on the ward myself in the women's centre after her birth. I was discharged New Year's Eve so itContinue reading "Mission: Night Feeds. Day 1."

After three days of "are we/aren't we" moving today, and always being told "definitely later today", we have finally moved to our new home in the Children's Hospital. When we first visited the ward a week ago it was really overwhelming. It feels like a proper hospital, unlike NICU which was a different world ofContinue reading "Our new home, the Children’s Hospital"