Nine months in, Nine months out… a reflexion

I have carried our beautiful little boy for about 18 months now. The first 9 months he was underneath my heart, safely tucked away in my uterus, and the last 9 months he was in my arms, snuggled against my chest. It has been my favourite adventure in life thus far, but definitely also the … Continue reading Nine months in, Nine months out… a reflexion →

Choices, choices… the Birth Plan (Part 2)

“In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn't matter how hard it was to make it. It matters that you did.” Cassandra Clare, City of Glass In my previous post I wrote about the advantages of a NVD (Normal Vaginal Delivery) for your baby. I was set on delivering my baby … Continue reading Choices, choices… the Birth Plan (Part 2) →

Longing

“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s … Continue reading Longing →