Today I sit in the airport departure lounge, after a week-long work conference, waiting to board my flight home. Airports fascinate me, and I’m an avid people watcher, which always makes the departure and arrivals lounge so intriguing. People come and go; families, solo travellers, business professionals; each heading in their own direction; all with their own stories to tell.… Read more →
Tag Archive for Loss
Man o’ Man
When people hear about our misfortune, with four pregnancies lost, much of the sympathy goes to me, the female. After all, it is my body, and it is me who experiences the physical loss. In the early stages of pregnancy, it could be so easy to miss with no outward signs of what was once, and is now no more.… Read more →
Time out with friends..
Today I had time out, time with good friends. Both have a young family, with busy schedules, and are parents, with the joy that babies, toddlers and young children have to offer. Yet everyone needs time out. We talked, gossiped and just enjoyed a relaxing afternoon. A mum with kids is non-stop, 24-7, and even when they do take this… Read more →
A Cautionary Tale
I am now one of those ‘statistics’ when it comes to miscarriage! I one of the four women who have a miscarriage in the first trimester, and I’m also part of the total 1% of the population who experience recurrent miscarriages. Recently I also found out I’m one of the 5% of women who following a D&C (dilation and curettage… Read more →
Dream a Little Dream
Sometimes I just dare to wish. At night I dream that my one wish will come true. I wish I could be lucky, just the once, to wake up and know that I am pregnant again, but this time in my dream I know it will be a healthy pregnancy. That I will carry this pregnancy to full term and… Read more →