Thanks for joining me! I am taking the leap and joining the world of bloggers – who knows where this path will lead. My focus for the blog will be on growing as a parent, as well as documenting the challenges I am yet to face when I return to work in June!
My journey began in May 2018 when we found out we were pregnant – and what a journey it has been so far. Any person who has begun the journey of parenthood knows the anxiety fuelled feelings you have when you and your partner sit down together and say “let’s do this, let’s have a baby”. Because ultimately you have no idea how long that first leg of the journey is. Some people (like myself) are fortunate enough to fall pregnant relatively quickly were as others are trying for years to no avail and then have to seek additional support to conceive. It’s a roller coaster of a journey and even though we only began trying from late March 2018 each time that joyous (yeah right) time of the month came I couldn’t help but feel deflated. I felt like I’d done everything right – we stopped taking the contraceptive pill late 2017 but took other precautions until our wedding in April 2018. And because of that I thought we’d just get pregnant – well it’s not that simple and my heart aches for those who are trying and trying to create new life and want it more than anything. It becomes a minefield as you conceive yourself and know others are trying – my thoughts went straight to “how on earth do I tell them I’m pregnant when they aren’t?” But do you know what – people are happy for you still regardless of their own pain (for the most part anyway). So, for those trying to conceive – my thoughts are with you and I really hope that one day soon you too get to embark on this incredible journey, and that when you do you shout it from the rooftops!
Growing as a Parent 