...in that you wait ages for one post and two come at the same time. I'm sat on a bench in the park whilst the little one has her morning sleep. She's had a busy morning playing in the local park play area. It went from not very busy to absolute madness. Anyway, I thought … Continue reading Like buses…
Sudden activity
I'm back! I noticed I had a sudden amount of activity for my blog which accidentally opened up as I was doing some gardening and I was listening to 🎵Massive Dance Classics (circa 1990s) 🎵 on Spotify playing via my Bluetooth speaker, Wonderboom. (Deep breath) So it looks like it's been over a year since … Continue reading Sudden activity
Oh boy!
A phrase exclaimed by the fictional lead, Dr Sam Beckett, of the great sci-fi drama 'Quantum Leap', was something I felt like saying in the early days of fatherhood and still do now, but less so nowadays. I now stare at my gorgeously cute 14 week daughter as she plays on her bouncy chair, plays … Continue reading Oh boy!
‘We have a plan!’ – Readmission part 3
We did our penultimate and ultimate cycles without too much hassle. Everytime E used the breast pump, which made her look like a fembot from the Austin Powers film, I had to take the labelled bottle to be put in a fridge for 3 hours, which was on the other side of the ward. A … Continue reading ‘We have a plan!’ – Readmission part 3
Sleep deprivation: Readmission part 2
I am currently sat in a cafe up the road from the hospital having eaten a panini and had a flat white. 🥙☕️ Since readmission, we have started the 3 hour feeding regime: Breastfeeding for 20 mins Give expressed breast milk (EBM) taken earlier and done in arrears Give formula milk Express breast milk from … Continue reading Sleep deprivation: Readmission part 2