Anyone who follows my blog, or checks in on my social media profiles, will be aware of the fact that I want to be a midwife. I have spent the last 8 months studying an access course in order to be eligible to apply to university. When UCAS opened for…

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A few weeks ago, I asked a question on social media; if you could ask a midwife anything what would it be? I put your questions to Mandy Bellenger, independent midwife at Bellenger Midwifery: What is the most frustrating part of the job? Apart from not being able to predict…

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Any of you who follow me on social media will know that I am about to embark on a whole new career. This September, I start and Access to Midwifery course at my local college, and I hope to gain a place at university in 2017 to study a degree…

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During the course of my 4 pregnancies, I have seen a lot of the local maternity services – from the midwife led unit to the high dependency wards and neonatal unit. I have been scanned, monitored and given medication and surgery by  midwives, health care assistants, surgeons and anaesthetists.  I…

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Another week, another bump watch 😉 Hope I am not boring you all! It’s been a busy week here as the older children have been home on Easter holidays. It’s lovely to have them home, but with lots of trips to parks, scooter rides and garden play I am feeling…

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