Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness

Trigger warning - National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month occurs every October.During the entire month, people take time to honor and remember those who have lost a child during pregnancy or lost a child in infancy. Dealing with death in the family is never easy.I have spoke about this in the past 4 years but...

2000+ words of my Tweets!

Below are about 100 tweets I've done on my Twitter bryonyAshaw and 2214 words of them! I signed up to Twitter when I was pregnant as I'd taken part in The Insiders Campaigns where you get 'freebies' in return of advertising with friends and family and posting reviews on Supermarkets and leaving reviews at the end...

100 days of darkness – new motherhood

Photos that encapsulate becoming a new mother. They show the exhaustion. They show the cups of cold tea on the side. They show the maternity pants and expressing milk. They show the puffy face. They show the hormonal sweats and hair loss. I was in a zone of living every day on adrenaline. There were...

I’ve been there – a poem to the new mum

Hey, you with the eyes filled with fear and excitement. I've been there. Finding out you're having a baby whether unplanned or expected, Worrying whether your body will have it or reject it. The morning sickness which isn't morning sickness at all but all day into the night. Is it me the issue? Is the...

To my third child for her 1st Birthday.

This year has been absolutely unexpected in all wonderful ways,The first year of parenthood is exhausting, beautiful and eye-opening. Where on some moments the minutes just blur into days.I have felt like I was losing my mind at lots of times,Yet despite the hard times to begin with that's all over now and you wake up...

Bemama – product review.

During your pregnancy and after childbirth your body will experience a lot of changes, new sensations and needs that require specific attention. To protect and support your body in the best way it’s important to use products specifically formulated for this very special moment in life and products that are designed to get you 'back...

An interview with ‘One Grieving Mama’

What is a miscarriage? 'A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks. The main sign of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding, which may be followed by cramping and pain in your lower abdomen. If you have vaginal bleeding, contact your GP or midwife. Most GPs can refer you to an...

Winifred Phoenix-Koda – TIPS on how to handle single pregnancy, labour, motherhood.

Winifred Phoenix-Koda - my third baby. Immaculate conception essentially and just like my first pregnancy I went to appointments alone, dealt with sickness alone and managed my feelings alone so this pregnancy was yet another not announced on any form of social media so Kylie Jenner did a Bryony Shaw 🤷 (just sayin') and some...