A Mile in My Shoes

This is the eleventh and final lockdown baby story in the series and an extra special one for several reasons. This is the story of my...

There is so much courage in Reanne’s story, who felt very anxious and alone when she first went in to hospital to be induced with baby...

After a long and difficult birth, resulting in a Strep B infection and emergency C-section, Sarah was relieved to finally hold their...

Reggie was born a few weeks before lockdown, and when the official announcement was made, Ieashia felt completely cut off from some...

Zoe’s baby girl, Annabelle, was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. They have had quite a journey as a family in her short little...

Elizabeth’s daughter was born the day that the national lockdown was announced. In her story, she highlights the sacrifices many families...

In Theresa’s story, she talks about how after a complicated birth, she actually grew to enjoy the time alone to bond with her baby...

In Rebecca’s story, she talks about the anxiety she felt before, during and immediately after the birth of her baby because of Covid-19,...

Today should have been baby Billy’s due date, but he arrived almost eight weeks early back in the middle of June. Holly shares her very...

Second time mother Katherine talks about the different struggles she encountered whilst being pregnant during the pandemic; from looking...

In the first of the Lockdown Babies Series, Jude shares how her romantic visions of maternity leave were taken away from her as soon as...