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When I had my second child, J, his delivery went pretty badly wrong. I ended up very unwell, staying in hospital longer than I’d hoped and it was a rough time. I was being kept in by doctors because of badly controlled pain, but in a bizarre catch 22 a new midwife came on shift…
I am a neglectful blogger, I know. A friend recently nudged me to say I should write more, and he’s undoubtedly right, but where to find the time amidst exercising continuous supervision and control over a proto-toddler intent on pulling the cat’s tail and eating the contents of the older one’s craft cupboard, whilst doing…
This guest post was written by Lucy Bonnerjea, writing in a personal capacity. Lucy Bonnerjea was a civil servant for 20 years which included being the MCA Policy lead. She now works on MCA implementation. You can contact Lucy at Lucy.Bonnerjea@gmail.com. The government has passed legislation compelling care homes to ensure almost all workers are…
As some of you know I have been on maternity leave since November, and still am. So this brief blog post is brought to you from a heap of books balanced on a kitchen worksurface whilst I attempt to rock a baby to sleep in a sling. The baby is not on board with this…
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