Your Guide to Preparing for Surgery

Preparing for surgery

Going in for surgery can be traumatic, as many patients don’t know what to expect. Even if the surgeon has fully explained the procedure, there is always the nagging feeling about the dangers of surgical negligence. This anxiety is the main reason why many people would rather postpone or cancel their procedures entirely. However, if … Read more

Nominate your local children’s hospital for a “Cine-makeover”

Children’s wards across the country are being offered the chance to have a space in their facility transformed into a state-of-the-art cinema room, complete with all the latest technology. Finite Solutions, a national company specialising in smart home technologies and bespoke home cinema design and installation, is looking to provide a children’s hospital with a … Read more

Pink Lining Travel Bag Review

Pink Lining Travel Bag Review 1

I might not be your average woman when it comes to shoes but bags?!? Well that’s a different kettle of fish altogether, i LOVE bags. Big bags, little bags, handbags, changing bags . . . . So when it came to packing my hospital bag ready for Jelly Bean’s grand entrance I needed to find … Read more

036/365-2013 – Transitional Care/Coming Home

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I woke up this morning feeling much more human than yesterday. We had a really good night, near perfect in fact. Jelly Bean woke up every 3 hours for a feed like clockwork and because I wasn’t expressing I was able to get straight off to sleep as soon as he had finished feeding which … Read more

034/365-2013 – Transitional Care

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Returning home from the hospital on Friday, our journey with Jelly Bean took a challenging turn. His labour had been unexpectedly swift, a story I’ll delve into another time, leaving him congested with mucus. Despite immediate skin-to-skin contact and my efforts to nurse, he seemed disinterested, spending most of his first day in a deep … Read more

Packing my Yippydada Changing Bag for Hospital

Packing my Yippydada Changing Bag for Hospital 9

I should start this post by apologising, I actually videoed this before Christmas (hence the big Christmas tree backdrop!) but for the life of me I couldn’t remember how to get the video from my camera to my computer!! Anyway, my brain finally caught up and I have managed to download the video to share … Read more