I daren’t order this yet as I lie here, one week post frozen embryo transfer of 2 donor embryos. I really hope I will have the confidence to order it soon. 🙏🏽🤞🏽
I’m one year on from my first maternity leave and although I know in my brain how hard it was, I’ve kind of already forgotten how that felt. The endless swathes of time! Thanks for documenting and sharing your experience I look forward to reading the book 💙
I'm a week away from my 'second rodeo' and this very much resonates! Can't wait to read your book whilst in the midst of the milk, blood, sweat and tears xx
I cannot claim to identify with your feelings because I have no children of my own and all the ones I have looked after sometimes "solo" throughout my twenties and thirties, do not qualify for Maternity leave/service. Obviously not. I read your excerpt here though and wish you all the success you deserve with your new book. Congratulations, as ever!
Dear Emma …many thanks for your post …your WORDS in fact, to name it. I am going to read it thoroughly and no doubt, I might cry as I seem to be doing when I read things on here that move me into heartspace … thank you and for the notice about your book …all the very best to you.
Emma, this sounds wonderful and resonates with me - my boys now teens but your words take me straight back to that weird, discombobulating, guilt riddled time. Hope it flies off the shelves!
P.s. love the energy and dynamic that your e brought to the Today Programme - thank t
Sounds like something lots of women will find very useful. IVF is also hardcore. Went through several cycles but very luckily worked in the end. I also love the reference to the toxic positivity implicit in the ‘how are you?’ and then expected ‘I’m fine’ which you avoided. I struggle with this too when asked. Sometimes we just need to tell the truth.
Thank you Emma, I found this extract incredibly validating. I had a similar experience to you in terms of how my mother remembered my childhood, and how I didn't have a similar experience with my 'matrescence'. I wrote a lot down the first time round, so I wouldn't forget, and this is proving difficult to deal with now a second round is starting to be an active conversation. Thank you for your brilliant work and for helping to evolve that conversation.
I daren’t order this yet as I lie here, one week post frozen embryo transfer of 2 donor embryos. I really hope I will have the confidence to order it soon. 🙏🏽🤞🏽
I’m one year on from my first maternity leave and although I know in my brain how hard it was, I’ve kind of already forgotten how that felt. The endless swathes of time! Thanks for documenting and sharing your experience I look forward to reading the book 💙
I'm a week away from my 'second rodeo' and this very much resonates! Can't wait to read your book whilst in the midst of the milk, blood, sweat and tears xx
Dear Emma,
I cannot claim to identify with your feelings because I have no children of my own and all the ones I have looked after sometimes "solo" throughout my twenties and thirties, do not qualify for Maternity leave/service. Obviously not. I read your excerpt here though and wish you all the success you deserve with your new book. Congratulations, as ever!
Dear Emma …many thanks for your post …your WORDS in fact, to name it. I am going to read it thoroughly and no doubt, I might cry as I seem to be doing when I read things on here that move me into heartspace … thank you and for the notice about your book …all the very best to you.
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Emma, this sounds wonderful and resonates with me - my boys now teens but your words take me straight back to that weird, discombobulating, guilt riddled time. Hope it flies off the shelves!
P.s. love the energy and dynamic that your e brought to the Today Programme - thank t
Sounds like something lots of women will find very useful. IVF is also hardcore. Went through several cycles but very luckily worked in the end. I also love the reference to the toxic positivity implicit in the ‘how are you?’ and then expected ‘I’m fine’ which you avoided. I struggle with this too when asked. Sometimes we just need to tell the truth.
Thank you Emma, I found this extract incredibly validating. I had a similar experience to you in terms of how my mother remembered my childhood, and how I didn't have a similar experience with my 'matrescence'. I wrote a lot down the first time round, so I wouldn't forget, and this is proving difficult to deal with now a second round is starting to be an active conversation. Thank you for your brilliant work and for helping to evolve that conversation.