Fetal Scan, Parenting, Special needs

First Consultant Scan (21 weeks +4 days)

We'd just returned from a much needed holiday and hadn't really discussed the scan at length. I think we just pushed it to the back of our minds so that we could enjoy some quality time together as a family. It had been a demanding few months for the other half and my body was… Continue reading First Consultant Scan (21 weeks +4 days)

Parenting, Special needs

Tacpac – Sensory Play

As any parent knows, you find yourself doing lots of weird and wonderful things to keep your little one entertained and this is no different when you have a child with additional needs. If anything the activities can be even more bizarre and it is so wonderful to watch your child's reaction to them. This week’s post… Continue reading Tacpac – Sensory Play

Parenting, Special needs

20 Week Anomaly Scan

We went to the 20 week scan excited to find out the sex of the baby. We had already been blessed with a happy healthy little boy and the thought never crossed our mind that something may be wrong this time around. It just felt like a matter of course, something we needed to do… Continue reading 20 Week Anomaly Scan

Parenting, Special needs

How did we get here?

It's a funny thing you go to a 20 week pregnancy scan fearing the worst, but not really expecting it. Not registering that it is called an anomaly scan until they spot an anomaly. We were told at our first scan that they couldn't see what they needed to and the baby was measuring small. I walked away thinking I'm a petite person, I'm probably just having a small baby, pushing to the back of my mind the panic in the sonographer's voice and the ...