Author: stolenmonkeysuk

A guest post by my wife. There were so many people who turned up to say goodbye to Natalie. And we know that there were many more of you who wanted to come. So for everyone who came, who wanted to come but couldn't and for everyone that spared a thought for us; Thank You. … Continue reading A tribute to Natalie 

A guest post by my wife. For many months we've been told several times over that we are brave or that what we are doing is brave. I don't think either of us realised what that meant until the day Natalie died. To accept, regardless of how hard she fought or how much she worked … Continue reading Sometimes the bravest thing is saying goodbye

A guest post by my wife.  I've been trying to write this post for over two months.  I don't think there is an end to the amount of guilt I feel. My guilt starts shortly after we found out we were having twins and continues to this day. I confess I'm human and when I … Continue reading Guilt

It really, really doesn't. A special guest post by my wife. Today I decided to stop expressing, here is my story. With my girls being premature expressing breast milk is all I could do for them in the beginning and it gave them the best start possible. It was difficult and never have I worked … Continue reading Pumping makes me feel good…

A special guest post by my wife. There will come a time at some point in your NICU journey when you will need to make a tough choice (several probably). Whether it's a course of treatment that has increased risks attached, an operation on your already sick baby, agreeing to a DNR, or even just … Continue reading Making the tough choice