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Author: Louise

If I won the lottery

16/08/201420/11/2015

If I won the lottery and had lots of cash, I’d pay off all of my debts in a flash – A new house: not too big nor too ostentatious – Just a couple more rooms, just a little more spacious. If I won the lottery and was a millionaire And had plenty of money,… Read More

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The Gruffalo Trail

15/08/201413/09/2017
Jessica and Sophie with their cousins standing by the Snake on the Gruffalo trail at Alice Holt Forest

Four cousins took a stroll through the deep, dark wood The girls saw a fox; by a tree the fox stood “Where are you going to, cousins so smiley? Are you here to see Fox, so crafty and wily?” “It’s lovely to see you here, Fox, but no We’re off on a hunt for a… Read More

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Word of the Week – Support

15/08/201413/09/2017
Support - this week's word of the week

I’ve found it difficult to find the right word to summarise this week but I’ve been mostly grateful for having lots of support.  Hubby has been away all of this week working on an event and so I headed down to my mum’s to spend the week with her. Exhausted and definitely in need of… Read More

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Childhood through the ages

15/08/201418/04/2019
Me holding a Speak and Spell toy with my twin sister and nephew when we were small children

Sometimes when I watch Jessica and Sophie playing, I realise just how much things have changed since I was a little girl.  Jessica is already able to use a iPod, turn the TV on and off and change channels and operate the DVD player.  When I was her age, I could probably operate the TV… Read More

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Heart to Heart – August 2014

14/08/201419/07/2017
A heart with the text "Heart to Heart" on one side and a picture of hands making a heart over a child's chest with the text "A linky for sharing posts about CHD"

Heart to heart is a monthly link-up for heart families to share stories about their journeys. My eldest daughter Jessica has hypoplastic left heart syndrome and I started blogging about her heart journey a few weeks before she was born. Since her arrival, we have got to know other heart families, in person through our… Read More

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Challenging the assumptions about my heart child

14/08/201413/09/2017
Jessica looking at some geese on a pond

One of the things I find challenging as a heart parent is dealing with people’s assumptions about my heart child.  While many of them are well-meaning, they can be frustrating. Here are some of the assumptions that we have encountered.     1) “Oh don’t worry, my friend’s brother had a hole in their heart… Read More

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Night nursing and restless legs

13/08/201411/05/2016

I’ve suffered from restless legs on and off since I was a teenager. I had the occasional bout during my pregnancies with Jessica and Sophie but it wasn’t too bad. However, one of the times when it frequently flares up is during the night if Sophie wakes for a feed. I’ll pick her up, put… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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