Resources

Below find a list of potentially useful organisations and online links. Some of these organisations provide useful blogs, online forums, helpline numbers and downloadable leaflets which we hope you may find helpful. We cannot take any responsibility for advice or opinions found on these websites, but trust you will find them useful resources.

The loss of what should have been

IVF isn’t just hope – it’s grief, loss, identity shifts, and the quiet heartbreak no one prepares you for. For many people on the outside looking in, they believe that having In vitro fertilization (IVF) means entering a process with excitement around being able to have a baby, choosing the sex and the delivery date. However, this is far from the experience of most.

Becoming a Mother: Managing Expectations

Imagine someone saying to you when you have a newborn that you will not have time to text or email someone back all day, even if you wanted to or were determined too. This may be hard for you to consider or contemplate. You may question how that is possible.

You and your baby – how does it feel?

Whether planned and longed for or coming as a surprise, there’s no predicting how you’ll react when a baby is on the way. Some parents describe feeling ‘love at first sight’ on greeting their baby for the first time. But to many this can be a misleading...

Resources

ADOPTION & FOSTERING

BIRTH TRAUMA

FATHERS

PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES

PARENTS AS PARTNERS

BIRTH

HEALTH ISSUES IN PREGNANCY

PARENTING ALONE

PARENTING SUPPORT

BEREAVEMENT

BREASTFEEDING

FERTILITY ISSUES

MISCARRIAGE & STILLBIRTH

SAFEGUARDING AND CHILD PROTECTION

DISABILITY & MEDICAL ISSUES

MULTIPLE BIRTHS

BIRTH OR PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS

LGBTQ FAMILIES

The loss of what should have been

Becoming a Mother: Managing Expectations

You and your baby – how does it feel?