Mama Unexpected

Mother of gingers - one with a rare metabolic disorder. Blogging about life unexpected. Happy continuity Midwife and PMA

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The day Tilly was diagnosed via the #100kgenome project I threw us a party with cake, balloons and champagne

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@fesshole Not a chance this is true.

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@fesshole My cat recently killed an entire pigeon family. Did she eat them? Nope. Just displayed them for me pleased as punch with herself 😣 I really love that tiny fluffy serial killer

[Prof Katherine Runswick-C @k_runswick_cole]

.@BBCr4today people with learning disabilities die 20-30 years before they should, this isn’t just about continuity of care, this is discrimination

My heart goes out to Brian and those who loved him

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@sheena_byrom @GibbleJo @MaryNewburn1 @mcareetrixie @midwife_cw We have four teams at Portsmouth, more coming x

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@NurseStandard I’m 80k in student debt for my midwifery degree, didn’t get a nhs bursary as I was the 2020 cohort. What does he think we need to pay back…? We pay them to train…

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@romankemp @SWAN_UK they champion all the families of children without a diagnosis or a “syndrome without a name”. They are absolutely amazing!

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@fesshole lovely bypasses in Fareham now. Like them both - thanks fesser!

[Peter Duncan @peterduncans]

It's not about ideology above safety - its about womens rights and joined up continuity of care. Please read my article in The Times 'Here's three we made earlier'
@Jeremy_Hunt @Humanisingbirth #ockendenreport

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@fesshole He actually went to my school 🤣

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@MrsWilsh Gold dust 😍

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@Lisa3lime Knees in, calves out 🥰

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@tompeck Oh snap

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@josierones Yes to this 🕺🏼 my daughter has a metabolic disorder that affects her physically and intellectually, it’s not the disorder that makes life difficult, it’s the 🛎 🔚s in gov determined to make it so with their hoops.

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@Pandamoanimum 🤣

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@007_nurse @StNurseProject @WeStudentNurse My uni counted the breaks as hours when they realised we weren’t taking them to boost hours ♥️

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@NZafary @charlMidwife Welcome ♥️

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Genome sequencing gave my child the gift of learning to swim after her metabolic diagnosis led to effective treatment - she is never happier than when she’s in water ♥️ research is key 🔑

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@DrAdamLawton Documenting that the doctor isn’t responding to my bleeps is the highlight of my shift 😅

[International Confederation of Midwives @world_midwives]

"I became a global maternal health advocate the day I became a mother" @CTurlington

On stage now for a fireside chat — Midwife & Advocate @JennieJoseph & Founder of @everymomcounts Christy Turlington Burns

#ICMCongress2021

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A few years ago my child was violent, sad and unmanageable. A diagnosis via @GenomicsEngland and excellent care from her doctors,teachers and therapists, she is now joy personified who can swim, run and said her first word last month aged 8 and a half #thankyouscience #Genomics