Do You Have A Velcro Baby

Do you have a velcro baby
Are they with you, never maybe
Do they cling with all their might
All the day and through the night?

Do they need to feel your skin
Seem as though they want back in
Are they stuck to you like glue
No matter what you say or do?

Are they always at the breast
As they nurse from right to left
Are your boobs more out than in
Does milk dribble when they grin?

Are you ever so touched out
if you leave they start to shout
Will no other person do
Even if you need the loo?

Oh I know it is so tough
And you’ve had more than enough.
All you want is time and space
With no one pawing at your face!

I promise that the day will come
When the velcro comes undone.
When your arms are free to rest
And no one sleeps upon your chest.

When you’ll finish what you think
Your tea will still be warm to drink
When their needs aren’t all consuming
And their confidence is blooming,

Thanks to all the love you gave
When it was only you they’d crave.
Thanks to all the needs you met
When they were happy or upset.

Because you taught them to feel safe
By always being their safe space
They won’t need you quite so much
Won’t need to always feel your touch.

Then slowly freedom will return,
And you’ll look back and you will learn
That though the velcro days’ve passed
the bond they built will always last.

So if you have a babe who clings
And you wish they’d find their wings
Please take heart and hold them close
For it’s YOU they LOVE the MOST!

Mothers Day

They tell me it’s a special day for mummies everywhere,

But mum it mustn’t feel like that while I’m in special care.

You needn’t worry mummy that things right now are tough,

‘cos all the love you’ve given me is already more than enough,

to get us through this battle, the good days and the bad,

think of all the hugs to come, all the cuddles to be had.

I know it’s hard to leave me and I know you’d choose to stay

but your love surrounds me always, all night and every day.

I promise I’m not sad or lonely, I’m just biding my time

until you can bring me with you to the home that is all mine.

So when things are going backwards and it all feels so wrong

remember what you’ve given me and that you’ve made me strong.

I knew what I was doing, I have your brains too you see

So when we were choosing mummies, I knew you were PERFECT for me!”

Happy mother’s day.

Doula

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Please listen up ladies and tell me if you’ve heard,

Of this amazingly important and vital little word.

And help me spread its message, for it’s not well known you see,

And it could make all the difference if you’re a Mum-To-Be.

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DOULA‘s are the secret of which I wish everyone knew,

So let me answer the big question; “Just What Does a Doula Do?”

A Doula is a lady who has trained and made a choice,

To empower birthing women and to give their needs a voice.

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If babies had a say in things, if they could choose their birth,

They’d want the arms of one they love to welcome them to Earth.

Doulas work beside you to keep the odds stacked in your favour,

She’ll help to keep you calm and focused through your experience of labour.

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Dads and partners needn’t worry, she’s not there to take your role.

Instead she’ll encourage and support your family as a whole.

If naturally the thought of birth leaves you overwhelmed and under pressure,

Find a Doula who can help you make it a memory to treasure.

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They’re trained to know the options and ensure you know your rights,

They can help you make a Birth Plan to keep your birthing goals in sight.

She’ll be with you when you need her or respect your wish to be alone,

She’ll be your advocate and ally, whether in hospital or at home.

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So whatever else is on your mind if you’re going to have a baby,

There’s one thing on your To-Do-List that shouldn’t be a maybe,

Make a Doula a priority and not a last resort,

Don’t deny yourself the gift of their guidance and support.

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Hello world

I can’t speak for everyone, these thoughts are just mine, I write how I see things one rhyme at a time……