Journal
Read it straight.
Fifty pieces for the bloke in the room, from pregnancy through the toddler years. Each one is rewritten from a page we opened, and the source sits at the bottom.
Pregnancy
01
When she tells you
02The stress you think she cannot see
03When flat lasts past a fortnight
04Go to the appointments
05The scans, and the bloods
06When food will not stay down
07If the kicks change
08Her walk, not a boot camp
09No safe round
10Smoke and vape, including yours
11The trolley is your job
12When you do not wait
13Book the class before it fills
14Your half of the bag
15What she wants from you in the room
16Say the jobs out loud
Birth
17
When you actually leave
18Pain relief, said in advance
19Who is allowed in the room
20If it becomes a caesarean
21Planned or unplanned
22The first hour is not for visitors
Newborn
23
Week one is smaller than you think
24Back, firm, clear, smoke-free
25Same room, own surface
26The cry, then your hands
27There is no schedule yet
28Yellow skin is a phone call
29The bath is a two-hand job
30You are useful at the breast
31Formula without the fairy dust
32Leave the stump alone
33A hot baby under three months
34Awake on the belly, asleep on the back
First year
35