Pregnancy to giving birth: Only four weeks to go

Ready or not...here she comes!

Oct 21 • 

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The complexities of pregnancy hormones

Pregnancy hormones are WILD!

Oct 13 • 

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Advocating for your own (and your baby's) health while being a people pleaser

Since becoming pregnant, I have become more aware of the boundaries I have not set, that would be beneficial to me now. To have a calm pregnancy and a…

Oct 6 • 

Lara Büsing Rathod

September 2025

32 weeks pregnant with gestational diabetes and the frustrating medical advice this causes

A very hormonal rant on medical services in this country. I'm grateful to the individuals looking after me and the kindness shown to me at most…

Sep 29 • 

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the angler in the yellow boots

she was staring at the river

Sep 23 • 

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August 2025

Labelled

A prose poem from some years ago.

Aug 15 • 

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Wedding poems to celebrate our anniversary

My husband and I celebrated three years of marriage and five years of being together this weekend. Here are the two poems I shared at our wedding.

Aug 7 • 

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July 2025

Snubbed suitors

This is a little excerpt from my second novel, which I am currently pitching to literary agents. Get in touch if you'd like to read more and give me…

Jul 31 • 

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Taking care

As a cautious child, she took care of her Babyborn.

Jul 16 • 

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Water retention and other fun things in pregnancy

The story of how I had to rush to an Irish emergency doctor to get my wedding ring removed from my swelling finger.

Jul 3 • 

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June 2025

Love & Happiness

A little poem I wrote back in 2021.

Jun 18 • 

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"You’re too fat to have children"

After last week's pregnancy announcement, as well as sharing my medical journey with PCOS, I now want to show you a piece I wrote before I found out I…

Jun 12 • 

Lara Büsing Rathod