It was a baby in our heads and hearts already. Before I even got that positive test, I just knew I was pregnant. But just like that I wasn't any more.

I don’t want my children missing out on their education. But I am not their teacher. I am their mother.

The sun will rise, the sun will set
I know we have challenges to be met
But now is not the time to mope
As we start to get a little hope

A day in March the year came to an end.
So sudden, no time to say bye to a friend.
I listened in shock to the Taoiseach say
That the schools would close that day.

I’m not sure exactly when it started to go wrong. I’m not sure if it was the complete lack of sleep – one night spent worrying about induction, one night with contractions – or the medication but the night before I was due to be discharged I think I started to panic. I couldn’t settle my daughter as every time I had her settled another baby in the room kept crying. Then that is all I can remember from that night.

To you, I am your safe place
I bend down to kiss your little face
Cuddled into the crook of my arm
Here I can keep you safe from harm

Talk of this virus is all that's in my head,
And I can't help but feel a sense of dread.
But just have to follow what they say,
And hope and pray all will be okay.

So, share your stories. Be more open. Each story shared will make it easier for the next person. We can stop this being a taboo subject one story at a time.

He said that the baby's heartbeat was rising and rising and then suddenly dropped and dropped and dropped. It was so scary.