Meant to Be

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While the assessments were being carried out by the courts, as well as giving Billie her everyday care, we would be taking her for regular contact visits with her birth mother and monthly ‘looked-after child reviews’ with social services, not to mention being on the receiving end of home visits from social workers and district nurses.

All the experiences are so well written and I’ve found this to be a very therapeutic and uplifting book as I too parent plus. Ive had this book on my tbr list for a while, as I knew I needed to be in the right place mentally to be able to read it and to have the time to reflect. Excellent book for anyone thinking about adoption and asking themselves whether they are right for it.I had made dinner, we had kept her safe, we hadn’t done anything to overstimulate her and she had very happily gone to bed, and more importantly to sleep. I didn’t need to worry, everyone had confidence in me – I had confidence in myself somewhere too, I just needed to find it. She really needed us, and she needed us to step up to the mark and be the grown-ups and not let her down.

Thoroughly moving book and a brave and honest account of the epic journey some women face to become a mother. As someone who has gone through 5 rounds of IVF and had two miscarriages, this book resonated deeply with me. I cried through a lot of this book, not for sadness of what was not to be but of the grief I felt at the time and wasn’t able to express.It was emotional and complicated and delicate for every single person involved and we were all just trying to do our best for this wonderful little girl. In a raw and inspiring story of one woman's journey through motherhood, family life and self-discovery, Lisa explores the many forms that family can take, and discovers the power of embracing your Plan B.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. I think the grief was so acute because the minute the test is positive, you map out your whole life with that child. When Lisa Faulkner learned that she wouldn’t have biological children, her plans and expectations for her life were derailed.In a raw and inspiring story of one woman’s journey through motherhood, family life and self-discovery, Lisa explores the many forms that family can take, and discovers the power of embracing your Plan B. It was after I put in those days and months of being there to listen, hold and comfort that it felt real. But, in the months and years that followed, she discovered that there was more than one way to build a family – and that there is a lot of joy to be found in life’s unexpected detours.