Hello,
Today i've been to my local hospital to drop of my second sample book, in Stockport - Stepping Hill Hospital. This was originally my hospital for Chloe, my daughter, to be born. But, due to her gestation of 25 weeks, I was sent to a hospital which could meet her needs.
It was a strange sensation to be back after all this time but at the same time... nice!
I got to meet one of the mums on the ward and speak to her about the book, and even had her adorable little boy model for a photo with me and the head of the NICU Unit...(and the book, of course!). 

After my return from the unit I spotted myself on RMHC Arrowe Park's website! Feel free to go and have a read:

All in all, it's been a busy first week - with lots of travelling, and posting around on social media to help get the word out there! There's lots more for me still to do, and with it, plenty more updates to come to the blog.

I'll be back with more news soon, but for now, please keep spreading the word!

Leanne x

Hello,
Well the launch and World prematurity day has been and gone now! I spent the day travelling to Arrowe Park Hospital and Ronald McDonald House in the Wirral, where my journey began, 4 years ago. 

It was nice to catch up with staff members that I have stayed in touch with over the years, when dropping off christmas hampers and cheques for shaving all my hair off on my daughters first birthday.

I left one book with the staff on the NICU ward and another in the Ronald McDonald House for people to look through. 

While I was there I asked the staff to take a #tinystepsselfie with the book which had us laughing, but we got good photos in the end!! No out-takes sorry!! 

I'm going to contact more hospital wards and Ronald McDonald houses to see when I can meet them to place a book there as well. 

In the meantime, if you purchase Tiny Steps My First Year, please do tag me in your #TinyStepsSelfie on my Facebook page or Twitter. It will be great to see you all!!
Thank you all for raising awareness on World Prematurity day, it was great to see so much purple on social media.

Until next time, take care and remember it's never too late to document your NICU journey!

Hello....
I hope your week has been good.

Its been very busy here at Tiny Steps, lots of visits to the post office posting out copy's to Bliss, RMHC and to our lovely winners from the Free Book post.
The reviews have been coming in with some lovely comments and photos, thank you for your kind words.

I'm currently working on a book trailer for the website and social media to give you all a insight into the book, this will hopefully (fingers crossed) be with us soon.

I have been in talks for a small advert to be placed in Mother & Baby magazine so look out for that in the February issue!!

We are now on the final count down to the book launch, 10 days to go!!! 
but don't forget you don't have to wait till then to place your order, i'm happy to take orders and get your product ready for postage on the 17th November.

I would love to hear what your plans are for world prematurity day this year and would love to see photos of you celebrating with you premmies.

​speak to you all soon x
 

 

Hello everyone,

Today has been a busy start of the week, speaking to publishers regarding wholesale cost, orders and liaising with a online shop and setting them up as the first official stockist. Exciting times!

You will be able to find all the details of this shop over on the stockist page above. Hopefully it will be getting full over the next few months as we launch the book and get it round the country.

Don't forget that you can still get your hands on a free copy of the book, one for a NICU or NHS staff member and one for parent if you wish to be entered please fill in the contact page with your details or head join my Facebook event by clicking on the link below!

Free Book Draw
   

Hi, I'm Leanne, Mum of three and author of Tiny Steps - My First Year.

I'll be using this blog to keep you all up to speed with my upcoming book launch, together with my journey around the UK, visiting RMHC houses and NICU wards (more about that in a minute).

Firstly, I'd like to say a huge thank you to all those who have supported me in bringing this book to life. Whether you shared my Facebook posts, retweeted me, or even had a helping hand in helping me get the finished book just right, your input has been invaluable!

I'm currently looking to get in touch with midwives and NICU Parents who would like to help me with a book review prior to the official launch date of November 17th, 2015 (There's a free copy in it for you)!
If you know anyone who may be interested, please pass on this website and ask them to contact me using the pages above! 

One of the main things I want to take part in after the book launches, is making sure every RMHC and NICU ward around the country has at least one copy of the book available for parents to see. So, soon after the launch, I'll begin making my journey around the country, visiting the wonderful staff at various hospitals and handing over a copy of the book for them to keep. 

Keep checking back here for updates on my journey, including photo's and blog posts along the way!


That's all for now. I'll be posting again soon, but until then, feel free to get in touch via the contact page, or you can catch me on Facebook & Twitter at the following links:

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TinyStepsMyFirstYear

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TinySteps1st


Speak Soon

Leanne x