The 4am Feeding Sessions

2020 was a crazy year for most people. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't felt the mental and emotional impact of lockdown. 

In the summer of 2020, a mini human joined our family.
And so as well as trying to navigate life through a pandemic, I found myself also trying to find my feet in my own new normal. 
A first time mum. In lockdown. In our little one bedroom flat. 

Normally at times of extreme pressure or stress I would write. 
But the only time I had, the only quiet I had, was an hour or two (or three… or four….) when the baby woke hungry. 

I would feed her and write down my thoughts.
Tiny, short, babbly, sleep deprived thoughts.

They helped me make sense of my new world. 

I’ve never thought of myself as a poet,
but I wrote some things
on the back of these middle of the night thoughts.

I think they might be poems. 

They’re pretty rough. A bit like me at the moment. 
A bit like the world at the moment. 
The one in the video below is my favourite. (And the longest!)

If you like it, there are more on twitter at @4amSessions 

Maybe I'll see you over there.

Hello in advance!

And thank you!

And sorry about the punctuation. 
It really was (is!) the middle of the frickin' night. 

​'Dawn' by Jennifer Adam
Voiceover by Vivien Reid 
Sound Studio: Kenny Blyth
Filming/Cinematographer: Steven Cook 
as part of Play Pie Pint's Pint Sized Plays Programme 

https://playpiepint.com/pint-size-plays/

*Please note this play contains some strong language.