On 27 March 2009 I brought home a tiny vulnerable baby after spending 3 long and stressful months sitting by the side of his incubator in hospital. It was amazing to have him home after months of hardly touching him. Finally he was my baby and I was happy to spend my days sitting on the sofa while he slept in my arms; watching time pass and the light fade, never daring to move to turn on the light or to get some food in case he woke. He was so prone to infection we rarely had visitors and I hardly left the house – but I was so overjoyed to have him I barely noticed. Although at times I felt isolated and lonely, I also came to enjoy the silence and peace and our flat became my world – I saw it in a new light, at first dark and still but as the months passed and he grew stronger, full of beauty, life and hope. This is the collection of photos I produced while on maternity leave.