http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/cheryl-critchley/ Herald Sun columnist and freelance journalist en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Sometimes-youve-just-got-to-go-with-your-gut-instinct/ When I was pregnant with my second child, the 19 week ultrasound brought potentially devastating news. Our child had a growth on the lung which could kill them. At that stage, doctors were unsure what would happen. The growth could get bigger, squashing internal organs and killing the baby. If that happened, they could induce the baby at about 26 weeks so doctors could try to operate. Or it may not grow any bigger and the baby could have it removed after birth. News that a couple had the wrong twin aborted at 32 weeks when one was diagnosed with a serious heart defect brought these memories flooding back. This poor couple ended up losing both children, which is horrific for all involved. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Cheryl Critchley) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Sometimes-youve-just-got-to-go-with-your-gut-instinct/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Sometimes-youve-just-got-to-go-with-your-gut-instinct/#item7234 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:45:54 +0000 Cheryl Critchley | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-hop-on-the-booze-bus-this-summer/ Few Australians navigate their teen years without heaving their guts up after a massive drinking binge. With Schoolies Week almost upon us, the focus will no doubt turn to dangerous levels of alcohol consumption in youngsters.  I hardly touch the stuff now but as a teenager, mainly to fit in with my friends, I smuggled cheap wine cask bladders into pubs and guzzled them. The aftermath was never pretty, and luckily it didn’t take long for me to realise blacking out and throwing up were not much fun. I’ve basically been a teetotaller since my early 20s. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Cheryl Critchley) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-hop-on-the-booze-bus-this-summer/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-hop-on-the-booze-bus-this-summer/#item7149 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:35:53 +0000 Cheryl Critchley | Author bios | The Punch