Not Quite to Plan
Not Quite to Plan Audiobook
Playlist by Not Quite to PlanMotherhood is a challenge. A global pandemic is a challenge. A military coup is a challenge. All three together make for an extraordinary story. Yangon was Milla Chaplin Rae’s adopted home for six w…30 clip(s) in playlist
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The author's experience of the global pandemic and a military coup with a newborn baby.
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Prologue: Not Quite to Plan
On 1 Feb 2021, Milla, her husband Dylan and their newborn son, Jasper, awake to news of the Myanmar military coup and come to terms with the implications it has on their expat life in a country they love.
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CHAPTER 1 | A YANGON LOVE STORY
Back in 2015, Milla decides to move from London to Yangon where she falls in love, not only with the country of Myanmar, but with her husband, Dylan.
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CHAPTER 2 | THE MAGIC OF MYANMAR
Milla travels around Myanmar as much as she can in her early time there, and understands why it is called a leapfrog nation, a frontier market and a bewitching travel destination. For her and Dylan, however, it is simply the place they call home.
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CHAPTER 3 | THE NEW NORMAL
The arrival of COVID in 2020 changes their life in Yangon beyond recognition but for Milla and Dylan, the bigger news is that Milla is pregnant and realises that the pandemic leave her with little choice but to give birth in Myanmar.
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CHAPTER 4 | THE LITTLE GUY
Jasper’s arrival does not go to plan and the new family spends their first night separated: with Milla and Jasper in two different hospitals and Dylan in a hotel close to Jasper’s NICU.
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CHAPTER 5 | BOYS’ DAY OUT
Told as a lunch time anecdote to friends, Milla hears Dylan tell the full story of his and Jasper’s out-of-hours adventure to the childrens’ hospital.
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CHAPTER 6 | WELCOME TO MOTHERHOOD
Milla is thrown in the deep end of motherhood: far from home and facing challenges with breastfeeding.
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CHAPTER 7 | THE HAPPIEST OF NEW YEARS
At the start of 2021, Milla settles into a rhythm of motherhood and applies for Jasper’s passport. Life feels almost normal, until towards the end of January, rumours of a military coup start to increase in volume.
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CHAPTER 8 | A-COO
The first few days and weeks of the Myanmar military coup bring uncertainty and unease, but Milla manages to find some humour as Jasper’s personality starts to emerge.
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