I have found the Subscribe to Comments link at the bottom of the page, and made it a little more prominent on the right sidebar. Hopefully that will make things a little easier.
Thanks everybody for your comments, I have decided to take your advice, and respond in comment unless the content is too scary for public consumption!
In spawn news, we have just met Anna, our doula for the first time, and found her to be lovely. Yay!
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