The trial for a Millet mother charged with taking the lives of her two young boys continues Monday morning, after a brief break Friday.

Allyson McConnell is taking the stand in her own defence. She told court she became pregnant by her own father when she was 15-years-old but she miscarried. McConnell testified the first two years of her marriage to husband Curtis was generally happy, but had "communication issues."

McConnell's two sons had been drowned in the bathtub of their family home in Millet back in February of 2010.

The accused has since admitted she drowned her sons but has pleaded not guilty to the two second-degree murder charges laid against her.

She testified it's her understanding she drowned her sons, but she has no memory of it.

She said she had a third miscarriage with then-future husband Curtis - but she said she got pregnant again and the couple got married.

She told the court about her marriage falling apart. McConnell testified by December of 2009, her husband had moved out and told her not to contact his parents.

McConnell cries on the stand as she describes being told by her husband not to talk to his mother. She said she was "pretty devastated".

McConnell testified about the weeks leading up to when she drowned her two sons, and said tense e-mails were exchanged with her husband.

McConnell also said she has had suicidal thoughts since she was a teen.

Her lawyer, Peter Royal, asked his client on the stand why she would want to kill herself.

"Because I thought my life wasn't worth living," she said.

She testified she drank liquor to take prescription medication.

"I had hoped I would overdose," she told the court.

The day before the two boys were found drowned, McConnell apparently tried to kill herself by jumping off an overpass over Whitemud Drive.

While on the stand, McConnell is shown a bag of empty liquor bottles and said she drank the alcohol with her prescription medication the weekend her sons were killed.

Earlier in the trial, the Crown presented a series of photos from the family's home where the two boys were found dead in the bathtub. One picture showed a wedding ring left on the toilet seat, an act McConnell said she can't recall.

She also testified she doesn't remember hanging a rope in the basement.

And when asked by her lawyer when she last saw the boys alive, she replied: "I couldn't say for sure."

McConnell said the more she thinks about the death of her sons, "the more confused I get."

On the fourth day of the trial last week, the Medical Examiner took the stand.

Dr. Bernard Bannach talked about the autopsies he performed on the bodies of the two young boys, two-year-old Connor and ten-month-old Jayden, and confirmed both boys died as a result of drowning.

The Crown wrapped up its case last week.

A doctor who performed the psychological evaluation on McConnell is also expected to take the stand.

It will be up to the judge to determine whether McConnell had the intent or frame of mind to commit murder as she has already admitted to killing the children.

With files from Serena Mah and Janet Dirks