To my darling Isabelle, This week you turned two, this means that it’s only two years since you turned our lives upside down, two and a half years (well a little bit more) since we found out that you were on your way. It feels like so much longer, like our lives have always been…
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Surviving Christmas with Postnatal Depression
Read moreTime is ticking by and Christmas is coming, this year I’m full of excitement, looking forward to all the sparkle and lights, seeing Isabelle’s face when she sees the tree for the first time and waiting for Father Christmas to come. I can’t help but see the difference from last year. Last year I was in…
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Guest post: postnatal anxiety clouded my first 6 months as a mother.
Read moreThis week’s instalment in the “Mums and Mental Health” series is another anonymous poster. This blogger suffered from postnatal anxiety ,but due to the personal nature of the post and the family members it involves, she would rather remain name-less. As for the previous poster, I respect that decision – so this week’s post is from…
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Mums and Mental Health – A New Post Series.
Read moreAs a midwife and a mum, I have had a lot of experience, personally and professionally, with how mental health can affect your pregnancy experience and life as a mum. It is something I am truly passionate about and, in my opinion, it needs to be publicised more. Women that suffer from mental illness aren’t…
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Anxiety Apps
Read moreSo as some of you may have seen I’ve been suffering from postnatal anxiety. I have no qualms about admitting that and I am not ashamed to say that it sometimes ventures into postnatal depression. Over the last 10 weeks many days have been like wading through treacle. Not much really helps when you get…
