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Anxiety Recap For Surviving Lockdown

This is my first new post in a long time.  Those of you who follow The Butterfly Mother Facebook page will be up to speed but I’ve desperately neglected the actual blog for a while…

Posted in Anxiety 0 comments April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Laura

Nine Ways To Practice Self-Kindness (plus free journal!)

Self-kindness is a huge part of mental health recovery.  Often we’re unkind to ourselves without even realising it!  During an Anxiety relapse a couple of years ago friends kept telling me to stop giving myself…

Posted in Self-care, Self-kindness 7 Comments October 18, 2019 by Laura

Have I Escaped Postnatal Depression Second Time Around? A ‘Fourth Trimester’ Update

Bea is nine weeks old tomorrow. It’s been a huge couple of months full of lots of highs and a few lows so I felt it was time to share my experience of the so-called…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Motherhood, Recovery 2 Comments July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by Laura

Birth Story – Elective Gentle Caesarean Section 

Warning: This post contains images of caesarean birth Many of you will have read about my previous birth experience with my son six years ago. In a nutshell, after 12 hours of labour my son…

Posted in Birth & Miscarriage 0 comments June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Laura

Introducing Our Rainbow Baby

For those of you who don’t follow me on Facebook or Instagram, I’d like to introduce you to the latest member of our family; Beatrice Lily, born at 12.27pm on 17th May.   We’re all…

Posted in Motherhood, Pregnancy 0 comments June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Laura

Elective C-Section Birth Plan

Those of you who’ve been following my Pregnant After PND journey will be aware that I have an elective section booked this time around.  My son was born six years ago via emergency section and…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery, Self-care, Tips 3 Comments May 8, 2019May 7, 2019 by Laura

Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – Third Trimester

The overwhelm is real, people.  With less than a fortnight to go Anxiety has definitely come nipping at my heels in recent days.  I expected this, of course, but it still takes lots of hard…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 1 Comment May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Laura

Boys Bedroom Makeover

We’ve been promising Caterpillar a new bedroom for a while now and with the imminent arrival of his little sister our timescale became a little tighter.  Since he’s now six years old we wanted to find…

Posted in Home, Lifestyle 3 Comments May 4, 2019 by Laura

Six

Dear Caterpillar In many ways the last year has flown by so quickly. How can you possibly be six already?  How can you be in your last term of Year One?  My baby is no…

Posted in Motherhood, Pregnancy, Relationships 2 Comments April 27, 2019April 26, 2019 by Laura

PND & Anxiety: ‘Fourth Trimester’ Survival Kit

Thanks to everyone who watched today’s Facebook Live (if you missed it, click here). I want to do everything I can to avoid experiencing PND & Anxiety following my current pregnancy and one of the…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery, Self-care 1 Comment April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to a hilarious but challenging 5-year-old, with a second baby due in May 2019 (eeek!). I share lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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