Postnatal Depression – Ten Years On
My son is ten years old today. When I reflect on the early weeks and months of his life, I take pride in how far we have both come. Together. I was so unwell, the…
Category: Anxiety
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PND & Anxiety Relapse – Six Ways To Prepare An Older Child
My son asked me a really tough question last week; “When the baby comes will you be sad, I mean, ill again?” First, the little self-correction between sad and ill made me feel so proud…
Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – Second Trimester
I’m a little behind on this post as, at almost 31 weeks, I’m well into the third trimester now. But there’s so much I want to catalogue from this pregnancy and I want to help…
Weekly Routine For Postnatal Anxiety Recovery
Welcome to the final part of my routine series. You can find links to all previous posts and printables below: Morning Routine for Anxiety Evening Routine for Anxiety Daily Routine for Postnatal Anxiety The final…
7 Relaxing & Mindful Activities To Do With Kids
One of the greatest lessons I learnt during recovery and early parenthood is that it’s okay not to love every moment you spend with your children. Firstly, we’re all unique and therefore our parenting strengths…