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…
Category: Anxiety
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…
12 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was Suffering From Postnatal Depression & Anxiety
Postnatal Depression & Anxiety was easily the most difficult experience I’ve ever had to face. If you’re struggling right now you may feel completely alone, frightened and hopeless – I know I did. Today’s post…