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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

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

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

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery, Tips 0 comments March 27, 2019March 25, 2019 by Laura

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…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 1 Comment March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 by Laura

Pregnant After PND – Balancing Expectations

I’m now 24 weeks pregnant and as the anxiety about the pregnancy itself begins to ease I allow myself to imagine life as a mum of two.  Unrealistic expectations were a big trigger for my…

Posted in Anxiety, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by Laura

Wishes for 2019

The biggest aim of The Butterfly Mother is, and always has been, to help other mums going through PND, Postnatal Anxiety, Postnatal OCD or any other mental health issues.  However, every once in a while…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 by Laura

Pregnant After Postnatal Depression & Anxiety – First Trimester

Anyone who didn’t read my last post should probably go back and take a look before reading this one! But in short, for anyone brand new, I experienced severe PND and Anxiety following the birth…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 0 comments November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by Laura

Rainbows

On 13th September I got some very surprising news. And even though it’s now more than two months later I still feel like I’m absorbing it. Many of you know through this blog about the…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Motherhood, Pregnancy 12 Comments November 18, 2018November 19, 2018 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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