The Price Of Birth Trauma
Yesterday I was asked to help at a lecture about birth trauma by the inspiring Dr Rebecca Moore, sharing my son’s birth story with MSc students of Womens Health. I’ve briefly touched on Caterpillar’s birth before…
Tag: PND recovery
Mummy-On-Demand
It’s 10.15am. Here is a somewhat abridged list of everything my son has demanded of me since 5am: 8 toilet trips (including one at 5am, the joy, and twice more while I was in the…
Recognising Postnatal Depression
Evening! Just a very quick post tonight to share some useful graphics I’ve been sent recently. Regular readers will know I am very passionate about raising awareness of Perinatal Mental Illness after suffering from Postnatal…
Should Perinatal Mental Illnesses Be Treated Individually?
Before I had Caterpillar the words Perinatal Mental Illness or Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders had never entered my vocabulary. I had heard of one – Postnatal Depression – but as with most who’ve never…
Three
Dear Caterpillar In a lot of ways the last three years have gone quickly. You grow and change so swiftly that often you get up in the morning and Daddy and I comment that you’ve…
Scary Anger: My PPD story – Guest Post by Samoina at PPD Island
Thanks for your comments on last week’s post about how tricky going back to work can be after having a family. This week we have Samoina from PPD Island sharing a really personal story of…
Transformation of a Butterfly – A Year of Blogging
Today marks one year since I posted my first ever blog post. I began this blog for only two reasons. Firstly, I hoped that I could begin to come to terms with experiencing PND and…
Are You A Player?
One of the biggest sources of anxiety for me when Caterpillar was first born was that I wasn’t really enjoying being a mum. I’ve talked before about how this realisation/question literally shattered my brain and…
Book Review: Whoosh! The Little Book For Birth Companions by Katie Brooke
You may know from reading my PND posts that I did not have a good birth experience with Caterpillar. Twelve hours of labour eventually led to an epidural and then an emergency c-section when Caterpillar’s…
Adjusting To Being A Mum – Guest Post by Lindsay Robinson
Lucy’s post last week about dealing with a baby struggling with wind pain and difficulty sleeping was so informative, and I love that lots of commenters shared their own stories and solutions too. Just one of…