Postnatal Depression & Anxiety Risk Factors
Why did I get Postnatal Depression? Why did I develop Anxiety? Why me? These questions haunted me for a really long time during the latter stages of recovery. After the initial illness begins to pass…
Category: Motherhood
Five Favourite Toys For 4-5 Year Olds
Following my son’s 5th birthday last month I’m continuing my tradition of sharing our favourite toys, games & activities, this time for 4 year olds. Please share your own favourites in the comments below. Lego…
Five
Dear Caterpillar There’s a reason I love taking time for reflection and it’s this; if I hadn’t paused to consider this post I’m not sure I would have realised that the last year has easily…
Birth Trauma: PTSD And The Decision To Have Another Child
It’s the Easter holidays and my blog writing time is very minimal so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a guest post I’ve wanted to put up for a while. It’s from Kerry…
Blogging Anniversary: Three Years Of The Butterfly Mother
I often wonder what I’d be doing with my time if I’d never suffered from PND and begun this blog. Would I have found another hobby to fill my time and help me establish my…
Creative Kids: Five Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children
Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and the art, craft & messy play activities they get up to with their kids. Regular readers know what a huge fan I am of mindfulness &…
Postnatal Depression: Returning To Work During Recovery
Returning to work, or beginning a new business venture, after you’ve had a baby can be a really tricky transition. Throw in Postnatal Depression and Anxiety and it’s even more daunting. But it could end…
How I Got My Baby to Walk – Guest Post by Angelina Swift
Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them. Today we have Angelina joining us from TheToyTime.com. As a parent, I worry about almost everything.…
Creative Kids: Kids Home Made Easter Card Craft
Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and the art, craft & messy play activities they get up to with their kids. This week we have a lovely Easter activity from Rachael at Lukeosaurus…
For My Son On Mother’s Day
Dear Caterpillar On 10th March 2013 your daddy gave me my first ever Mother’s Day card, even though you were still living inside me. I had big dreams for motherhood, big expectations. With your arrival we…