Mummy guilt is something that I think most of us probably suffer from for one reason or another. I know I have, with both of my boys, throughout the last couple of years (and many more to come, I’m sure!). One of the first times I suffered – badly – was with my breastfeeding guilt after I “failed” with J. This partly led to my suffering from postnatal depression. Breastfeeding guilt is a horrible thing to feel, as everywhere you look you are reminded of how you couldn’t/didn’t provide the best for your baby. I felt like I was being judged …
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#TimeToTalk – Mental Health Awareness Week
There isn’t much I can write about mental health that I haven’t previously written in the blog, If you have followed my journey since I gave birth to J you will know that I suffered from post natal depression & anxiety. I went on to have counselling and antidepressants. Ever since I fell pregnant with N I have been absolutely petrified that it would happen again after his birth. I came off my antidepressants at 10 weeks pregnant with N so from then on I just had to cope on my own. I didn’t have to stop taking them, but I …
Reflections on the year that was 2013
It’s that time of the year again where I reflect on what has happened over the past year – 2013. It has been quite a year with its fair share of ups & downs. Last year I said I felt like I came out a weaker person than the previous year, but this year after everything that has happened I feel stronger once again. Once more I want to thank my friends & family who have been there for me through the tough times, and the good of course. January started with little man coming down with a viral infection – …
World Mental Health Day 2013
Today, October 10th 2013, is World Mental Health Day. It’s a time to talk. A time to change. A time to let the stigma of talking about mental health run free. This year, they day focuses on mental health in older people. But everybody knows it’s not just older people that suffer from mental health. Regular readers of my blog will know that I myself have suffered with mental health, and I chose to talk about it openly. It is nothing to be ashamed of. But too many people make others feel ashamed. I have many friends and acquaintances who …
Pregnancy with a toddler
When I was pregnant with little man, I wouldn’t say I found the pregnancy particularly easy, as I had absolutely no idea what to expect. But it was so much easier than this one. Again, when I was pregnant for the short time with our little angel, it wasn’t particularly easy; slightly harder than little man’s, but again, easier than this one. Little man was only 6 months old at the time and not even crawling, so I didn’t really have a lot of running around after him to do, and he napped more, so I could join him. This …