The week before last I went for my counselling session which my doctor recommended me to do. I was extremely nervous as I thought the counsellor (Jamie) would think I was being silly and to tell me to stop being stupid. Obviously that wouldn’t have been the case, but you know… As it was, as soon as I went in I felt really at ease as he was such a nice guy. Though I felt at ease with him, I still really didn’t want to talk about what was going on and my feelings, as I felt silly. Once again …
mental health
Signed, the little man
Hello growned-ups. My Mummy said I have to write to you as I haven’t done it since I was a couple of weeks old, and I’m nearly 4 months now. Well I haven’t had the time, I’ve been busy keeping her busy. I’m sure my Mummy has been keeping you updated with my progress so I won’t bore you with all that. She keeps calling me a greedy little chunk, I don’t know why. I only want 8oz of milk every 3 hours (maybe 4 hours on a lazy day when I can’t be bothered). But it’s doing me good …
A new journey
A new journey. One which every new mum hopes they won’t have to face. It eats you from the inside. It takes over your brain. It makes you think things you shouldn’t be thinking. It wears you down. Post natal depression. I first knew I was suffering when my health visitor did the PND questionnaire at my 8 week visit. I got a score indicating mild PND. I then did it again with the doctor at my post natal check up at 12 weeks. I got a score indicating moderate PND. Over the last few days I have felt awful, …