Pregnancy, labour, birth and adjusting to a new baby brings about many changes to a woman’s life. While it is a time to celebrate and there are many joys it is not easy to adjust. Baby blues are very common after giving birth and many women experience perinatal depression. What …
Read More »Baby Blues – Kyra Shares Her Personal Experience
I know how hard it can be suffering from PND myself and it is so helpful to hear what other moms went through with baby blues and with postnatal depression. Here Kyra shares her personal experience of baby blues after the birth of her baby.
Read More »Bonding With Your Newborn and Postpartum Blues
Bonding with your baby is often not immediate, it can take a little bit of time to happen and for those strong feelings of attachment to grow. A lot of women struggle with bonding with their baby from the beginning and if they are also suffering from postpartum blues it …
Read More »14 Effective Ways To Fight Off Postnatal Depression
Postnatal depression is more common than most people think, with as many as one in seven women experiencing it. Symptoms of PND can include intense irritability, difficulty bonding with baby, loss of appetite, anger, feelings of guilt, loss of pleasure or interest in activities, mood swings, loneliness, sadness, and panic …
Read More »Would you eat your Afterbirth? Here’s why you might want to!
What is placenta encapsulation and how can it help you? This maybe something you have heard of or maybe not. Maybe the thought of it makes you feel ill but don’t write it off until you have researched the wonderful benefits of your placenta and how it can continue to …
Read More »Post Natal Depression (PND)
Post natal depression can be confused with Baby Blues. Baby Blues affects about 80% of mothers and this is when you feel weepy, moody, tired and/ or anxious during the first week after giving birth, these feelings usually disappear within a few days. According to PNDSA (Post Natal Depression Support …
Read More »Was It PND Or Baby Blues?
Did I suffer from Post Natal Depression or was it Baby Blues? To be honest I will never really know, but I think I suffered from PND for the first 6 months after the birth of my baby girl. All I can tell you is my story and what I …
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