postnatal depression Archives

Beating the baby blues

by Mia Von Scha | emotions, motherhood, postnatal depression | 0 comments

Having a baby is a momentous event. The kind of event that kicks you so far out of your comfort zone that you don’t even know what planet you’re on.
We all know about the nice side of it but what about the dark side?

The 3 kinds of mommy exhaustion

by Tiffany Markman | emotions, postnatal depression | 29 comments

by Tiffany Markman, mom to a one-year-old, tries to balance her workaholism with cuddling her daughter, reading books, consuming caffeine & reining in her intrinsic kugelry. Follow her on twitter. Type 1: General mommy fatigue (the kind you can live with if you...Read more

Even adoptive moms get the blues

by Melinda Connor | adoption, postnatal depression | 3 comments

Emma was three months old when she came home to us and the ‘worst’ was over as far as newborn babies go. By the time she joined our family she was in a routine and she settled in quickly.

Recognising Postnatal Depression: A Handbook for Mothers

by Tiffany Markman | parenting books, postnatal depression | 1 comment

As I began to page through this book, just the first few chapters, I kept having to stop and verbalise out loud how much I wish we’d had a copy when I started to experience symptoms of PND…

Things I didn’t think would happen..

by Gina Jacobson | new parents, postnatal depression | 5 comments

Almost two years ago I gave birth to the sweetest most delightful baby. He barely made a peep and he latched straight away. My heart swelled with love for him…