Post Natal Depression:
The Part I Wasn’t Prepared For.
What I didn’t know after my first 2 births was that the real transformation doesn’t end when the baby is born- it’s in the days, weeks and months that follow.
After my first caesarean, I felt a darkness, a lingering fog of sadness, disconnection, guilt. I didn’t know this was the beginning of my Post Natal Depression. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong, everyone else seemed to be coping, smiling, bonding. I didn’t feel like myself and I didn’t know how to ask for help.
My second birth, also a caesarean, brought more of the same.
I remember being in a room full of people and feeling completely alone. I didn’t have the emotional support I craved or the practical help I needed. I carried on silently telling myself, “ This is just Motherhood”.
I cried everyday, whilst continuing to do my best to care for my babies. I felt a darkness and despair .I remember thinking “Maybe they’d be better off without me.” Those thoughts terrified me-but they were real.
I didn’t know how to cope, so I poured a glass of wine in the evenings, hoping it would quiet the chaos. It never did. If anything , it made the darkness heavier, the next day.
It wasn’t until my third birth, my VBAC, that I experienced what post partum could be- what it should be. This time I had people around me who nourished me. Fed me, checked in on me. I learned how to ask for what I needed.
The birth itself was powerful, the after just as healing. There were still moments of exhaustion as I cared for 3 babies, but I didn’t feel alone, I felt held. And that changed everything. I rested, I recovered and I bonded.
So I left my profession as a nurse to raise my 3 daughters and now I work with women through their pregnancies, birth and post partum , sharing my wisdom and my experiences in the hope that they may have the best birth experience and transition to Motherhood whatever that looks like for them.
Every woman deserves to feel seen, heard, nourished and supported.
I’ve been there, the fog, the tears, the quiet ache of doing it all without enough support. It is why I became a Doula.
I want women to know what’s possible when you are truly supported.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.
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It all begins with an idea.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.