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I survived PND. My Kids Are Now Adults. Would I Have Done Anything Differently?

Guest postĀ  Here I welcome Rachel Hunter N.N.E.B, Private Nanny, Nursery Owner, Child Minder, TA, STA, and MUM. Rachel is a Holistic Therapist & works with Women and children at R&R Therapy, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7LX. Rachel is a postnatal depression survivor and a mum to two adult children. In the below post, she …

3 Powerful Tips For Enjoying Christmas With Kids (Even When You’re Not Feeling It)

Do you wonder how to enjoy Christmas with kids when you’re just not feeling it? Our first Christmas with the twins in 2016 was nothing like I expected. As much as I love them, it can also be utterly exhausting. But that’s motherhood, right? Some days are full of joy, and others are filled with …

How I Turned My Postpartum Depression Into My Superpower

Hello! If we haven’t met yet, I am Ivana. I run MumsJourney, a blog dedicated to supporting mums through every stage of motherhood. I’m also the author of Motherhood: The Unspoken and an award-winning maternal mental health advocate and mentor. After giving birth to my twins in 2016, I experienced severe postpartum depression (PPD). It …

The BEST Advice I Got As A New Mum

Before your baby arrived, you probably imagined snuggles, overhwelming love, and that magical ā€œnew mum glow.ā€ But now that the baby is here, it’s nothing like what you pictured. Instead of glowing, you feel drained and quietly wondering, ā€œAm I the only one finding this so hard?ā€ You are not alone feeling like this. After …

Caring for Our Twins Nearly Broke Him: My Brother-in-Law’s Unexpected Battle With PPD

We all know that postnatal depression (PPD) can affect new mums. But what’s not talked about enough is that it can affect anyone who spends time with a baby. I didn’t realise this either: until I saw my brother in law struggling after just two weeks of staying with our twin boys. His experience opened …

What Is Postpartum Depression? Everything You Need To Know

Everything new mums need to know about postnatal (postpartum) depression As a new mum, you have probably heard about postnatal depression (PPD) from your doctor or GP, midwife, or at a prenatal class. But most likely, you only scratched the surface of the subject. No one told you: what postnatal depression really is how it …

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