Just under a year ago, I was about to crash & experience a major womb infection & mental health crisis. I was smiling & pretending everything was great. Inside I was a mess, walking my baby around town with tears rolling down my face. People kept telling me it would get better.
Just under a year ago, I was about to crash & experience a major womb infection & mental health crisis. I was smiling & pretending everything was great. Inside I was a mess, walking my baby around town with tears rolling down my face. People kept telling me it would get better.
Just under a year ago, I was about to crash & experience a major womb infection & mental health crisis. I was smiling & pretending everything was great. Inside I was a mess, walking my baby around town with tears rolling down my face. People kept telling me it would get better.
I 100% didn’t believe them. Yesterday my son turned 1, & I can confirm they were right!
Maternal mental health issues are so common but also shrouded in guilt. After a year of being a Mum, I realise it’s no surprise whatsoever that you undergo a change in your mental health.
Having a baby is hard work but emotionally, you wonder who the hell you even are anymore & think of how your life was before. That’s okay! I had to learn that your experience of being a Mum is unique & you shouldn’t compare yourself to others.
What’s helped me more than anything is connection & peer support. It’s so amazing to hear that other people are experiencing the exact same thoughts as you. That’s been pretty tough during a pandemic - no groups, no classes, no networks.
But there are people out there like you - people who can help. When I was unwell, I truly believed no one could be feeling as bad as I was - even though 1 in 10 experience PND. The more we talk the better chance we all have. I WILL always keep talking.
And of course, underpinning all of it, is the lack of resource, funding & vision going into maternal mental health services. My gateway was through A&E because there was nowhere else. Then having doctors who didn’t know me insisting I start taking antidepressants immediately.
Talking will only take you so far. I was lucky. There are many who have no support, no money, no house - I hate thinking of these women. It’s not good enough. Pandemic or not- #maternalmentalhealth needs urgent action & I won’t stop talking about that either 💪🏼 #HappyBirthdayJack
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