Postnatal depression in men is more common than you think – and often goes undiagnosed
According to the HSE, postnatal depression affects as many as one in six new mothers, although some experts believe the real number is higher than this estimate. But many are unaware that this can also affect new fathers – and often, because so much of the focus is on the new mum, this can go […]
4 years ago
Louise Thompson speaks out after having “catastrophic breakdown”
“Why did this have to happen to me?” Louise Thompson has revealed she suffered a catastrophic breakdown this week. The new mum said it all happened out of nowhere. She explained to her followers that she had been having a lovely day before the incident. Taking to her Instagram stories, a tearful Louise said she […]
4 years ago
Mental Health Week: Fathers get postnatal depression too
“I became afraid that I wasn’t fit to be a father” Jack Allen’s first experience of depression happened when he was 19, after his father left home following an affair. “I didn’t even know what I was experiencing was depression. I didn’t deal with any of those feelings for another 10 years,” he recalls. Over […]
4 years ago
Research finds giving birth under general anesthesia can increase postnatal depression
This is very interesting. Having gone through an emergency C-section myself I know how chaotic and scary they can be. Everything has to be done as quickly as possible to reduce the risks to both mum and baby and sometimes that can limit the choices to be made around pain relief. I had had an […]
4 years ago
Australian mum pleads guilty to infanticide
The mother had been showing signs of post natal depression before the incident. *Content warning: articles contains references to infant death and suicide. A mother in Australia has pleaded guilty to infanticide after the death of her baby daughter. Melissa Arbuckle, 32, attempted to take her and her three-month-old daughter Lily’s lives on July 11 […]
4 years ago
Stacey Solomon speaks about the “tremendous guilt” of feeling like she didn’t love her son
“I just didn’t feel it. I didn’t get it.” The Loose Women presenter was just 18 when she had her first child, Zach who’s now 12-years-old. She recently appeared on Bryony Gordon’s Mad World podcast where she spoke about struggling to “feel it” when he was born. She said: “I have moments with Zachy where […]
5 years ago