Before having their baby, many women make the assumption that breastfeeding will come easily and naturally. But sometimes things don’t go to plan. Insufficient milk supply is one of the most common reasons given for women not meeting their breastfeeding […]
I’m so tired I can’t think straight! I remember a particularly tough time with my kids. We’d had gastro go through the house. For about a week my husband and I had been up in the middle of the night […]
Perinatal mood disorders (antenatal and postnatal depression and/or anxiety) are common conditions. One in seven mums and one in ten dads experience depression in the first two years after having a baby. One in 10 women experience depression during pregnancy. [In this […]
I’m putting my ranty-pants on today. *Please note this post contains references to child harm, self-harm and suicidality* I’ve recently seen some very rigid and judgmental memes about infant sleep which equated mothers walking away from a crying baby with […]
This is a REALLY common question that I get asked as a psychologist with a perinatal focus. And the honest answer to that question? It’s complicated. The research suggests that it is breastfeeding DIFFICULTIES, rather than breastfeeding, that is a […]
