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Self Care; Suzy’s story

Self Care; Suzy’s story

Self Care; Suzy’s story Suzy Reading   It was motherhood colliding with the terminal illness of my father and my ensuing energetic bankruptcy which first lead me to the concept of self-care. I don’t know whether it was postnatal depression, exhaustion or...
The first night at home; Natalie’s story

The first night at home; Natalie’s story

The first night at home; Natalie’s story Natalie Meddings I was nervous my first night at home with my baby. I hadn’t anticipated that. I don’t know why. I kind of thought the baby would be born, and the feelings would just fall into place. It’s true that there was a...
The first fortnight; Lucinda’s story

The first fortnight; Lucinda’s story

The first fortnight; Lucinda’s story Lucina and Leo Lloyd   My son Leo’s birth was complicated. I remember the doctor saying they needed to get him out quickly. But I wasn’t frightened. My focus, my drive, my attention, it was all on my baby. Nothing else...
Skin to skin after a caesarean section

Skin to skin after a caesarean section

Skin to skin after a caesarean section Joanna and Oliver I had a maternal assisted caesarean section due to my baby being breech so the immediate skin to skin contact was so, so important to me. The fact I had uninterrupted skin-to-skin from delivery right up to the...
Miscarriage; Amy’s story

Miscarriage; Amy’s story

Miscarriage; Amy’s story   We were so excited to be pregnant. I was around 11 weeks when I noticed I was bleeding. It was only a small amount but I was shocked and terrified at the sight of it. My partner was equally worried. I rang the early pregnancy unit...
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