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When Breast Isn’t Best For Mother | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. When Breast Isn’t Best For Mother. June 7, 2016. October 21, 2016. Ok this is a difficult post to write without causing the usual debate which 99% of the time turns into breast vs bottle war. I don’t want or intend this to become a one side is better than the other argument. So when I had my first baby I bottle fed. During my booking in appointment I was given the usual question ‘how will you feed baby? 8211; my baby came along ...
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Sarah | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. April 11, 2017. April 11, 2017. Sometimes in life we are surprised by an unexpected gift, and sometimes it can be cruelly snatched away. Occasionally though, these moments can also bring us clarity…. Trigger Warning – contains talk of miscarriage, please only read if you feel able. Changes in my body, and I just knew something was up. And so I tested. Positive. Faint but as they say a line is a line. (But to be s...I felt comple...
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Asking For Help | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. August 19, 2015. October 21, 2016. I write a lot about reaching out for help, but doing that can be really difficult. Saying those words ‘I am struggling’ or ‘I need help’ can be really hard to say. I’ve been to appointments intending to tell the doctor how I feel and never quite found the words to do it. So how can we be open? How can we actually ask for help? Telling a loved one. Send A Text Message. 8211; A friend or relative...
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Intrusive Thoughts & OCD – Battles In My Mind | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. Intrusive Thoughts and OCD – Battles In My Mind. October 19, 2015. October 21, 2016. Last weeks #pndhour run by ‘ PND and Me. 8216; was about intrusive thoughts and it got me thinking about my own experiences, while anxiety and depression were my main battles, the intrusive thoughts fuelled these. Wanting To Control The Future. They offer therapies with regards to all sorts of mental illnesses and are a fantastic service to use&...
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How The #pndfamily Helped Me… | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. How The #pndfamily Helped Me…. January 4, 2016. October 21, 2016. It’s been nearly a year since I took the step to join in #pndhour (run by PND and Me. Before I found the #pndfamily I was lost, I was alone and I felt that I was the only one going through this. Finding this wonderful community was for me, the turning point in my recovery and it has changed my life. How come no other mums around me were? You can also follow me on ...
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Recovery – its individual | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. Recovery – its individual. March 1, 2017. Recovery means different things to different people. For some it means no longer needing medication, for others, including myself it means being able to do the things your illness prevented you doing before and some people don’t believe in the word recovery. These are all valid points, but something I believe is recovery is different for everyone. And online peer support. Which restricte...
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The Taboo of Baby Loss | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. The Taboo of Baby Loss. October 9, 2016. October 21, 2016. It’s such a difficult subject to talk about yet it affects so many people – Baby loss. Trigger Warning this post contains my experiences of miscarriage and may be triggering for some, please read with caution and only if you feel able to *. Its Baby Loss Awareness week. Explain How important it is. I mainly blog about my previous experiences with postnatal. However the b...
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Why Celebrity Mental Health Stories Matter | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. Why Celebrity Mental Health Stories Matter. November 1, 2016. November 1, 2016. This week we have seen another celebrity open up about their battle with mental illness. Adele. Revealed to Vanity Fair. Experience of postnatal depression and how taking time for herself helped. But why is it important when a celebrity shares their experience? Of depression and anxiety. I had just had my son, Ryan and was battling with severe postna...
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The Stigma Of Anti-Depressants | Lotus Petal Family Support
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Lotus Petal Family Support. Living With and Overcoming Postnatal Depression. The Stigma Of Anti-Depressants. July 7, 2015. October 21, 2016. Already I felt better for having asked for help, but I admit I felt disappointed in myself for needing medication. I was adamant I wouldn’t take it. Why? Sometimes we need a little extra help, and that’s ok xx. The doctor advised me that I may need to take them for around two years as recent evidence shows that stopping them too soon when it’s your second time...
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