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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULMENINGITIS HAPPENED TO ME
So you think you know what to look for when it comes to Meningitis? First thoughts are THE RASH. But what happens if there isn't one. And then the headache? Well that can be mistaken for a migraine. Imagine all this misunderstanding coupled with being pregnant! That's what happened to Kirsten Abeeohyay …
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Some of us might naively assume we have an idea what it might by like to be a single parent, but the truth there are many more challenges, obstacles and nuisances, as Phoebe Hughes-Williams explains …
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HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGLIVING WITH SEXUAL INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS
OCD is one of those largely misunderstood afflictions it can take on many forms and it worst cases be utterly soul and life altering for suffering. For Kim French it manifests in sexual intrusive thoughts which at worst made caring for daughter nearly impossible. A brave and powerful read.…
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BY CLEMMIE TELFORD, EMOTIONAL, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULIS THREE THE MAGIC NUMBER?
I have resisted writing this list – because I was concerned it lacked the gravitas of other post. That maybe…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, Uncategorized, USEFUL2018. THE MOST SOUL STRIPPING YEAR OF MY LIFE
Previously Laura Dockerill wrote THE most remarkable list about her experience of Postpartum Psychosis. Raw. Vulnerable. Insightful. It spoke to so many about the reality of how having a baby can effect you in ways far beyond what you can comprehend. With her son's first birthday on the horizon this is her follow-up list. Part useful guide, part celebration this how she managed to make it through from the darkest place, through the darkest year. This is how she survived.…
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LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, UncategorizedMY PARTNER’S A CONVICT
This list, from an anonymous author, sheds light on raising kids whilst your partner is in prison. The issues of which are even more complex than you might expect. …
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, UncategorizedMY SISTER-IN-LAW WAS MY SURROGATE
"The fact that someone would care about us enough to offer something so enormous felt incredibly special. Whether it worked or not, what she had offered was indescribable. We went from feeling like the unluckiest couple in the world, to the luckiest! How many people have a sister in law that would offer to help you have a baby?! " Helen Loates shares her surrogacy experience.…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGDAD’S GET POST NATAL DEPRESSION TOO
Post Natal Depression in Mums is now becoming more widely talked about, but something that less commonly discussed is how a new baby can impact t…