Happy Days » Post Natal Depression

If you have been feeling low or know of someone who is finding her new role as parent more of a challenge than a joy, you need to know more about PND – postnatal depression or distress. Linda Lewis, research psychologist and author of “When Blessings don’t count”, looks at this issue with great empathy. I think, or should I say, I hope, that when you embarked on the journey of motherhood, at some stage during your pregnancy or after childbirth, you heard about a condition called Postnatal Distress.  For many women it may seem like a foreign concept – “How could...

The arrival of a ‘bundle of joy’ challenges most new mothers’ whole way of life. People generally expect to feel overjoyed at the wonder of having a baby and watching it grow and develop. Sometimes, however, during those first few weeks or months at home, a mother may become aware of confusing thoughts or feelings such as sadness, anger, guilt or fears of harming her baby...a silent torment because she does not feel the happiness that she expected to feel. Postnatal distress or depression is believed to be caused by a combination of biological, emotional and social factors which are beyond the...

Q: My baby is 4 ½ months old. She only weighed 2.5kg at birth, and now, at 20 weeks, weighs 6kg. She had colic, and since birth, I always had problems putting her to sleep. I went to a seminar of Megan Faure, and also bought the Baby Sense book! She is already on 3 x purity feeds a day, and drinks 5 bottles as well. The problem is, she wakes up every 20 minutes during the night! I can’t cope anymore, the lack of sleep is affecting my ability to concentrate and work! I also have postnatal depression, and not sleeping is really not helping! Her routine is as follows: 06h00 – 125...