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Here’s another guest blog I wrote for Toddler Fun Learning’s 7pm section. This is a reflective tale about my own experience with Postnatal Depression & Anxiety, and some useful tips about how I overcame it.

https://www.toddlerfunlearning.com/2018/01/31/post-natal-depression-reflective-tale/
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Sara FernandesAugust 16, 2020
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Sara FernandesAugust 16, 2020
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What a day! 

4.5 weeks into recovery and I’m starting to enjoy this little chap 🥰 (swipe left to see him in his teeny wetsuit and some other spam from today)

Nico is already bringing much joy to many, he’s a little superstar.

Interest
I did this little graphic predominantly for myself but think it’s important for all of us to be reminded of what we can do to help ourselves.

These 5 actions are so easy and simple to do and can be used for Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Groundi
3 weeks in and today is a new day! 

The downward spiral 🌀 that I went on yesterday has plateaued. 

I feel better than I did but still quite numb. One of the downsides of medication is that it numbs us. It’s great for blocking out the bad stu
I’m not posting this for sympathy or attention. I am posting this to normalise the ups and downs of Motherhood & maternal mental health👩🏼‍🍼

Today is a real hard slog for me, I feel tired, emotionally drained and somewhat defeated. R
FEELING LONELY FEELING COLD 

Feeling lonely, feeling cold 
My baby is 19 days old 

See the thing about PND is 
You feel nothing, even when you kiss 

I am alone when I am not 
My brain tells me I’ve lost the plot

Gazing in to my baby’s
Fake it till you make it they said…
And I thought, what a load of bollocks!

Let me elaborate… 
When I was in hospital with Postpartum Psychosis and Postnatal Depression back in 2016, one of the mental health nurses said to me; 
“
Here goes….

Baby Nico 💙 was born at home on 17.06.21 weighing 6lbs 11oz. The birth was amazing and went just as planned (apart from him arriving before the midwives).

He had a short spell in hospital for Jaundice but is doing really well no
💕2 years ago today💕

Happy Wedding Anniversary Dan! The one whom my heart and life will always be shared with. 

In some ways it feels like we’ve been married so much longer but it also feels like just yesterday we were dancing the night away
Ok baby Fernandes #2 - I’m ready for you now....
Well, as ready as I’ll ever be?

8 days till your due date 👶🏽
 
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