Testimonials

I became an Area Co-ordinator

I’d been told I couldn’t have kids so when I did conceive, I was thrilled. I gave birth to a son, Charlie. I began to find it a struggle. Health visitors seemed to tell me that everything I was doing was wrong. It made me feel worse. Eight weeks later I discovered I was pregnant again. I was lonely and isolated and needed someone to talk ...

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I met other mums with postnatal depression

I sat down with my health visitor to answer her questionnaire. She was going to ask how I was feeling after giving birth to my son, Kalum. I didn’t want to tell her the truth — that I was sad and didn’t have an interest in doing anything. And that I was teary and afraid people would think I was going loopy. I answered her questions, then ...

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After I had my baby, I wanted to kill myself.

When I gave birth to my son Declan I expected to feel a rush of love for him. It never arrived. Instead I was completely unable to bond with him.
Before having a child I’d been happy and confident. Afterwards I felt really low. I was irritable and quick to lose my temper.

One day Declan was crying. I got angry and screamed to ...

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