This has been a massive week for me on a personal level. If you’ve read this blog before you might have heard me say that I hated Isabelle when she was born. There are so many places that have that headline. I’m obviously not going to list them all. But […]
Mental Health
Letter to My Baby: I Suffered From Postnatal Depression When You Were Born
I like writing Isabelle letters to her future self. This is going to be one of them. I should really do them more often, but I feel that this is going to be one of the more important ones. This letter to my baby is going to be about the […]
Teething Sometimes Turns Me Into a Bad Dad
Last night I really didn’t like my daughter. She was a teething, screaming mess and instead of looking at her with concern and sympathy, I just thought she was a DICK. Basically, I wasn’t the best dad I could’ve been. In all honesty, I was a pretty bad dad. And […]
How Attachment Parenting Can Help With Postnatal Depression
I’m suggesting another thing that may not work for everyone. But it’s something that personally worked somewhat for me when I suffered with postnatal depression. I’m going to talk about how attachment parenting can help with postnatal depression. What is Attachment Parenting? Attachment parenting is basically a form of parenting […]
Isablog #27 – Feelings of Baby Regret & Getting Sick From the Baby
If you read this blog regularly, which if you do then a big thank you, I can’t believe you keep coming back, then you’ll know that last week Isabelle wasn’t very well. Unfortunately, that little bit of sickness managed to transfer all the way into me. Yay! And the best […]
Using Online Support to Help With Postnatal Depression
When it comes to depression, it’s incredibly important to have a place to be able to talk openly and honestly about how you are feeling.
You have to be able to find support from others who have been where you are or empathise with your situation. The only problem is, that it’s often a very hard thing to open up in front of others, face to face. Or maybe, perhaps, there isn’t anywhere a person feels like they can go to where they can open up, and talking to their family isn’t something they feel comfortable with either. That’s where the internet comes in.