A blog? Can I really start a blog when I have never written anything before? I haven’t even kept a journal never mind writing something for others to read. Will anyone actually read this?
Yes…all these thoughts are swirling round my mind but here I am. Typing at 10.30pm on an August night. In the notes section of my iPhone. Literally starting from scratch. Feeling clueless but also knowing that it’s important that I do this.
So…I am a new mother. In my thirties. Very happily married. In a job I love. And this year I suffered a complete mental breakdown with two hospital admissions during the last three months of my pregnancy.
One year on here I am. I am not claiming to have everything worked out (because I haven’t!) HOWEVER I know that when I was ill I scrolled the internet to find someone, anyone, going through mental health issues during pregnancy. Just someone I could relate to and seek strength from. I couldn’t find anyone. Not one. Maybe I can be that person that another expecting mum needs to find? A little bit of hope for someone that things will get better. I can promise they will.
Nappies and wings 