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Categories: Dr Raja Gangopadhyay, Perinatal Mental Health Tags: IFWIP, Postnatal Depression
Dr Raja Gangopadhyay is a world renowned obstetrician and pioneer championing progress and change in Perinatal Mental Health. He is also the Founder of the International Forum for Wellbeing in Pregnancy.
In this blog he shares what motivates his work and what women should do to improve their self-care.
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Categories: Perinatal Mental Health Tags: Postnatal Depression
Tingly hands… racing heart.. and a knot in my tummy so tight I’d find it hard to breathe. This was how anxiety felt for me even before I became a parent.
Mind chatter or the “chimp in my head” as my husband and I would affectionately refer to was another familiar element of suffering with general anxiety disorder.
Categories: Baby Health, Perinatal Wellbeing
At MamaBabyBliss, we support women on their journey into motherhood and we believe that you should befully informed and prepared for birth whether that be a natural birth or a c-section. In our classes and workshops we teach techniquesa that will prepare you for every scenario and outcome.
To find your nearest teacher and to book a class, please visit our directory here:
https://www.mamababybliss.com/find-a-class-or-therapist-near-you/
We have also put together a list of resources about c-sections that we hope you will find useful.
Categories: Positivity
April being C-section awareness month is particularly important to me. I am almost 8 months pregnant with my second child and I have been advised by my consultant to have an elective caesarean section because my first child had a complicated shoulder dystocia from which he suffered a brachial plexus injury. He is fine now but it could have been so much worse.
If I am honest I was really upset for about a week after this consultation. Not because I disagreed, my consultant is fabulous and presented me with all the information for me to make an informed decision, but because I felt sad that I wouldn’t have a natural birth. I always pictured myself having a natural birth and since I started teaching PregnancyBliss I have felt even more capable of doing so. I knew what techniques from the class I would use in various stages of labour, I knew how my breathing techniques would get me through the pain and I visualised an overall positive experience.
Categories: Positivity Tags: c-section
I remember lying in my bed at night reading a book. My due date had been and gone by 5 days and I was more than ready to meet my baby boy. As I lay there I felt sudden but very exciting pain through my tummy. It was happening, my labour was starting!
I was so prepared for the perfect birth. I had attended a pregnancy yoga course and been shown how to use the power of the breathe throughout my contractions. Each contraction that came I was amazed at just how well using the breathe could be to get through each one and with each contraction I felt proud of myself and totally empowered. I could do this!
Categories: Positivity
I love New Year’s Eve. Not so much because of the festivity and partying, Christmas is where I really go to town. But because of the chance it gives me to reflect. It’s the time of year when many of us take stock of what has passed and what lies ahead.
As I look back on 2017, I can certainly say that it has been one of the most dramatic. My husband had a heart attack (and survived) at the age of 56, our house was burgled and all my jewellery was stolen and my hair started falling out. I also turned 50 and have put on a stone in weight.