Tag: post-partum
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The unexpected mental clash
Following from the AFE, I was left grappling with the life changing experiences that my body, mind and family had been through. Overwhelming didn’t come close. But from very early on, I was overcome with the feeling that my little family could literally deal with anything and that as a unit we were stronger than…
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Finding some kind of normality…
I read so many things even now about how the first few weeks/months after you have a baby are just this fuzz of sleep deprivation, feeding and just general brain fog. I can genuinely say that the start of my life as a mother couldn’t be further removed from this… Going home with a new…
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What actually is an ‘AFE’?
Figuring out what an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) actually was pretty daunting and more often than not written in a very scientific and slightly terrifying way rather than from the perspective of someone who had actually gone through it. In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a medic, but I am a vet…
One in a Million Mummy 