“I knew that the way I was feeling was very different to the way most new Mums felt”
“I was exhausted but I couldn’t sleep”
“What right do I have to be depressed?”
Channel 10 personality Jessica Rowe has spoken emotionally about her experience with Post Natal Depression on her morning show, Studio 10.
She told the panel she felt like a failure as a mother and was reluctant to accept her illness for fear of the stigma surrounding mental health.
The mother of two said she looked like she had it all together but was suffering anxiety and panic attacks. She told the audience that when she was walking along pushing her daughter, Allegra in her pram she might have looked like she had it together but that she was “dying inside.”
Rowe said she wanted to use Post-Natal Depression Week to tell mothers they are not alone in their struggle and to seek help.
She has previously written about her struggle….
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Thank you for your honesty Jessica. You are not alone. When I read the" Should mum's be paid to breastfeed" , I cringed. The struggle I had with breastfeeding added to my Post Natal Anxiety. Not all women are able to breastfeed for a variety of reasons ( regardless of support), let's be mindful of this.
Yes! My thoughts exactly about paid breastfeeding. My struggle with breastfeeding definitely added to the overwhelming anxiety I had.
You are a legend Jessica.
Admitting your struggles, thoughts and courage will help so many women. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being so brave.