Post Natal Depression

"I felt like a failure." Kate Miller-Heidke on her difficult start to motherhood.

"My son was enormous": Kate Miller-Heidke on what women don't tell each other about birth.

'At my three month check up, I realised I couldn't lie to my doctor anymore.'

Mariela Summerhays

'After having my second baby, I developed an obsession that was ruining our lives.'

Samantha Johnson

Lara's GP insisted she had PND. But she knew she wasn't depressed. Her gut said otherwise.

Chezzi Denyer's first labour was so traumatic it left her with post-natal anxiety.

Jessica Chambers

"Depleted. Sad. Confused." Zoe Marshall's honest account of her first weeks as a mum.

Zoe Hendrix exclusively writes: "I envisioned throwing my tiny baby across the room. Into the wall."

PND and me: five reasons why I didn't get help.

'After my baby's birth, I felt I'd made a huge mistake. It's my most painful memory.'

"I don't love my baby," I said in surprise. "What the hell is wrong with me?"

'I sat in my psych's office with a straight face. At the time, I didn't know I was lying.'

"I broke down and cried, hiding in the bathroom from the kids."

Teagan Gambin-Johnson

The Modern Mumma shares her struggle with post-natal anxiety—and her next step.

The 'care plan' that could reduce your risk of developing post natal depression.

Survivor's El Rowland: "I quickly deteriorated into a pit of despair and horror."

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