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Dylan’s Birth Story

Dylan was born via C-Sect on the 10th November 2016. I had opted for an elective C-Section because of the keloid that had developed on my previous c-sect scar. It was so raised and thick that if I wore a tight fitting dress you’d be able to see the bump. I had tried using all sorts of scar creams to no avail and my gynae suggested that I try steriod […]

How I dealt with PPA and Insomnia

Yay! So baby is here! I’m an experienced mum, nothing should be able to faze me right? Wrong.  I was blind sighted by how hormones and chemical imbalances in our brains and bodies can actually mess you up big time. As I am typing this, at 7 weeks postpartum, I still don’t feel totally myself, am constantly tired (even when I don’t do much) and will still get anxious out […]