Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast that can lead to infection. The inflammation results in breast pain, swelling, heat and redness. Mastitis can feel like you have the flu as it is often accompanied by a fever, body aches, shivers, pains and fatigue. The main cause for mastitis is a blocked milk duct, which can lead to infection. However, bacterial mastitis is also common.
Read MorePostnatal Depression is different to the baby blues. The baby blues affect up to 75% of mothers in the first 10 days following birth, but the symptoms — usually mood swings and bouts of crying — are mild and don’t last long. PND lasts much longer and is more deeply felt than the baby blues and can set in at any time during the first year following birth.
Read MoreIn 2017, I suffered from burnout and “hospital fatigue” after working for almost 10 years in Emergency Departments and juggling that with becoming a mother. The irregular hours, night shifts and stressful work environment played havoc with my nervous system. Running off adrenaline, I was constantly in fight or flight (sympathetic nervous system), severely sleep deprived with a disrupted circadian rhythm (sleep wake cycle), depleted and burnt out.
Read MoreGetting ready for the arrival of a baby is usually the central focus of many entering into this either new or familiar era once again. Clothes, nappies, toys, sheets, prams, birth plans, prenatal yoga, birthing classes and the list goes on. We do however forget to contemplate life after that incredible portal to Motherhood, where in fact self-love, care and nurture are the most important aspects of wellbeing and overall bonding capacity with your little.
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