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Tagged with: Emotions, Self-care and well-being
Andy Crisp talks about experiencing postnatal depression after his daughter was born. How he felt and how he found the support to feel better.
Tagged with: How you might be feeling, Emotions
Here, new dad Ross Hunt shares his story of postnatal depression and his advice for parents going through the same experience.
Tagged with: How you might be feeling, Self-care and well-being
Sara Liyanage was a busy working mum who juggled her job, the school run, housework and play dates – until she found out she had breast cancer. She tells us why she wrote a book, Ticking off Breast Cancer, and how other mums with breast cancer can get…
Tagged with: How you might be feeling
Christina Kelly struggled for years with eating difficulties, but her relationship with food worsened during pregnancy. Here she tells us what happened…
Tagged with: Miscarriage
Jenny Rumney, an NCT member, shares her experience of miscarriage and how her NCT friends and support network helped her through some tough times.
Tagged with: Dads-to-be, Emotions
Ross Hunt talks about his experience of postnatal depression and why all dads need to be more open about how they're feeling and seek help if they need it.
Tagged with: Relationship challenges and support, How you might be feeling, Relationships and friendships
NCT dad John* tells us about his wife’s bipolar depression, which the birth of their daughter triggered, and their journey to diagnosing and treating it
Melissa talks about the moment after birth when she realised her baby had Down's syndrome. Her hopes and fears and why - if she could go back in time - she wouldn’t have wasted the tears she shed then…
Tagged with: Parenting styles, Same-sex parents, Birth supporters, Dads and partners, LGBT+ parents
Chris and Mike tell us about their life as new dads, their daughter's birth through surrogacy and how the highs and lows of parenthood are universal.
Tagged with: What to watch out for
NCT member Elizabeth Laidler tells us how she found help and treatment for her daughter Iona’s Flat Head Syndrome (FHS).