Category Archives: Advice & Tips

Parenting can be hard work, and pregnant mums and new mothers sometimes need a little bit of extra help from other mums who know what they’re going through. Breastmates has created a special resource section filled with tried and tested parenting tips, common-sense advice on pregnancy and motherhood, unbiased help with infant feeding, and expert answers to your most important questions. Being a mum is the most important job you’ll ever do, and Breastmates cares about helping you to enjoy being a mum without the stress.

Kiwi Mums Share Their Symptoms of PND

Kiwi mums share their symptoms of how they knew they had Post Natal Depression.

Mum of Three – PND

A kiwi mum shares her journey of spiraling into Post Natal Depression. Three children, a

Crying all the Time PND

A mother shares her experience with PND - she found she was crying all the

PND – Baby Screaming All Day

A Kiwi mum shares her experience of Post Natal Depression - her baby screamed all

Lack of Confidence and PND

A mum shares her story of developing Post Natal Depression and getting back control in

Bi-polar II Disorder

A mum shares her experience of Bi-polar II Disorder (another form of PND)

Postnatal Depression Self Test Quiz

Breastmates link to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. A quiz that you can take at

A Mum Shares Her Triggers for PND

A mum shares her experience of PND, and the factors which she later identified as

PND Support Network Auckland

The Postnatal Distress Support Network provides peer support groups, telephone support and information for women

PND and Post Abortion Syndrome

Women Healing Abortion Trauma