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.
A Kiwi Mums PND
A kiwi mum shares her antenatal and postnatal depression journey. Following a difficult pregnancy, traumatic
Where to Get Support for PND
PND: Here are a few suggestions on where to get help in New Zealand, if
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