Caring for your baby is a wonderful experience but for some Mums, at times in the first few days, weeks or months it is not.
Baby Blues: around 50-80% of new Mums get the "baby blues" when they feel, not surprisingly, very tired, worried and weepy. This usually disapppears without the need for treatment about 10days after birth
Post Natal Depression (PND): around 10-15% of women will have depression sometimes weeks or months after the birth of their baby, around half of cases happen in the first three months. These mums have more powerful & long lasting syptoms such as; constant weepiness, worry, tension, difficulty in bonding with the baby, loss of interest in sex, trouble sleeping, restlessness, feeling very tired, feeling completely alone, feelings of guilt or resentment
Sevenoaks Area Mind run two Mum's Support Group's to give mutual support.
 
Other sources of help:
Association of Postnatal Illness: www.apni.org 0207 386 0868
National Childbith Trust: www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com To contact Sevenoaks & Tonbridge branch Telephone 0870 066 9330
www.netmums.com
Kent Children & Families Information Service: 08000 323230
A copy of the flyers and leaflets can be downloaded and viewed here.
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