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Louise's story - breastfeeding through PND
Manage episode 444122000 series 3494257
Louise’s story might be a difficult listen if you have suffered from depression, anxiety, or postnatal depression, but it is a story that she feels is helpful to share, and I am so grateful that she has.
Louise Chappell went into her pregnancy and birth excited and happy, but after her son Robin was born, anxiety and trauma surfaced, and she became fixated on her feelings of inadequacy over breastfeeding and fear. It was the chance meeting of a former-health visitor friend that finally got her the care she needed - a seven week stay in a mother and baby unit, plus medication and talking therapy. Throughout her stay she continued to breastfeed as she recovered, and it slowly transformed into a happy bonding experience.
Find Louise on Facebook @louisechappell
Leeds Bosom Buddies is on Instagram @leedsbosombuddies
Information on antidepressants and breastfeeding here:
Antidepressants and Breastfeeding - The Breastfeeding Network
PANDAS for PND support: Postnatal depression – PANDAS Foundation UK
My new book, ‘Supporting the Transition from Breastfeeding: a Guide to Weaning for Professionals, Supporters and Parents’, is out now.
You can get 10% off the book at the Jessica Kingsley press website, that's uk.jkp.com using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
71 episodes
Manage episode 444122000 series 3494257
Louise’s story might be a difficult listen if you have suffered from depression, anxiety, or postnatal depression, but it is a story that she feels is helpful to share, and I am so grateful that she has.
Louise Chappell went into her pregnancy and birth excited and happy, but after her son Robin was born, anxiety and trauma surfaced, and she became fixated on her feelings of inadequacy over breastfeeding and fear. It was the chance meeting of a former-health visitor friend that finally got her the care she needed - a seven week stay in a mother and baby unit, plus medication and talking therapy. Throughout her stay she continued to breastfeed as she recovered, and it slowly transformed into a happy bonding experience.
Find Louise on Facebook @louisechappell
Leeds Bosom Buddies is on Instagram @leedsbosombuddies
Information on antidepressants and breastfeeding here:
Antidepressants and Breastfeeding - The Breastfeeding Network
PANDAS for PND support: Postnatal depression – PANDAS Foundation UK
My new book, ‘Supporting the Transition from Breastfeeding: a Guide to Weaning for Professionals, Supporters and Parents’, is out now.
You can get 10% off the book at the Jessica Kingsley press website, that's uk.jkp.com using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
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