Questions
Thursday, 5 March 2015 - 14:37
Hello beautiful mums! I REALLY love this page and the supportive mums who live here! ;-) Now, I'm hoping I could get some support with my unusual question! I'm struggling at the moment as a 'friend of a friend' has been diagnosed with cancer and given only a few weeks left to live. Heartbreaking -...
Wednesday, 4 March 2015 - 17:20
I lost my first baby boy at 20 weeks in march of 2014, i then got pregnant again in September but devastatingly it ended up being a blighted ovum and ended in miscarriage at 8 weeks. Shockingly we then found ourselves pregnant again the very next cycle. I am now 18weeks and am considered high risk...
Monday, 2 March 2015 - 19:05
I was wondering if anyone taking anti depressents has fallen pregnant or tried to conceive while on them? I'm currently on 20mgs of Talam ( citalopram) I have been for about 6 weeks. It's safe for breastfeeding, and I'm going to go back to my doctor and ask if it is ok for pregnancy but I wanted to...
Monday, 2 March 2015 - 15:55
I'm having a very low day (or week actually) I'm so sick to death of feeling the way I do sometimes. It's not everyday although when it happens it goes on for about a week or two then I'm ok again. I'm starting to think that I have pms but without actually bleeding (I'm breastfeeding my 6 month old...
Monday, 2 March 2015 - 15:15
I came across this article today- it's a good overview for anyone suffering depression or anxiety - covers OTC drugs, psychotherapy, plus natural remedies like exercise, vitamin D, decreasing dietary sugar, probiotics etc. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/01/22/depression ...
Monday, 2 March 2015 - 14:34
Hello fellow IM's My son and I had a fall a few weeks ago, which resulted in me breaking my arm and needing surgery. He saw me leave in an ambulance and separated for 3 days. He has just turned 2. Since the accident he has learnt how to climb out of the cot and come in at all hours wanting me. If I...
Sunday, 1 March 2015 - 12:20
I've just recently had my second baby, two perfect beautiful healthy boys. While I'm absolutely over the moon and filled with happiness, I can't shake the feeling I may be suffering from post natal depression. I'm looking for people's experiences and Wondering how you recognized it in yourself? My...
Sunday, 1 March 2015 - 11:22
Struggling....... I'm really not coping well anymore with being a mum (yes I have gotten councilling). I have been a single mum for many many years now. I am just not coping at all with it anymore. To be told from "loved ones" that one minute I'm too soft etc. And then get told another time I'm too...
Saturday, 28 February 2015 - 23:01
Wow. I'm the IM who has been having a hard time and posted advice for career minded women who were on the fence when it comes to having kids. It's a shame this page is named the Imperfect Mum because it appears it is followed by a large majority of judgmental, perfect women!!! After reading through...
Friday, 27 February 2015 - 20:03
I'm a young mum to 3 little kiddies, 6 & under. My husband works FIFO and I am home by myself with the kids for the greater part of each month. I have no family within a few hours of me and daycare is far too expensive to consider, all my friends have kids and I wouldn't like to depend on them...