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August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 MumVoice

A page of courage + hope. Stories about how women have fought postnatal depression, baby blues and anxiety. What they did and what worked.

June 27, 2018June 28, 2018 MumVoice

I won’t be THAT sort of mum…

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 MumVoice

Grocery shopping with two kids

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 MumVoice

Having a baby and hating my husband. How it’s absolutely not like a Richard Curtis movie.

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 MumVoice

@ItsMostlyOkay talks to us about her journey as a blogger, how she got trapped in the numbers game and how she learnt to write for herself again.

September 19, 2018September 23, 2018 MumVoice

Tiffany – how she coped with acute depression after her second baby and how she found a way back to health and happiness

August 27, 2018 MumVoice

Frankie – taking a walk around the block was the start of something much bigger and more beautiful

August 24, 2018January 22, 2019 MumVoice

My journey out of post natal depression – by Antonia

August 24, 2018 MumVoice

Ruth – dealing with severe PND and getting an excellent well rounded care plan in action

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About Me

Hi! I’m Antonia, British blogger, Mum to two wild things and one very domesticated cat. Founder of MumVoice.com, a platform for opening up bravely honest conversations about Motherhood and championing Mumpreneurs.

 

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I heard a quote today that said something like, when you’re really struggling and feeling overwhelmed, lower your expectations. It’s something my husband has always said to me. When I was younger I’d roll my eyes and think he was crazy and a pessimist. But now I live by it. When I was going through PND Andy would say to me, the only goal of today is to keep yourself and the baby alive. And he meant it. And when I really started to lower my expectations it helped relieve an enormous amount of pressure and sadness. So that’s what we’re doing through this time of social distancing. Lowering our expectations. I’m not worrying about home educating. I’m not worrying about a clean house. I’m not worrying so much about incredible meals and looking nice and replying to work emails immediately. Everything has slackened off and I’ve brought that bar of expectation right down. I mean, RIGHT DOWN! I recommend it. We’re up late, we’re eating loads of ice cream, we’re watching tonnes of tv, we sit around in our pjs and don’t bother to brush our hair...and we’re happy. That’s the real goal right now. #isolation #socialdistancing #tv #netflix #disney+ #cbeebies #bbc #happiness #mentalhealth #pnd
Happy Coronavirus isolation weekend 👋 What are you going to do today to make it feel like a weekend? YES ITS A SATURDAY. I know I know. No one really knows what day it is either. But Routine is essential for me feeling positive. This morning we’re having waffles and bacon 🧇. I bought them a week ago and told everyone they couldn’t have them until the WEEKEND! just to give us something small to look forward to. I’ll drive to the petrol station and pick up a Guardian. I’m going to make myself a fresh coffee with our little coffee machine. I’m going to try and FaceTime some family. We might even try for a takeaway but a lot of places seem to be closing because they suggest it’s unsafe - what does everyone think? Happy Saturday all. I’m trying not to look further ahead than today. A day at a time. Today is Saturday and we’ve signed up to Disney + so we’ll also get to watch a movie as a family later (one that I haven’t watched a million times already I hoe). Oh, and we’re also going to watch Tiger King on Netflix later. . . Words from @thefatjewish #Netflix #parenting #mum #mummy #motherhood #isolation #isolationdiary #coronavirus
We’ve spent thousands on keeping the kids ‘happy’ over the past 6 years. We’ve been fortunate enough to go on fabulous holidays to Dubai, Majorca, Italy. They’ve got beautiful clothes and they’ve often been signed up to all sorts of exciting activities like ballet, gym, swimming and dance. We’ve taken them to hobby farms and Chessington and Peppa Pig world. They’ve eaten at delicious restaurants. But, hand on heart, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them happier than in the last 10 days when we’ve been all locked up together eating the same sandwiches every day and watching the same rotation of dvds at 3pm. I have hugely over estimated what my kids need to be happy. I have hugely overestimated what I need to be happy. We’ve been focusing on enjoying our time together, allowing me some time to exercise (alone!), getting plenty of sun on our faces and sticking to the 7pm bedtime so that Andy and I can have some time together. Whilst I don’t want to downplay the seriousness of this pandemic I am taking stock of what I’m learning and what really matters at this time. To finding happiness, hope and head space in these difficult times. . #motherhood #parenting #isolation #lockdowndiary #uk #england #surrey #home #mummy #funnymummy #happiness #happykids #happyfamily #familytime #mentalhealth
Honey, the babysitter’s arrived...
You won’t hear me complaining. We have it EXTREMELY lucky. We live in the countryside, have a nice garden. We have food to buy groceries and a car with a full tank of petrol. We have this INSANE sunshine 🏖. The picnic blankets have been rolled onto the lawn and we eat lunch outside when it’s like this. We live on the side of a massive motorway but this dip in traffic is all kinds of dreamy. Plus almost no planes so we can hear the birds. I haven’t really started any home schooling. I just wanted to slide into this week gently with chocolate biscuits, movies and home made picnics. I’m not thinking about work or what’s going to happen because I can’t see around corners. I know I am truly appreciative of governments working hard of the NHS giving us their ALL. I have no idea how they go to work every day and deal with watching people die. How they manage to square the idea of putting themselves at risk. They really are heros. I can’t wait to stand and clap on my doorstep tomorrow in honour of them all. (Ok but when I start complaining in 24 hours don’t judge me. My kids can whinge for the UK!) #mum #diary #countrylife #kids #nhs #coronavirus #picnic #gardenpicnic #homeschooling

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