The Birth of any newborn baby is a time of transition for a woman and her family. Adjustments need to be made physically, socially and psychologically. Tiredness and fatigue is a major physical factor which new mothers are often not prepared for. Indeed, my research identified tiredness as the most common factor in becoming a new mother. This stress and fatigue is often due to a range of learning skills which a woman experiences with a newborn in addition to maternal changes in her body. Studies have linked this learning of motherhood to a loss of self-esteem, leading to isolation as women are exhausted and confused. Researchers identified six categories in the transition of becoming a mother “realizing, readiness, drained aloneness, loss and working it out. Our ante-natal class focuses on preparing new mums to be for this journey.
Becoming a mother is characterized by profound change, a journey of emotion, so if the reality of motherhood is different from what is expected the mothers self-esteem can be severely affected. If we push aside normal emotions and embrace false positive emotions we will lose the capacity to develop skills as parents. Although the birth of a new baby might be expected to be a joyous occasion the impact of the transition even more so with COVID-19 can leave a woman with no supports to discuss real life stresses that her new arrival can bring. To minimize the negative impact of this transition on your inner world we encourage you to “step out” recognize emotions have a place but do not define you. Let us create the friendship and connection you deserve through our virtual mum networks. Our networks with new mothers and babies gives you a safe, supported, knowledgable transition to sustain you and your baby on your journey into motherhood.
““ ....The Crazy thing is (that) everyone I speak to seems to feel it (the transition) yet no one feels like they can talk about it. Its like when I see someone pushing a Pram down the road, I feel... Like shouting, hi I am Amy do you want to come in for coffee” but I’d seem like a mad woman, ( yet ) if someone did it to me I would have been delighted ‘. ”