"Post partum depression"

I had a baby in December 2023, and prior to giving birth I was already feeling depressed. I expressed the need for mental health care to my GP, and to my unborn child's social workers. It took a while for the referral to get through and not too long after my son was born, I had my first appointment with Lynn. She was brilliant, and at the start I saw her once a week. As my mental health started to improve, the frequency of appointments declined. She took over control of my antidepressant prescription and when I was struggling worse than talk therapy could help, she upped the dose.

When she felt that I had more deep seated problems than she was equipped to help me with, she put in a referral for the adult psychological service for me, which had about a year waiting list. She continued to see me until I got my appointments with the adult psychology service, and we recently had our last session and I was discharged. At our last session, she said that she would look out for my name in the years to come again, as I plan to have more children in the future. That was reassuring.