Worries about pregnancy, your baby or parenting may feel overwhelming and hard to switch off. You might feel on edge or repeatedly check that everything is okay.

You may feel low, flat or disconnected, with less enjoyment in everyday life. Self-criticism and withdrawal can persist even if you appear to be coping.

After a distressing birth, you may replay what happened, feel on edge or avoid reminders. These feelings can persist even when you and your baby have physically recovered.

You may doubt yourself, compare yourself with other parents or dwell on perceived mistakes. Despite doing your best, you might feel you are falling short.

Fear of childbirth may feel intense or overwhelming, affecting daily life and decisions about pregnancy. You might avoid birth-related information or repeatedly anticipate what could go wrong.

Unwanted thoughts about harm coming to your baby can feel distressing. Sometimes these form part of OCD, alongside repeated checking, reassurance seeking or mental rituals.

Bonding does not always happen immediately. You may feel emotionally distant from your baby or find it difficult to feel warmth, affection or enjoyment in time together.

You may feel overstimulated, irritable or overwhelmed by anger that escalates quickly. Its intensity can feel frightening, often followed by guilt or shame.

Support to cope with difficult conception journeys, including repeated cycles of hope, uncertainty, disappointment, grief, and emotional exhaustion.

Pregnancy and baby loss can bring sadness, longing, anger, guilt or numbness. Grief may come in waves, with reminders, anniversaries or subsequent pregnancies bringing renewed distress.

Pregnancy and parenthood can bring conflict, distance or feeling unsupported. Changes in intimacy and responsibilities may leave you disconnected or caught in repeated arguments.

Parenthood can change your sense of who you are. You may miss your previous life, feel uncertain in your new role or struggle to prioritise your needs.

Pregnancy and parenthood can reactivate unresolved experiences from earlier life, particularly around relationships, caregiving, vulnerability, safety, and identity.