tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post8508176769259265716..comments2024-03-28T03:14:14.588-07:00Comments on Imagine: the thrum of new-born mum Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-40258107371442951712015-10-14T05:36:12.485-07:002015-10-14T05:36:12.485-07:00My sis-in-law suffered puerperal psychosis after t...My sis-in-law suffered puerperal psychosis after the birth of her third child - but went on to have four more lovely sons and daughters. Some twenty years later, mental ill-health stays with her.<br />Anna<br /><br />hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-18911994581680947212015-10-12T12:06:09.489-07:002015-10-12T12:06:09.489-07:00The stress that comes from not being given all the...The stress that comes from not being given all the information, like the fact that some women can't breastfeed, can cause some issues.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-59575421772178585022015-10-12T07:17:02.124-07:002015-10-12T07:17:02.124-07:00amazing and chilling!amazing and chilling!Natašekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-89526366324448395402015-10-12T00:37:07.429-07:002015-10-12T00:37:07.429-07:00As a mother I've been here ... and thankfully ...As a mother I've been here ... and thankfully I passed through these dark moments, nearly forgetting them, until I read a post like this ... lovely poem, very moving! BastetAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596079559559123392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-28680008768428689042015-10-11T23:44:32.801-07:002015-10-11T23:44:32.801-07:00Post-natal depression can be a destroyer, but with...Post-natal depression can be a destroyer, but with treatment can be vanquished. A well-written but terrifying wordle poemvivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-77774621954685810452015-10-11T23:42:48.315-07:002015-10-11T23:42:48.315-07:00Well described. It's the 'alone' that ...Well described. It's the 'alone' that is so scary, to an inexperienced young mum. Not that I went through this exacty, but I did feel inept in the beginning.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-80692951133237206602015-10-11T20:10:43.286-07:002015-10-11T20:10:43.286-07:00I know clinically of post partum depression. This...I know clinically of post partum depression. This poem truly makes me glad I was never a mother the guilt, the desperation, the helplessness. An excellent write. Hayes Spencer is KanzensakuraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470561916200090354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-53760041240889351952015-10-11T15:46:27.111-07:002015-10-11T15:46:27.111-07:00Oh, show her how to find it! How powerfully do yo...Oh, show her how to find it! How powerfully do you reveal her state of mind. When things get desperate, thrumming is relentless!~Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-15518227036982023532015-10-11T13:02:33.129-07:002015-10-11T13:02:33.129-07:00Where is that fairy godmother when you really need...Where is that fairy godmother when you really need her? Perhaps riding in a pumpkin coach, clutching her wand like a crying child unable to be calmed. Vivid and deeply heart-felt Pearl.<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-45862111164820309792015-10-11T11:21:37.478-07:002015-10-11T11:21:37.478-07:00The honesty of naming this reality, which everyone...The honesty of naming this reality, which everyone is afraid to speak of.....post partum depression........when the picture is supposed to be everyone smiling beatifically........an honest write, Pearl. Young moms need support, understanding - and to be encouraged that things will get very much smoother in a while.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-9503047437668508872015-10-11T09:45:24.394-07:002015-10-11T09:45:24.394-07:00Oh my heart ached as I have known many a new mothe...Oh my heart ached as I have known many a new mother who has felt like this.Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-57792681852973070602015-10-11T08:33:03.240-07:002015-10-11T08:33:03.240-07:00Post-natal depression, coupled with the unmitigate...Post-natal depression, coupled with the unmitigated pressure from outsiders that all mothers must breast feed may give rise to the most awful sense of failure one ever experiences in life. This poem must certainly resonate with every mother: one understands the situation even if one never had it so bad.<br />Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-80380553633705017712015-10-11T07:04:30.980-07:002015-10-11T07:04:30.980-07:00I have read about the ordeal of being a mother.. o...I have read about the ordeal of being a mother.. of the guilt of not always loving the screaming baby.. that depression I think might be more common than we might think.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-29744191625591717712015-10-11T06:44:04.409-07:002015-10-11T06:44:04.409-07:00Powerful write....!!!!Powerful write....!!!!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-40403975749941560972015-10-11T06:09:43.768-07:002015-10-11T06:09:43.768-07:00Oh this is almost painful to read. It sounds like...Oh this is almost painful to read. It sounds like the mother is almost at the end of her rope....tired and frustrated. I hope that both she and the baby will be okay.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-12287997256210545442015-10-11T06:05:15.384-07:002015-10-11T06:05:15.384-07:00"sweet spot of maternal rhythm" beautifu..."sweet spot of maternal rhythm" beautifully expressed...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-61969700377000232892015-10-11T06:02:22.211-07:002015-10-11T06:02:22.211-07:00I'm really pleased I'm a man! A brilliant ...I'm really pleased I'm a man! A brilliant write.<br /><br /><a href="http://keithsramblings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Visit Keith's Ramblings!</a>Keiths Ramblingshttp://keithsramblings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-5524913624797978902015-10-11T06:00:58.510-07:002015-10-11T06:00:58.510-07:00A heartfelt urgency comes through in this. Stunnin...A heartfelt urgency comes through in this. Stunning.Miskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280369979543928659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-79646101358001345682015-10-11T05:55:46.378-07:002015-10-11T05:55:46.378-07:00That's an intriguing poem...very well executed...That's an intriguing poem...very well executed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-70561595574106539792015-10-11T05:03:07.883-07:002015-10-11T05:03:07.883-07:00I am not a mother and yet this still resonated - a...I am not a mother and yet this still resonated - a truly honest and inspired poem - i can't imagine the weight of such responsibility..the demands it places on your physical and emotional resources - perhaps it is what many women feel and perhaps they should not feel bad about that? Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-50393535494405752942015-10-11T01:44:40.502-07:002015-10-11T01:44:40.502-07:00What a deeply moving piece of one of the problems ...What a deeply moving piece of one of the problems of maternity and coping with the vagaries of the body's reluctance to play its part. As a mere impotent male I saw my own wife's anguish until that blessed day when the milk (and a honey temper) started flowing again. Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.com