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Matrescence: The Hidden Journey of Becoming a Mother.
When we think about motherhood, often the focus is on pregnancy, birth, and caring for a newborn. But there is a profound journey that begins long before your baby arrives, and it continues long after. This journey is called matrescence.
The Silent Shift: Navigating Loneliness, Isolation, and Changing Relationships in the Postnatal Period
Welcoming a new baby is often described as one of life’s most joyful experiences. But for many, the reality of the postnatal period can bring unexpected emotional challenges, including loneliness, isolation, and a profound shift in personal relationships. These experiences are incredibly common, yet often remain unspoken and can sadly leave new parents feeling even more alone.
Welcome to the Motherhood: The first 3 days after birth
Let’s be real, early motherhood isn’t always serene. It’s blood, milk, tears, love, and uncertainty. It’s cluster feeds at 3 a.m., raw honesty, fierce connection, and fragile confidence. If you're feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, emotional, elated or all the above you’re not alone. Your feelings? 100% valid. Your body? Incredible. And this? It’s the beginning of something powerful. We’re midwives, and we’re here to walk beside you. Let’s break it down, day by day.
Introducing our Midwives
We started at a kitchen table, not in a boardroom—because this brand was born out of real midwifery experience. My Expert Midwife was founded by a practicing NHS midwife who saw first-hand what mums were missing. Today, our team includes REAL, registered NHS midwives who help shape everything we do—from the products we make to the advice we share. Because when we say expert, we mean it.
Lesley Bland
Registered Midwife
Lesley Gilchrist
Registered Midwife and Co-Founder of My Expert Midwife
Charlotte Hoskin
Registered Midwife & Registered Nurse
Lesley Bland
Charlotte Hoskin
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