03 | Tegan - anxiety, OCD, history of mental ill health, medication, MBU, psychiatry

For Tegan, mental ill health was nothing new. So naturally, a happy and mentally healthy pregnancy and postpartum with her first daughter, Addie, took everyone by surprise - including Tegan!

It was only after baby number two, Amelia, that Tegan was reacquainted with anxiety and OCD. Unfortunately, it was far from a happy reunion.

After weeks of being dismissed by medical professionals and the hospital, Tegan finally received the care she needed when she was admitted to an MBU (Mother and Baby Psychiatric Unit), all thanks to the help of an unlikely stranger.

In this episode we discuss preparing for pregnancy and postpartum with a prior history of mental ill health, postpartum OCD, anxiety, and depression, an MBU admission, medication, and parenting during COVID-lockdown.

 

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