Moment of truth
Stuck in a tiny hospital room with my two newborn twins, I sat and sobbed. I couldn’t understand why I didn’t feel that sudden gushing of love.
What’s wrong with me? I thought.
Through conflicting waves of excitement and sadness, I felt regret that I’d had my babies.
At one point, I even wished they were dead.
That’s not a thought any mother would want to have, but that’s the problem with postnatal depression.
It warps your perspective of what’s normal, and makes you question your worth as a mum.
There is so much unspoken about motherhood, which is why I’m speaking out now…
My partner Yaw, now 43, and I had
