- Today is #fathersmentalhealthawarenessday & I am a huge advocate for the mental health of everyone, no matter who you are. The incredible @ginger_webster is a dear friend of mine who’s writing is inspiring & his work with @lightsheffield is truly amazing. Head on over to his Facebook page (A Blog In The Life of a Ginger Webster) to read some of his work 🌈 Posted @withrepost • @the_positive_planner Today marks #fathersmentalhealthawarenessday. We created this image to help support the cause #bringittolight // Reposted from @mumologist // It has only been in recent years, and largely thanks to the campaigning work of Mark Williams @mark_williams_fmh and Andrew Mayers @drab dymayers among others, that we talk about how fathers and partners can struggle with their mental health. For too long, partners have only been discussed in relation to the mother - but of course becoming a parent can raise difficult issues, memories and challenges for both parents. We have turned our feed black today, thanks to the ladies at @the_positive_planner who created this beautiful image for us , to signify how hidden fathers’ and partners mental health issues still are. We’d love it if you’d join us to raise awareness of the stigma that still exists around male mental health. This isn’t just about getting men to talk about their thoughts and feelings. This is about saving lives. According to the Campaign Against Living Miserably, suicide is the biggest killer of men aged under 45 in the UK. For same sex partners too, the stigma and lack of support they often face can lead to increased mental health problems in this period. Please join us in spreading awareness of this stigma and encourage our partners to #bringittolight If you’d like to help us raise awareness of fathers’ and partners mental health, please post this square (you’re welcome to repost directly using an app like @repost) with this caption or any other caption of your choice. Please tag @the_positive_planner, @mark_williams_fmh, @drandymayers and us at @birthbetter If you are a father or partner and would like to share your story this week, please get in touch with @birthbetter . For support, please look at thecaThis week (17th-24th June) is Black Babywearing Week and the inspiring This Woman's Word, Doula Mars Lord, Johan Plus 3 & Mataanolife have launched the week here in the UK. The post shared & the caption below explains a little more about the week, where there is more information & links to profiles in Instagram. Posted @withrepost • @thiswomansword BBWWUK19: Our first article introducing the UK team behind @blackbabywearingweek is now live (click link in bio). Looking forward to sharing more. X from @blackbabywearingweekuk - BLACK BABY WEARING WEEK 17th-24th JUNE 2019 🤰🏿 Want to learn a little about the four co-founders of Black Baby Wearing Week UK, how it all happened and came together? 🤰🏿 The fabulous Dani of @thiswomansword has written an article setting it all out. You can find that on her blog. https://thiswomansword.com/parenting/black-babywearing-week-17th-24th-june-2019-uk-launch.html 🤰🏿 We are the UK branch of the wonderful @blackbabywearingweek set up by our US cousins 🤰🏿 We look forward to sharing fabulous images, great blog posts and articles and INTERVIEWS and the occasional giveaway. #BlackBabyWearing #BBWW19 #BlackBabyWearingWeek #TheRevolutionWillBeCarried #CarryingBabies #BBWW19UK - #regrannWe’ve have kindly been sent these beautiful stretchy wraps from @smallhausenstore & they will be joining the library as part of our stretchy wrap scheme! The scheme offers a one month hire of any stretchy wrap completely free of charge to all families with a baby under 6 weeks 😃 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m looking for two more local families (ideally with babies under 12 weeks) who would like to try these beautiful wraps for a month. You simply need to let us know what you think of the wraps & we’d love to see what you do in them; be it a trip to the shops, the school run, a holiday or even simply a snuggly nap at home ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #TheCarryingWorks #Smallhausen #CarryThemClose #CarryingMatters #StretchyWrap #FourthTrimesterAnd we’ve found Melissa @thewrapshow herself ❤️ #TheWrapShow #TheCarryingWorks #TryThemAllWe made it to @thewrapshow 😃 #TheWrapShow #TheCarryingWorksMe & T are on our way in to London for @thewrapshow 😃 See what we get up to over on our stories! #TheWrapShow #TheCarryingWorksAnd we’re in London & excited for @thewrapshow 😃 Keep your eyes on our stories & we’ll show you what we get up to! #TheCarryingWorks #TheWrapShowToday is the start of @europeanbabywearingweek & it runs from the 6th-12th May 😃 The theme this year is ‘the joy of babywearing’ & I’m looking forward to seeing what you all get up to! There are a series of photo challenges being posted across the week, use the hashtags #EBW2019 & #TheCarryingWorks & I’ll share some of your photos as we go 😃Today is the International Day of the Midwife ❤️ I am blessed to have worked alongside some amazing midwives & to also sit alongside them, & other people, as part of the Bassetlaw Maternity Voices Partnership. Midwives support families through not only some of the best but also some of the worst times of our lives. There have been many midwives involved in my care throughout the years & to them, I would like to say Thankyou. That one word doesn’t really feel enough for what they have done for me over the last few years but it’s the only word I have ❤️ Amanda, Lynn, Stacey, Angie, Liz (who have all looked after me, above & beyond, in previous pregnancies) & all the other midwives at Bassetlaw Hospital, Thankyou for everything you do to support the families of our community, you are utterly incredible ❤️ #IDM2019 #TheCarryingWorks #Thankyou #Midwives
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