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It usually happens when the house is finally quiet. You are holding your baby, or standing at the top of the stairs, or watching the bath fill, and your mind hands you an image so awful that you almost drop everything. Something terrible happening to your baby. Something you would never want. And then the […]

Postpartum

July 24, 2026

The scary thoughts about your baby that nobody warns you about

Scary, unwanted thoughts about your baby are one of the most common and least talked about experiences of new parenthood. Here is why they happen and what actually helps.

Postpartum

July 13, 2026

Intrusive thoughts are not a secret you have to keep

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