Mixed feelings about becoming a parent

I’ve been working with new parents - men and women - for enough years to know that it isn’t getting any easier.

From pregnancy onwards there can be worries about the birth, the baby’s development, our ability to cope with the new responsibility, changes in how we feel about ourselves, the effect on our relationships, and the uncertain world into which the baby will be born.

From a different perspective, pregnancy and the first year or so after the birth are not just crucial for the child, but also potentially valuable psychological windows for the person becoming a parent to understand themselves better.

Therapy provides a place to work through some of those thoughts and emotions we wish we didn’t have, and help our relationships with baby, self and partner.