Inside Mum & Baby Unit: Severe Postpartum Mental Illness feat. Jasmine Paige | Entry Level Mums

⚠️ Content warning: This episode includes discussions of suicidal thoughts, birth trauma, PTSD, OCD, personality disorder, and severe postpartum mental illness. Please listen with care. We're back with Jasmine Paige, who shares her story on her mental health crisis when she was 4 months postpartum. After a traumatic hospital birth, she experienced a severe mental health crisis that led to her being admitted to a specialist Mum & Baby Unit for five weeks with her first baby. CHAPTERS: 0:00:00 Introducing Jasmine 0:01:50 Pregnancy and Labour 0:22:55 Newborn Bubble 0:24:50 Mental Health Crisis 0:36:55 Inside Mum and Baby Unit 0:55:00 Stigma 1:00:00 Hospital Checks and Body Maps 1:07:00 The Comment from Staff Member 1:12:00 Aftermath of MBU Unit 1:16:00 Second Pregnancy 1:16:50 Freebirthing and Taking Control 1:27:21 Diagnoses and Therapy 1:37:00 Turning Pain into Power 1:38:25 Becoming a Doula 1:43:21 Reflection 1:48:08 Links and OUTRO Where you can connect with Jasmine: Instagram:   / jazpaige__   Doula Website: https://www.jasminesbirthservices.co.uk 'My Postpartum Podcast': https://open.spotify.com/show/21ka8UY... The PANDAS Foundation UK offers free support, information and guidance for anyone affected by perinatal mental illness, including mums, dads, partners and families. They provide confidential WhatsApp support, bookable callbacks, peer support groups and helpful resources. Visit PANDAS Foundation UK to learn more or access support. If you feel you or someone else is in immediate danger, or you're unable to keep yourself safe, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. If you need someone to talk to urgently, you can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 (UK & ROI), available 24 hours a day. 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 💛 If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review and share it with someone who may need to hear it.