The transition to parenthood is a momentous period - so much in life is changing all at once.  New routines, new family dynamics, and the gradual emergence of a new identity as a mother or father. 

When this adjustment to parenthood takes place against the backdrop of life in a new country, it can make for a more challenging journey.  When so much is unfamiliar, the added strain of navigating a new country, culture and medical system might feel overwhelming. 

Maybe you know the feeling…

You have just had a baby.  You have looked forward to this moment for so long and yet the fear of losing something so precious, the worry that you will somehow “do it wrong” and miss something critical, is taking up so much of the space in your mind that it crowds out most everything else.  

When a baby is born, it is entirely natural to feel a wave of emotions - some of these feelings may be surprising, unexpected, or come and go in unpredictable ways. 

If you’ve just given birth, your body has gone through an enormous physical transformation accompanied by massive hormonal shifts. After birth, estrogen and progesterone – two hormones that are elevated during pregnancy – drop precipitously over the first few days after delivery.