Read common worries from real mums and put your mind to rest with advice and solutions from our experts. I haven’t slept properly since my baby was born two weeks ago. I’m completely exhausted, and frightened that I’m going to make a mistake

, which make women hungrier. The study of 1,000 new mums found those who got seven hours of sleep when their baby was six months old were three times more likely to be 11lb lighter by their baby's first birthday than those coping on five hours

In the early weeks of motherhood, it’s not unusual to feel as if you are living in some sort of parallel universe. As well as feeling physically exhausted, having to cope with the rollercoaster of worries and emotions that come with becoming a mum

importance on physical health and not enough on emotional wellbeing.Under the new scheme, a health visitor will interview mums-to-be while they are pregnant, and when their baby is three to four months old, asking how they are coping with parenthood

condition and occurs in some 10-15% of new mums. Symptoms can include the following: depression; irritability; fatigue; sleeplessness; lack of appetite; anxiety; inability to cope; lack of interest in anything. PND can be treated, so do visit your GP

take a nosedive. It's easy to wonder how other women seem to be coping with their babies and think somehow that you're not.' Psychotherapist Rosjke Hasseldine, author of Silent Female Scream, believes the loss of identity new mums feel is an emotional

on to develop PND, which can appear up to a year after giving birth. Symptoms of PND include overeating or loss of appetite, constant tiredness and a lack of interest in your appearance. A baby will change you, but new mums who change dramatically may have PND