Supermumma Stories
Linda's Story
19 months later, we found out I was pregnant with our second daughter. Another little surprise.
This time... the morning sickness was horrible. Horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE! Morning sickness + me = not good. I felt helpless… useless. I could not do what I felt like I 'should' have been doing.
My depression got worse. I pushed myself out of bed every morning. I got myself dressed, I got my daughter dressed, I got her to daycare, I got myself to work. I pushed on through. Again, looking back... I should have hospitalised myself.
I was not coping.
Just when I thought things could not get worse.... he left.
My children’s father chose to leave us. 15 weeks after finding out we were pregnant again. He chose to leave me at my lowest point. He chose to leave our family.
Our relationship had died. He told me I should be able to handle all of this.
My world absolutely crumbled. It absolutely shattered. A few days later when reality had set in with all this, I phoned my Mum. She came to stay with me. And my sister immediately flew down from Rockhampton to be with me and my daughter. They were there for me in every way possible.
I had no choice but to keep on going. I had a nearly two-year-old, and another human growing inside me. What was I to do? What the heck was I to do?!?