Mothers Mind - Staffordshire.

03/02/2026

✨When motherhood feels heavy, glimmers matter✨

Some days in early motherhood can feel overwhelming, lonely, or emotionally exhausting, especially when you’re navigating anxiety, low mood, or intrusive thoughts.

✨A glimmer is a small moment that brings a sense of calm, warmth, or safety.
It might be your baby’s breath on your chest, a quiet cup of tea, a kind message, or feeling understood for a moment.

Glimmers don’t take the hard days away.
They don’t ask you to “be positive” or pretend everything is okay.
They simply remind your nervous system that right now, you are safe.

✨If today feels heavy, see if you can notice just one glimmer.✨

We are here especially for you.

03/02/2026

💛 Noticing Anxiety in Motherhood?

You’re not alone, anxiety can show up in ways you might not expect. 🤱💬

At Mothers Mind Staffordshire, we have lived experience and understand how you feel. ☺️♥️

02/02/2026

We’re working with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust to improve antenatal education around assisted birth and better understand women’s experiences 💜
If you can spare a few minutes, please complete our short, anonymous survey.
👉 Take the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/BkyTqhkPvN
Thank you for your support!

31/01/2026

📆Every Monday,
⌚️9:30–10:30
📍Newcastle Family Hub

🧠Join Dawn at The Feeding Cafe 👩🏼‍🍼🍼alongside Shami from Thrive Infant Feeding.

💭The first days of motherhood can be overwhelming, and the baby blues, feelings of sadness, tearfulness, or mood swings, are very common. Sometimes these feelings can feel heavier than expected.

🫂That’s why peer support from Mothers Mind can be so helpful. Talking things through with other mums who understand can be a gentle, preventative way to care for your emotional wellbeing, helping you navigate the ups and downs before they feel too big. 🌱🤱

Come along, share, and feel supported. You’re not alone. 💛

www.mothersmindstaffordshire.co.uk

29/01/2026

27/01/2026

With 1 in 3 women becoming mothers without their own mum in their life, we explore how to navigate grief, find or offer support, and keep precious memories alive for the next generation.

27/01/2026

🌟 Celebrating 4 Years of Play! 🌟

Mothers Mind has been proudly partnering with our friend, Hayley from The Sensory Storyteller CIC for four years, bringing monthly play sessions to our lovely families.

We know that mums experiencing poor mental health or anxiety often find it hard to join groups. This can leave them feeling guilty that their little ones might be missing out on experiences other children enjoy. 💛

These sessions are designed to benefit both children and mums. For little ones, they offer a safe, creative, sensory-rich space to explore, learn, and have fun. For mums, they provide a gentle, welcoming environment to relax, connect, and feel supported—without pressure or judgement.

Because when mums feel calmer, more confident, and less isolated, the benefits ripple straight back to their children. 🌱

Here’s to many more years of shared stories, laughter, and play! 🧸🚙📚🫧

27/01/2026

Some of the hardest words parents and carers hear, are the ones they say to themselves. We might tell ourselves:

“I’m failing.”
“I should be coping better.”
“Everyone else seems to manage.”

But what if your inner voice sounded like a friend instead? They might say:

“You’re doing the best you can.”
“This is hard and you’re not weak for struggling.”
“You deserve support, not judgment.”

If this feels unfamiliar, you’re not alone. You don’t have to learn how to be kinder to yourself on your own ❤️

At PANDAS we run a range a free support services to support anyone struggling with perinatal mental health. You can have a look at all our services on our website using the link in the comment below.

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25/01/2026

Whether you’re running on little sleep, one-handed snacks, or endless feeds, our Feeding Café is here for you 🤍

Here’s what you can expect:
🍼 Practical support with breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, combo-feeding
👅 Tongue-tie assessment and specialist guidance
😮‍💨 Understanding the exhaustion that comes with constant feeding demands
💭 Emotional support when your feelings feel bigger, heavier or harder to manage
🤍 A judgement-free, welcoming space where babies cry, feeds take time, and you can simply be

Meet Shami from Thrive Infant Feeding 👩🏾‍🍼🍼👨‍🍼
Shami is a feeding consultant, infant healthcare professional, and tongue-tie specialist who cares deeply about mother and baby wellbeing. She helps with feeding challenges, confidence, and gentle evidence-based guidance for both mum and baby.

Meet Dawn from Mothers Mind 🧠♥️
Dawn offers emotional support for mums feeling stretched, depleted, or emotionally overwhelmed — especially during those early weeks when fatigue, feeding demands, and constant responsibility can take a toll on your emotions.

Together, Dawn and Shami provide a full circle of support: practical, professional help for feeding challenges AND emotional care for mums navigating the rollercoaster of early motherhood.

📍Newcastle Family Hub
📆 Every Monday (Term Time)
⌚️9:30-10:30

💛 Come, be heard, be supported, and connect with other new mums.

21/01/2026

Call For Evidence: Have you used maternity or neonatal services in England?

Baroness Amos is asking women and families to share their experiences through a
public Call for Evidence. These experiences will help shape the future of maternity and
neonatal services in England.

We want to ensure that HG voices are heard amongst the lived experiences in this investigation, as we know the impact it can have on mental and physical health, relationships, careers and so much more.

They are also asking for lived experiences of other people who have supported someone through a pregnancy, including fathers, family members, friends or carers.

Call for Evidence is open until 17th March 2026, and you can answer as little or as much as you feel comfortable with, and can save and return. There is no timeframe for a pregnancy experience https://ow.ly/NRfj50XZXUi

21/01/2026

Pregnant women in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire can now get extra support and choice when planning their birth thanks to the launch of a new Birth Choices Clinic at UHNM. 🤰🏥

The monthly clinic, which is run by a consultant obstetrician and professional midwifery advocate (PMA), gives women and their birth partners an opportunity to talk about where and how they want to give birth and how their birth choices can be supported.

Women are referred to the Birth Choices Clinic by their community midwife when they express birth preferences that differ from standard UHNM guidance.

🗣 Jude Davies, lead professional midwifery advocate at UHNM, said: “We are delighted to open the Birth Choices Clinic at UHNM, which has been created to support women to make informed decisions about their care during pregnancy and birth. The clinic provides a dedicated, supportive space for open conversations, particularly for women who wish to explore options outside standard UHNM guidance.

“Appointments give women time to understand the reasons behind clinical advice, talk through the risks and benefits and share their questions, concerns and what matters most to them. By working together, we can put together a personalised care plan that reflects each woman’s needs, values and choices, while always keeping safety at the heart of care.

“The service follows NHS personalised care principles, meets the Ockenden recommendations, and has been developed in partnership with the Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) to ensure women’s experiences help shape how care is delivered.”

The first patient to benefit from the service was Heidi Buckley from Newcastle-under-Lyme.

🗣 The 29-year-old stay-at-home mum said: “Having a say in the kind of birth and how it happens is very important. Being able to make choices helps you feel more confident, safe and in control during birth.

“With my first child, I just followed the hospital’s advice but now I see how important it is to have a birth plan that reflects what you want.”

20/01/2026

👶🏻Volunteer opportunity in Newcastle Under Lyme! 👶🏻

Can you make a good brew?☕ Do you enjoy having a chat?💬 If you do, then we'd love to hear from you!

We’re looking for a friendly and welcoming volunteer to help at our Infant feeding café at the Newcastle Family Hub.

📍Where: Newcastle Family Hub, Cemetery Road, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 6DH
📅 When: Monday's 9:30-10:30 (Term time)

As a volunteer you will:
✅Welcome parents and carers
✅Offer refreshments to attendees
✅ Prepare tea, coffee and toast
✅Wash and clear away any dishes

Interested? For more information, email debbie.burgess@staffordshire.gov.uk or text 07704798133 to request the application link.

You can also scan the QR code on the poster to apply now!

Join us to make a difference in your community! 💖