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RhinnyG :
I’m freshly pp and the case is really weighing on me.
2026-08-14 05:20:07
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fee fee :
I’m interested to hear you views on our health care system compared to the USA for Mothers experiencing PPP. I don’t understand why she wasn’t sectioned under a mental health act and made to stay in hospital being monitored.
2026-08-14 09:35:36
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user8148053467512 :
Thanks for this. As someone who is freshly postpartum with a history of PPD who works mainly in criminal trials, I’m finding the coverage so confronting. I feel like I’m being bombarded with ‘hot takes’ about the situation, many of which fundamentally misunderstand very basic criminal justice processes - what each party is trying to do, what ethical and practical parameters they are navigating... Many, many, many commentators seem to think there’s a big reveal coming; they’re clamouring for the plot twist; they’re chattering about all the evidence that “doesn’t add up”. It’s ghoulish. I find it so misconceived and above all disrespectful to those babies who must have been so scared and confused in their last moments, and to the professionals who were attempting to help this family (whatever judgments might ultimately be made about how effectively they did so) and who will doubtless be haunted by this case for the rest of their working lives.
2026-08-14 11:51:17
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EJ :
I worry that this case is going to make telehealth psychiatry and psychology less available to post partum women. I was so lucky to be able to access these supports remotely when I was suffering from PPA and PPD; without it, I wouldn't have gotten ANY help. Leaving the house in that state is hard, telehealth support is so essential.
2026-08-14 06:32:20
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ELLA :
Honestly she could be any of us. I never got help for issues I experienced pp because I was terrified to face judgement or not be seen as a fit parent, felt like I had to prove I didn’t need help and could do it because of this. Was dealing with lots behind the scenes too and had virtually no support system. Probably the darkest time of my life. Obviously I was able to pull through, but there are so many who say “well she should’ve been honest with drs” but it’s not as simple because mental health is irrational, we don’t know what she feared may happen if she’s honest about her internal struggles. She obviously didn’t believe she was capable of the outcome and everything points to her being a fantastic, loving and attentive mother. She believed sleep training was cruel, it’s hard to believe someone who thought that would also think she’s capable of murdering her own babies. We might never know exactly what happened but I have a great deal of empathy for Lindsey and her babies.
2026-08-15 05:18:43
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Annavonawesome :
I just cant get over that if (by chance ) she did it... they are still prosecuting her even after she did EVERYTHING and probably more that we are told to do if we are struggling as mother's or parents. she did everything she could to protect those kids from herself. and she was continually ignored, let down and neglected by those closest to her and those medical professionals that should have been advocating for her. and im a health professional. and now she is being punished for failing after trying so hard to stop it happening.
2026-08-14 09:11:18
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123sunshine123 :
I think they also need to take the fear out of women, that if we say something is wrong that your child will be taken. I believe there is alot out there that have lied about these queations they ask after you give birth. Women need to feel safe.
2026-08-14 07:03:27
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𝕳𝖊𝖝𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊 :
Do you think in Australia there is a better awareness of post partum mania and hypomania? I luckily did not get to full psychosis but I have bipolar/schizophrenia/post partum psychosis in my family. I had to educate my providers on mania because you can look like you are doing better than average but it’s a red flag. I can’t believe they don’t screen in America for a history of mood disorders since the risk of post partum psychosis is 1 in 4-1 in 2 for women with those histories! If it was a deadly heart condition that the odds changed from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 4 based on family history you better bet they would be screening and preparing patients for relevant symptoms
2026-08-14 21:44:44
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hannah :
This is the best take I’ve seen on this whole thing 💕 As a health professional and a mother of three who had mental health issues post partum this case and the insanity around it has been overwhelming. Thanks for being a safe space.
2026-08-15 00:13:00
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louisemaree579 :
It’s so hard to watch and see her breakdown through the evidence. My heart breaks for her and all of her family and those poor babies. I watched a doco ‘mothers on the edge’ about women in a mother and baby unit dealing with PPP/PPD/PPA when I was maybe 7 weeks postpartum and it actually helped to see the wide range of impacts it can have and how important it is to get help as soon as you can. As soon as I started to feel ‘not myself’ or not how I wanted to be a mother, I went straight to a trusted doctor, got good advice and am on great medication and really feel myself, calm and able to regulate much better. But I do understand that it’s hard for a lot of women who don’t have a trusted doctor and perhaps have not been listened to by healthcare professionals throughout their lives to seek help when they need it. I can only imagine how little trust Lindsay Clancy would have after seeing so many people and not seeing any improvement.
2026-08-14 09:15:58
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sammie :
So as an attorney I’m so glad that you are coming forward saying that you work with this every day. You as medical professional talking to colleagues. This is a picture of real expertise that we need to hear. The misconception that being a board certified psychiatrist automatically makes a dr. An expert in every field. You ad needed context. I represented abused and neglected children for over 20 years in residential and psychiatric hospitals. It takes someone such as you to bring a trues perspective. My world was neck deep in complex and frustrating field where my clients were having such difficulty and I felt so helpless because this world is so different from any other field. Thank you
2026-08-14 17:13:21
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Caylin | Baby Sleep Support 💤 :
I adore the way you broke down a very complex and nuanced topic 🤍
2026-08-14 07:20:51
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Courtney Skipworth RN-IBCLC :
Thank you for all you do in this space
2026-08-14 14:28:39
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Becky 🎀 :
A specialised mother and child unit is what would have solved the problem or involvement from external parties
2026-08-14 08:40:49
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Julia 🌷 :
I’m recovered from severe PPD with my first baby 5 years ago. This case has brought back all the feels. It makes me so emotional in so many ways. Those babies of hers my heart truly breaks.
2026-08-14 10:18:10
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deandra. :
Thank you 🙏 ❤️
2026-08-14 14:24:43
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Dana C :
Thank you for caring and listerning without judgement, and given the care mums deserve, you can see your passion come through. I presented with hearing voices and haullations, got told it was because i wasnt sleeping and given meds without follow up, was told i wasnt a risk because i could hold my baby, i begged for help but because i had good insight so i wasnt bad.
2026-08-17 19:17:14
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malc0404 :
I’m 1 year pp. I remember when my second was 6 weeks, I had terrible anxiety. I kept imagining the worst thing was going to happen to my children. Luckily my mch nurse picked up on this. She recommended I call my OB and called me two-three times a week to continue checking on me until things settled.
2026-08-17 05:51:10
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Chey :
I had so many complications and blood loss with my second. I was so sleep deprived, I was home alone with my kids both in the living room. And I swear I saw my daughter run across her room. It was so scary. I sat on the floor holding my babies and sobbing. I then called my husband and told him I need sleep ASAP because of what just happened. As soon as he got home I went straight to sleep and I felt so much better. It makes me so empathetic towards women experiencing this especially with very little or no support.
2026-08-14 15:18:48
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Melissa Bonghi :
I really appreciate your sharing how you are thinking and feeling about this situation, because it is so intense and complex and we all do need to be doing some more thinking❤️
2026-08-14 07:07:09
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worm 🐛 :
I think that it was the perfect storm and that either the diagnosis of bipolar disorder was missed and/or she was prescribed a medication that happened to result in mania or a psychotic episode. This case has given me anxiety since it happened even though I am not a mother. People want to simplify a complex case such as this because the thought that it could happen to them is terrifying. As someone who has an extensive mental health history I understand that mh treatment is not a straight path and it becomes difficult if you don’t find the right meds early on. I have been on numerous meds that have affected my body greatly and only saw improvement after Transcrainal Magnetic Stimulation. I can’t imagine what that experience would have been like if I had to look after three children as their primary caregiver. I feel devastated for Lindsay and her babies. Shes already living in her own personal hell so I don’t get what prosecuting her for murder is intended to do
2026-08-14 07:00:26
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Erica_L91 :
It’s a tragic situation and I’m sure everyone involved feels horrible about the outcome. What has really hit me (again) is how the lack of a village, if the Clancy’s had a true village to help them, surely this wouldn’t have happened.
2026-08-14 09:25:29
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Lauren E :
Hi Kavita - do you have any contacts for support/Doctors near Newcastle/Mid North Coast? Thanks in advance
2026-08-14 05:15:53
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mrs_sammysing :
Interesting. Some of the symptoms you mention sound like intrusive thoughts (ocd) I find that once the system is ready to help vulnerable woman it’s already to late, like Lindsay Clancy, a friend in my area passed away leaving 3 children behind, she wanted to be admitted but the hospital was full - they called her with a room the day she passed and it was too late. Like Lindsay the system failed her.
2026-08-14 06:40:19
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romy :
I trust your observations that people might get better or worse with medication / inpatient care. The thing I keep thinking of is the amount of stigma around PPD and PPP. I’m childfree but for some women it’s their life long dream and motherhood is core to their identity. So issues like intrusive thoughts of unaliving their children I could imagine would cause immense amount of distress and shame. I can 💯 understand the secrecy with Lindsay in regards to those thoughts. Then there’s a fear of being reported to child services, having their kids removed and their image as a ‘good mum’ being tarnished. It’s made me think that during informed consent stage of intake should be emphasised that thoughts of hurting or unaliving without planning or intent is not reportable to child services, it doesn’t make them a ‘bad mum’ and it’s a very common symptom of PPD. So to how it as a symptom that’s seperate from their identity. From watching the trial I think she only told her husband about her thoughts of unaliving her children and I think the stigma of that also prevented him from telling her service providers. You also have to keep in mind she’s a delivery nurse that works with infants so there was probably fear of it impacting her career. She advocated so hard for herself but stopped short of admitting the thoughts of unaliving her children. Even if her condition deteriorated if she had told her service providers they would be a lot more alert and jump more in to risk management. I think it’s lack of rapport and trust with her providers.
2026-08-14 09:02:56
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