Well it’s that time of year again when me and Dave take part in the Miles for Mums and Babies Challenge to raise money and awareness for the charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis.

We normally set ourselves a huge challenge but this year we wanted to do something a little different so have got the kids involved too!!

With our daughters Daisy and Jasmine along with our nephews James and Thomas we are all taking part in the Big Family 3K Run on Sunday 17th May.

The kids are super excited to be involved this year as they’ve always supported us with our previous challenges by cheering us on at the last hurdle so it’s great to get to be doing the challenge with them this year.

Postpartum psychosis is a serious mental health illness that can affect women soon after having a baby. It affects around 1 to 2 in 1000 mothers after giving birth.

Postpartum psychosis is very different from the "baby blues". It's a serious mental illness and should be treated as a medical emergency.

I suffered with this illness 5 days after giving birth to my first daughter Daisy and again with my second daughter Jasmine. Luckily for me my amazing family and midwife noticed that something wasn't right and I got the help I needed very quickly.

I was a patient at St George's Mother and Baby Unit in Morpeth for 6 weeks which massively helped with my recovery as I was not separated from my baby. Some mothers aren't so lucky and if there wasn't a space available in a Mother and Baby Unit they would be placed in a General Psychiatric Ward. There are only 20 Mother and Baby Units in England and most only have 6 beds so there are many parts of the country without.

I would love to raise money for the charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis who campaign for Mother and Baby Units, so that women affected by postpartum psychosis can receive the treatment they need. They raise awareness of postpartum psychosis, provide support and information to mums and families affected, train health professionals and conduct research to better understand the illness.

All donations would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your support as always!