When Robyn Currie pictured having a baby, she imagined mom-and-baby yoga classes, hanging out with other new parents and relaxing in coffee shops while her new child took a nap.
Instead, she experienced social isolation, physical distancing and a bunch of cancelled programs. Realizing her expectations wouldn’t come to fruition left her grappling with grief, loneliness and depression.
“These ideas you have in your head are just gone and are not going to happen,” said Currie, who lives in Hamilton. She had a baby girl in May after suffering a miscarriage closer to the start of the pandemic.
“It was terrible but made worse
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