Selfgrove

Self-reflection quiz

New-mother wellbeing check

For the first year after birth

A self-reflection quiz, not a validated postnatal screening tool. If your answers worry you, speak to your midwife, health visitor or GP — postnatal support exists and is not an overreaction.

10 questions · about 2 min · nothing is stored

I feel tearful or low more days than not.
I feel detached from my baby or from people around me.
I am anxious about my baby's health in a way that will not settle.
I am not sleeping even when my baby is sleeping.
I feel like I am failing at something everyone else finds easy.
I have intrusive thoughts that frighten me.
I feel guilty about how I feel.
I have stopped telling people the truth about how I am.
I feel alone even when someone is in the room.
I am struggling to eat, rest or care for myself.
This is not a diagnosis. Results are for reflection and for conversations with a qualified professional. If you are in crisis, contact your local emergency number.

Sources

  • Note on instrument licensing — The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is copyright The Royal College of Psychiatrists and is not used here. This quiz is bespoke and non-clinical.

Last reviewed: 2026-10-27. Written in plain language, reviewed against published sources.

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