The authorities, according to a woman who nearly “ended it all” for herself and her children, “simply don’t get it.” She’s taking the issue of baby abandonment into her own hands because of this.

CATHERINE Lucre never intended to abandon her kids, but she can sympathize with mothers who do.

She once made a choice that, like mothers who give up their children, didn’t make any sense.

She admits to having a plan to news.com.au.

I was prepared to start the car, load the children inside, and declare our demise.

The Sydney midwife is unable to explain why she had ideas that nearly caused her to do something extremely foolish.

She had just given birth to her fourth child, but it had been 23 years before she realized she was experiencing post-natal depression.

She feels she wouldn’t be alive today, and her kids might not either, if it weren’t for her mother’s intervention on the day she had planned to “end it all” and taking her into the kitchen where she sobbed uncontrollably before taking her to a doctor.

Mrs. Lucre was more affected than most when she learned that two babies had been abandoned in Sydney in recent weeks — a boy who was miraculously found alive in a drain at Quakers Hill and a girl whose body had been buried in the sand at Maroubra.

She adds, “I get how moms can consider doing these things to their babies even though it doesn’t make sense — and I realize that it’s hard to grasp for certain people.

After learning about these revelations, Mrs. Lucre channeled the compassion that her personal experience had given her and utilized it to start Operation Safe Haven.

To spread the news about how she is letting mothers leave their kids with her secretly, the 55-year-old grandma established up a Facebook group. She would then find them a caregiver.

She is aware that it is a contentious choice. Since these two high-profile incidents first came to light, there has been intense discussion over the creation of baby safe havens and how to manage these circumstances.

But Mrs. Lucre only wants to offer assistance in a case when there is no obvious solution and the authorities are unsure of what to do.

The government isn’t just standing by and doing nothing. The Daily Telegraph revealed today that its inquiries into the two incidents in Sydney had prompted Attorney-General Brad Hazzard to declare a crackdown on mothers who fail to record deliveries.

Mrs. Lucre and her allies argue that it misses the mark since it attempts to repair a systemic gap that might lead to further abandonments.

Mrs. Lucre claims, “I just think they don’t grasp it.

“I understand it’s difficult to address, but it’s missing the point. A logical answer cannot be applied to an illogical problem.

“These women have no other options; whether they are hiding a pregnancy or have depression, they are unable to perceive a different course of action. I’m hoping I can rescue someone from that awful situation.

Thousands of individuals from all across the nation have contacted Mrs. Lucre to ask how they can support her effort financially, donate goods to care for abandoned infants, or start their own safe havens.

In order to ensure that her project is going well, she has also spoken to the police and the Department of Family and Child Services. She has also been in touch with Tasmanian Senator Helen Polley, who has been fighting for the introduction of newborn safe havens in Australia for many years.

She hasn’t yet received any calls from local women seeking assistance or had any infants delivered to her door in Grasmere.

However, she adds, “as long as the choice is available, maybe it will assist someone.”

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