Anybody else having issues with baby daddy/bf/husband?
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Maybe he’s going through postpartum depression
No way! Is that possible? I honestly was thinking that his hormones got out of wack like "sympathy" symptoms. He knows what he's doing and says to be patient as he tries to change, but the things he says when he gets angry are so mean. Any little thing can trigger him. It's crazy.
I’m so sorry you are going through that, There were times when my husband acted the same. I am a sahm and he provides for us so new baby and financial stress has been a difficult transition.. when that would happen with my husband where he was giving negative energy or not being present with us, I just would take my toddler and go to the other room to play or read or I’ll leave the house. Because I didn’t want me or the baby around that …Then later that night or day later I would talk with him about how bad it’s hurting me and bothered me that he didn’t say hi to his son when my son lights up whenever he sees him. He apologized and has made tremendous strides in the right direction with my son and his relationship and ours but there was a time I was worried that I wouldn’t stay with him if he didn’t make changes. Postpartum in a wild ride. My son is 13 months and I would say 10 months on he got better.
It's just really stressful because I never know when he's going to turn into the angry person. I swear it's like bipolar. Maybe he should be on mood stabilizers
@Ally yea while not as severe as woman men can also have postpartum. If I remember correctly their hormones become inbalanced, as they have lower levels of testosterone
@Laura Laura thank you so much for saying that. My fiancé is the provider as well and I'm a sahm. Sometimes I think he resents me for it bc he doesn't see our baby that much but he also told me to stay home with her. I think it's the financial stress you're right. AND OMG I CANNOT STAND WHEN HE DOESNT ACKNOWLEDGE HER. Our baby gets so excited in the mornings or when he comes home. And if he's in a bad mood, he ignores us. I WOULD NEVER IGNORE HER, I just don't get it!
@Ally men can experience postpartum depression as well.
1 in 10 men get post partum depression https://www.unitypoint.org/news-and-articles/male-postpartum-depression--unitypoint-health#:~:text=1%20in%2010%20men%20experience,loss%20of%20interest%20and%20guilt
So sorry you’re going through that. My partner and I are still struggling too. Lack of sleep really can change a relationship. My partner went thought postpartum depression. I didn’t even know that was a thing for someone that didn’t give birth. It took him 6 months to get back to some sense of normalcy. Do you think your partner is going through that?