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@Sami I’ll reach out to my doctor. It’s not necessarily crying episodes from my LO that’s doing it. I have two big dopey dogs, they gets on my nerves a lot these days honestly. and I am a SAHM and do it all. My husband helps with some meals but that’s the extent. I get overwhelmed with everything that’s expected of me I guess?
@Jo 🩶 do you have a space available to block them off from where you are every once in a while? Maybe it would be an idea to go ahead and consider baby gates in some areas of the house if you haven’t already. Having the expectation for yourself to be overstimulated gives you permission to be stuck in an overstimulated state and that’s not good for you. It’s okay to put yourself first to make sure you are okay!
Mental load... Totally get you. Can you outsource? A cleaner once a month or twice a month so you can focus on your little one? Or a mother's helper daily or a few hours a week. I speak to a therapist now and when we moved, we hired a cleaner. We also have a full time nanny. Having the nanny around during my parental leave was GREAT!!!!!! You are overwhelmed, overstimulated and ragey and it's ok! To get SUPER hokey - what fills your cup and gives you energy? Is it reading a book? Jogging? Self pampering? Hanging out with friends? Figure that out and on the weekends, step away from all responsibilities so you can charge your batteries for a few hours. As soon as your husband is home, it's his turn to look after the baby so you can decompress from the crazy difficult day. Sidenote - working is def way easier than looking after an active 9m old!
@Mee I was laid off right before I had my baby. We are doing fine on one income, but wouldn’t have enough to get extra help like that. I haven’t been able to find a new job either. My husband doesn’t “watch” our LO when he finishes work. And when he does watch him, he kind of just puts on hey bear and lets him watch/play while he sits on his phone. So it’s just easier for me to watch my LO all day every day. He has also never understood, and still doesn’t, how difficult being a SAHM can be. He thinks being a stay at home parent is the easiest job. So I feel like I can’t be stressed or overwhelmed because he looks at it that way.
It’s typical , there’s some resources on ig for mamas with postpartum rage. Nutrition and stress management is a big part of it. I’ve struggled with it , it gets better with time . Just know that your hormones have a big part of it and it’s not you. Give yourself grace and come up with tools to help you cope
You're not alone!!! ❤️ I've felt exactly the same and have talked it through with my therapist so many times I've lost count 🤣 I find that it's crucial to have some time to myself without the dog or the baby. I sat and had an honest conversation with my husband about how I was feeling and explained what I needed from him was some time to myself to decompress, like he gets to go off and play tennis. So he's become a lot better at taking the mental load off me for a few hours here and there. Particularly every other week I get 3hrs on a Saturday afternoon to play D&D 🤭
I would talk to your doctor or OB regarding mental health concerns. They would have more resources on what is and isn’t safe to take while breastfeeding. Have you tried noise cancelling earmuffs or earbuds when you get overstimulated to cut the noise just a little while caring for your LO during loud crying episodes? I have done that and it helps me tremendously during those extra hard times. Parenting is hard but you’re doing a good job!