Postnatal depression?
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I haven't reached out to anyone I'm so scared
That's understandable, it can feel really scary. I felt the same in the first month and didn't want to tell anyone, and that's with me knowing it's common. I know when I started talking to my friends and telling people how I was feeling that I felt a lot better. They also shared their experiences and I felt less alone. Try and reach out if you can. You can read about perinatal mental health online first to reassure yourself if that's helpful
I think it’s totally normal and valid to feel overwhelmed and at breaking point. You are only 8 weeks postpartum and already have a toddler, your body and mind are still very much healing and emotions are all over the place still. Talk to your loved ones, try and take some time for yourself, whether that’s just a walk by yourself, a bath, a shopping trip, just something so that you can switch off from being a mum momentarily. You are doing an amazing job, give yourself time and remember that this scary and tiring period isn’t forever. You’ve got this. Sending love x
I felt and still feel exactly this way. You are not alone. I ended up moving into my mums, I'm 35, packed up my dogs, all the baby stuff and my partner and moved into my mums just for the company and support when baby won't stop crying. It's helped me so much. I've also spoken with my health visitor and she is visiting me weekly at the moment to check in. Ask for a peri natal appt for some mental health support too if you can, just knowing you've got medical professionals checking in on things can help. But as alone as you feel, you are not alone with these feelings. And as natural as it is to feel this low you will get through it. You have a toddler as proof that you have done it and come out the other side once before, you can do it again. Another few weeks and you'll be on the better side of the new born stage and hopefully you're hormones will begin to settle again. Sending you lots of support and love x
I feel the same! Always happy to chat x
I could have written that myself minus the toddler. I mentioned how I was feeling to the health visitor and she's coming to see me on a weekly basis at the moment too see how things go. Here if you need to chat. X
I'm sorry it's feeling so overwhelming. I found the hormones and emotions in the first few weeks wild, and felt so different to how I usually do. If it's still feeling really hard then you can talk to your health visitor or GP. 1 in 4 mums can struggle emotionally and there is a lot of support now. If you Google the mind website and postpartum mental health then they have a lot of good information and resources. You will have a local perinatal mental health pathway that you can access too, both your health visitor and GP can refer you. Some services you can refer yourself too. I work in one of these services and many women get better with support. You'll be surprised how many mums experience these feelings. Often it's a lot of mums trying to do everything and so try to be kind to yourself too. It sounds like you are doing a lot and amazingly.