Dissociation

Does anyone dissociate when their baby cries? I can’t seem to help it but whenever he cries I zone out so the cries are muffled. My husband makes me feel bad about it saying I shouldn’t do it but I literally can’t help it at this point. I know he’s crying and I do help him of course but I’m just not all there when he cries it’s like I’m in my own little world in my head.

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When I’m alone with her I don’t but when my OH is around I tend to because in the back of my head I’m like ‘you deal with it’ 🤦🏻‍♀️

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If you're helping him then it's fine - it's your body handling a stressful situation. Your husband can fuck off; he didn't carry and birth the baby or experience the massive hormonal shifts that come with that. My body responds to my baby crying with a massive adrenaline dump, so it feels like I'm about to fight a tiger, and I really struggle to calm down enough to remember that he's clean and safe and just fussing. If it's upsetting YOU maybe bring it up with your GP, but truly it's probably just how your body handles the hormone dump.

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