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My girl is hitting the 4 month mark and I was always told once the newborn phase is over, the PPD and PPA will slowly go away and you’ll enjoy it. I’m finding this harder than ever, scared to leave the house and often in tears over being a mum which I have ALWAYS wanted to be! I’m going to be flying to the US with my partner (from America) to visit family for 2.5 months and I am honestly dreading the flight and how I will be without my family around. Any advice or just letting me know if this feeling is normal and gets better?
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It is so hard and so lonely, but there are people who know and understand what you are going through, medication to stabilise your hormones, people to talk to, etc You are not alone, I'm here to talk if you need to. It does get better, and you will get through this. Take it a day at time, a step at a time, a breath at a time. Just a tiny bit of advice, if I may. Prioritise your relationship with your partner (please trust me on this), and your mental health (self care is SO important) and your bond with your bubba. Everything else can wait. Something that helps me is getting out of the house as much as possible; shops, brunch, the park, a walk, the pool, museum, etc Find what works for you. Sending love ❤️
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It's very normal and you are not alone. Having a baby is very, very hard, and having PPD/PPA is difficult and isolating. I'm still there, and my son is 3. It does get better, but it's a long fight. I've wanted nothing more, my whole life, than to be a mum. So when I didn't have the reaction, I always dreamed of when I found out, and most everyone else didn't either, it destroyed something in me. I then suffered prenatal depression and was so stressed throughout my pregnancy that I couldn't really enjoy it. My partner and I were in such an awful place that I don't really like our newborn shoot photos and never even got the tiny hand and foot moulds we paid for. I was in such a bad mental state that I considered abortion for modt of my pregnancy and cried myself to sleep most nights. I cried in a doctors office and begged for help after my son was born, and I started hallucinating, and I felt so alone. I got put on medication and referred to a therapist and can't recommend either, enough.