postpartum

My son is a week old and I'm in the same place. The new baby adjustment takes time and that's all I'm thinking about. One day you'll look back and honestly not remember these early days. I don't feel like myself right now either but one day it'll be easier. Definitely be honest with your doctors and maybe they have support options also

Please don't wait.. call your doctor and talk to them about it I went thru that with my second baby it got to the point that I looked in the mirror and didn't recognize myself. it was like I was stuck in someone else's body. It's called postpartum psychosis and it only gets worse till you get treatment. I waited too long and didn't get help until I tried to hurt myself. I hope this isn't the case for you but better safe than sorry! It's not something you can just snap out of.

i’m going to OB tuesday. is that the correct doctor to voice this to? i went to primary today and they basically just kind of said it was normal. i have a very good support system and we are staying with mom for the time being. my boyfriend is nothing but wonderful i am very lucky. i am never alone, and nor do i want to be. so i think if something were to happen before then there would be an immediate intervention. i feel much better today then yesterday- i also slept at least 5 hours compared to the week of only getting 3-4 hours.

Yes your ob is the right person to go to. Glad to hear you're feeling better maybe it was just the lack of sleep. It's ok to take naps and rest when you need to! let your mom and boyfriend look after baby so you can get ur rest. my little one is 3 weeks old and his dad and I take shifts so we can both get 8 hours of sleep and I will say out of 4 kids this has been the easiest and I haven't felt depressed at all. With my first 3 kids their dad worked a lot so i didn't get any help so it is possible that lack of sleep played a huge role in ppd and ppp.

My baby’s about 9 days old and I still feel weird and off. It kinda just feels like I’m coexisting with everyone.