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I’m 3 weeks postpartum and over the first two weeks my husband was absolutely amazing, over the last three days he has been very distant conversations are short and blunt.
Has anyone else experienced this?

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Without excusing his behaviour, do you think he could be stressed and struggling with the new transition himself? Try and have a conversation with him about it if he allows that and just explain that it's affecting you the way he's being and he's allowed to not be ok, but to talk to you about it. My partner gets blunt and rude sometime, but it's always when there's something on his mind

He could be stressed and tired but possibly not communicating it because he’s worried it’ll seem like he’s comparing or belittling what you’re handling right now?

I tried last night but he just told me that there was nothing wrong he has even become distant with our LO not spending as much time with her sitting on his xbox instead

It's probably ppd and the thought of returning to work soon. Wait till he's ready to talk if you're UK based the NHS dad pad is brilliant

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