postpartum

any tips for postpartum? i’m only 5 days in & i feel myself slipping into depression already, i can’t do much moving around i had a c section & it’s really cold where i live.

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I’ve taken postnatal vitamins everyday and they seem to have helped my mood stabilize.

are the ones you take otc or prescribed ?

OTC new chapter perfect postnatal multivitamin is what I take. My friend who had a baby last year took ARMRA colostrum and she swore those helped her a lot and she had a c section also.

The first two weeks are so tough in my experience, its all of your hormones altering again, plus the huge change in your life, recovery from birth and little sleep etc! Hang in there, tell people how you are feeling, accept any help you can and I promise you that it's highly likely you will feel better after a few weeks. For me, on day 15 I just woke up feeling completely different and so so much better after having a complete meltdown at my postnatal appt the day before! Its known as the 'baby blues' but to me that doesn't come close to explaining it! It's really rough, be kind to yourself x

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