Feeling guilty

Just had my baby exactly a week ago and the mom guilt is already killing me :( I put him down for a nap I feel like I’m abandoning him or making him feel like I don’t wanna be near him . I’m on my phone while I hold him and I feel like I seem terrible and like I don’t wanna be around him . I know they sleep a lot right now and it’s normal but it kills me having to put him down so much I feel like he thinks I don’t love him . I may sound crazy , this is my first baby I don’t know if these things are normal . I wouldn’t say I’m depressed but I definitely don’t feel like myself , I feel emotionless and the only thing that makes me happy right now is him but I feel like he thinks the opposite . If anybody would be interested in talking to me I will message you from my post but I’m just feeling so alone especially with my husband being at work .
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I completely understand how you feel and I'm going through the same! On top of that, it makes me upset when other people (mostly my sister) want to hold my baby if I'm holding her or if she's taking a nap. Feel free to message me.

I think what you’re feeling is normal. With my first I felt kind of “lost” without him. You obviously can’t hold him all the time so definitely take those breaks when he’s sleeping. You are also likely still feeling baby blues as well. For me it seems to last about 10 days. You can definitely reach out to someone already but if you’re still feeling that way in about a week or two, you should see a therapist or someone.

Not saying you are trying to get away BUT just know that over stimulation and not wanting to be touched for a little bit is not something you should feel guilty about It’s important to retain whatever you can that is YOU because it’s so easy to get lost in this mom journey that it eats you whole and there won’t be any of you left lol So what you took a 30- hour nap out of the countless hours you contact nap with your baby lol FYI this is what I would of told myself last year with my first born because the baby blues was killing me but it lightened up after 3 months

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