Motherhood and grieving

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I understand your pain, my dad passed when I was 8 months pregnant, now I’m less than a month postpartum and feel like I haven’t felt happy since my girl was born.. I’m sorry for what you’re going through, I’ll pray for us.

I recommend groups! After experiencing loss, I felt there were not many women my age who have experienced the same or could even begin to imagine the feelings. You just need to find your people who can help you navigate familiar feelings to them

I’d definitely reach out to grieving groups or counselling.
My mum just passed away a month ago and I booked a therapy session a week later. (I was already in therapy anyway as and when I needed).
Nobody will know the effects of such a significant loss until they experience it first hand.
They all say they understand, but they just can’t.
Sending you love xxx

I lost my dad suddenly 10 days post partum and I was doing great until then. I spoke to my GP because I could feel myself going into PPD, who advised anything more than 3 months typically needs some sort of help. I spoke to the local counselling service who put me on the waiting list (you’re bumped up the list if you’re pregnant/postpartum) and I decided to start on medication while I wait which has been helpful to me, it doesn’t work completely but has improved my mood. My partner also doesn’t understand, I find out my dad died at 6:30am and an hour later I’m breastfeeding a newborn… you don’t have the time to grieve along with hormones and then handling becoming a parent, it’s so hard. I got an appointment got counselling within 3 month x