Motherhood struggles

💯 felt exactly like this with my first! You will adjust, it’s a massive transition and learning curve. I started to feel better around 9 months and actually going back to work around then felt like getting ‘normality’ back. Just had my second and it’s been easier in regards to these feelings, but still tricky as now two kids!

Definitely felt the same!!! I feel like it got better for me at 3 months but it's still tough. I spoke to my health visitor about feeling depressed and she referred me to talking therapies, that really helped me. It is completely normal, it's a complete shift of your life and I struggled with it too. But you can get help to make it easier. You're doing amazing ♥️

Im feeling the exact same. Really struggling with knowing what to do every day & also the huge change in relationship with my partner. I also have such strong emotions, super anxious and angry a lot of the time 🥹

I felt like this with my first, the transition of going from none to one is an absolute life changer! I worried almost everyday that I'd made a mistake and shouldn't have had kids cause it's such a massive change in every aspect of your life but going from one to two I've realised it is just the change of having that absolute freedom to being needed 24/7 and making so many changes that is the hardest part! Once I was in a routine and it became 'normal' I've barely noticed a difference with my second apart from less sleep again 😅 hope it's not a feeling that lasts and you get into a good routine for you, try doing something small each day for you, get out for a walk, watch one of your fav programmes while they're napping (contact naps and binge watching helped me with my first) if you can ask someone to come round to let you nap during the day as the tiredness can make you feel like you're losing it too!

It's so normal unfortunately! I felt like this with my first. As someone else said, going back to work was the best thing for me mentally, to be something other than a mum again. I'm feeling the same way with my second but having a fun 3 year old around helps me remember it's so worth it. It's a long road but it does get so much more enjoyable as they get older (in my honest, personal opinion!) X

The fact that your worrying and wondering whether your a good mum speak volumes in itself that you are 🥰 It a huge life change that no one can really prepare you for, You can miss your old life and still be a good mum its a process you have to find your new 'normal' it will look a little diffrent now, remember time goes by really fast you will only have a baby for a little while so find things that you can do together that you can enjoy mix up your days a bit so it not the same thing day in day out, and most importantly be easy on yourself protect your peace and look after yourself too, maybe have a day or night off from mum duties to be just you again try not to loose you just because your a mum now you are still allowed to be you, You got this mumma 💪🥰 xx