Bad day?

I can relate to this so much, I’m currently 10weeks+5days postpartum and I feel the same on everything, I’m wondering myself when will I start feeling myself again or maybe it won’t change and I’ll just learn to adapt. I’m still anxious to leave the house, the only time I feel safe to do so is when I’m with my husband which is difficult when he is working 😕 I do sometimes have good days but that’s when I’m in my safe place at home but it’s also very isolating and makes me feel very lonely 🙁 I hope you’re feeling yourself soon❤️

I totally feel this but am doing it completely alone. My little one is 11 weeks old, 6 weeks corrected.. I think the fact that he is there is probably ironically making it harder. Going through this and having him not share the load half and half is going to definitely create resentment. I wonder if me not having anyone to resent made all these feelings less resounding. Like I’ve had to force myself through a lot. When my partner is home (he works offshore) I like get extremely irritated by his lack of involvement.. but the poor guy is only home for 12 hours then goes back out for another week on the ocean breaking his back for us.

Hello, 6mos post partum, and i still feel this. There are good and bad days for me. I was definitely anxious with all the newborn stuff, and going out was a struggle, too, but I have overcome that part a bit.

I am still sleep deprived. I struggled to sleep even before i was pregnant, and now, it just got worse.. I'm lucky to get straight 3 hours of sleep.

I resent my partner every now and again but am trying so hard to understand that he is working for us and definitely grieving my old life too and sometimes wonder if I'll be able to feel the same way before.

Love my baby to bits, but it is challenging, stressful, and all new (ftm).

You are not alone. Your feelings are valid.
I dont want to lie by saying it gets better cause sometimes, it just doesn't. I guess you just get used to it or adapt your way around it.. 🫠

Virtual hugs to you tho! Youre doing a great job 👏

My baby is 3 months old and I still feel this way a lot of the time, it’s gotten a lot better and i manage to get out on a nice walk every day with my baby and husband but i completely relate to how you are feeling. It is SO hard and everyone says it’s hard but nothing can prepare you for how hard it actually is, everything changes, and it’s so amazing, funny, beautiful, and lonely and heartbreaking all at once. You are doing amazing, you don’t need to push yourself to do things so early on postpartum, I barely left the house for 3 weeks. Try to enjoy each great moment that comes, and gather up your strength to get through the hard ones. Also totally valid to feel annoyed with your husband, as much as they can help, it’s still us doing 95% and that’s just how it will be until baby gets older and is less vulnerable and wanting mom. You got this!!

Oh mama. Sending you lots of love right now.

While I don’t fully understand these feelings and everything you’re experiencing, I’ve seen a loooot of women on this app share the same story time and time again.

Firstly, your feelings are valid. This shit is hard. You’re doing a great job.

Secondly, I’d be remised to also highlight post partum anxiety and post partum depression. It is sooooo common. This might be part of them. I wouldn’t want to chalk it up as “normal” as it could be something more severe. It also could be exactly that, normal feelings.
Everyone is different and feels things differently. I think it’s worth bringing up to your doctor at your next app/or six week app if you’re still feeling this way. If these feelings intensify or become unmanageable, I’d make sure you have someone to talk to about it. We don’t need to wait until rock bottom to reach out or ask for help. Women’s health is often dismissed and pushed aside. Make sure you advocate for yourself. 🤍