Baby Blues?
I had my baby Saturday night and while initially I thought my uncontrollable sobbing was due to exhaustion, I’m realizing after being able to catch up on sleep with the help of my mom and husband that’s not my only issue. I cry because I miss being pregnant. It took a long time to get pregnant and my first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. This pregnancy was relatively easy and I truly enjoyed it. I’m struggling with breastfeeding and have supplemented a couple times with formula and I’m feeling extremely guilty about it because now she doesn’t want to latch when I try to switch back. My husband is off work until the 16th and I can’t stop crying while I lay here and think I can’t do this without him. We have saved enough that we can afford for me to quit my job, but I’m not even sure that’s the best idea. I’m so afraid of postpartum depression. I don’t ever want to resent my baby but I’m so scared that’s what this will come to when my husband returns to work and I’m up with her every night feeling lonely and discouraged. Is anyone else feeling any of this? 😔
Achieve your health goals from period to parenting.