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I wanted to check in with you all and see how you’re doing. Anyone still struggling with ppd/ppa? 🙋‍♀️ How are you doing with the pandemic? Anyone still self isolating? I’m not bringing it up to create controversy or start anything. I’m just curious to see if there are any of you who are still not allowing visitors or going in public. We’re home bound all day everyday. We literally don’t see anyone or bring our son in public. We do one weekly grocery pick up order and only one of us goes. It’s getting pretty bad again in our area so we’re just staying on the down low until my son is eligible for the vaccine. We’re getting a lot of hate from family about our decisions regarding the pandemic and it’s honestly been incredibly hard for us. It’s hurtful hearing so many horrible things from our family members. Anyone else in the same boat? I’m feeling extremely lonely over here and it’s not helping with my depression and anxiety.

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I stopped isolating because I was getting suicidal. My mental health was getting so bad from being so isolated so we made the decision to start socializing again and I feel so much better. It's all about weighing the pros and cons. I take my daughter to playgrounds and outdoor events.

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anxiously awaiting the under-5 vax. we are limiting activities because we live in an awful state full of you-know-whats. really want to take him out to do all the things--he loves running around. as soon as he's vaccinated he can go anywhere and everywhere. we are ttc baby 2 now, and I will be getting a booster when I am pregnant to ensure that little one is born with antibodies.

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I’m in a big city that did well with vaccination. So we are having cases, but our hospitals are all good. Our threshold for being extremely hardcore is hospital capacity. I think the lucky thing is now our kids are in the best age group for this 1-5.

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We are pretty much in the same boats as you except that our son does go to preschool for speech therapy. He is good about wearing his mask. It does give me panic attacks and I hope that not only he doesn't get this virus but doesn't bring it home to his baby sister. Like you, I suffer from anxiety which has gotten so much worse since the pandemic. Other than preschool, I go out for groceries or doctor appointments but that's it. It saddens me that my family is divided over this, much more that they think what we are doing is nonsense and they don't respect it. If they could only look behind the curtains and see how heartbreaking it is for me not being able to see them. At the end of the day we are doing what we feel is best for our family.

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I’m trying not to live in fear bc we isolated till my son was probably almost a year old. But i’m still afraid to go out in public and go places even though we’re vaccinated. Still struggling with ppa, struggling to lose all my baby weight (which feels like i should have by now since my son is a year old!) thinking of seeing my obgyn soon to get a copper iud placed. I hate all the hormones with bc

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First thing I’m gonna say is fuck everyone who doesn’t respect your decisions! You know what’s best for your family and your child, if you and your partner are on the same page on what y’all are doing to protect you both and your child, then everyone who doesn’t respect it can choke on it! I unfortunately was momshamed by my MIL bc I didn’t want to bring my 5 month old around when my FIL was Covid positive during Christmas, so fuck them!
Second, our little girl goes to daycare bc we both work, we still take as much precaution as possible and really only hang out with our family (who is vaccinated) and a very small group of friends who are also vaccinated. We do lots of outside activities, we go for walks, go to the lake, parks, ride our bikes, and our daughter really enjoys that. I know it’s going to get a little tricky in the winter months, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Being outside really helped my anxiety so we are going to enjoy the nice weather until it starts getting cold.

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I’m with you, we’ve been in isolation for the majority of the pandemic, with exceptions being just a few vaccinated family members that live close by, and even then, I’m only meeting them outside right now because they’re out in the world all day, and cases are climbing.  I’ve also canceled on multiple big events (weddings, bridal showers, etc.), so with all of this, I know people think we’re being overly cautious, and are likely annoyed.  We go out for walks, to the playground, and to the pool, since it’s pretty easy to maintain distance outside at some places.  The whole thing is rough, and it does feel even harder now that they’re older, have more energy, and want to explore.  It would be less rough with a clear end in sight, or clearer vaccine timeline for the little ones.

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