I had to pick DD up at daycare today because she has a fever. She is now curled up against my chest peacefully sleeping. I am weirdly excited that I have to stay home with her tomorrow because we'll get so much extra cuddle time.
2 weeks in and my emotions/hormones are a little better but I just don't feel like myself. I have extreme anxiety when we get out of the house, I have no appetite, and I don't feel as bonded to DS as I should be. By the end of the day I'm frustrated and snappy and in tears. I basically feel like the worst mom in the world even though I know that's not true.
His 2 week pedi appointment is tomorrow. Apparently they do a PPD screening and I'm kind of scared of the results.
Post by iheartbanjos on Oct 8, 2012 17:45:51 GMT -5
Cute pic, Pugz! Hang in there, Brie. What worked the best for me was telling other (trusted, non-judgy) people my feelings. I didn't have PPD, but even for someone that had it pretty easy, the hormone changes and adjustment to being 100% responsible for someone are intense!
Mine: I think I'm getting my first post M/C period today! Woo Hoo! Not sure if we will TTC this month...we're keeping the whole TTC think casual at this point. It's just nice to be getting back to "normal".
Having a toddler > having a baby. I know, I know ... Just wait until she's two and all that jazz. But seriously, dd was not a happy baby. She is a very happy toddler. At least I now have a clue why she's screaming at me.
I'm 4 months pregnant! I'm over the moon with happiness!
And I got a call from my OB practice today that she's going to chat with my peri about possibly putting me on Lovenox. (Injections in my belly.) It keeps coming up, and I just want an answer. This is probably the 3rd time it's been mentioned to me. Today the OB said she had a round table with the other doctors in her office about my case. I should know more later this week. I also have a cardiology appointment so they'll get more insight from that. I'm throwing a lot of arrhythmic episodes in the lower chambers of my heart, which is unusual for me. Usually it's my top that's the problem.
What kind of professional can I get to look at my elbow to help make it better?
It's becoming increasingly sore from carrying ds around the house all day (he won't be worn) and I cringe at the thought of taking his carseat in and out of the car.
I'm in a wedding this week. I had the dress altered last week, and they left room for growth. My husband almost couldn't zip it up last night.
I have no time to get it altered again at this point. The bride is providing us with pashminas for some of the pictures that will be taken. It's pretty cold up here already. I hope that if I have problems getting the top of my dress to zip, we can cover it with the pashmina, lol.
This isn't MM or Mom related, butttt... I was in a wedding last night. Things went beautifully, I'll post photos if I have a chance. And I think one of the bridesmaids slept with the Bride's brother. She's married; her husband is deployed to Afghanistan right now. Even if they didn't actually have sex, I'm disgusted by her behavior. She sure as hell didn't act like a married woman. And it's a total double standard, because I'm only slightly annoyed by the brother's actions...
Thanks, ladies. I have never dealt with anything like this personally before and it's hard to admit that it's not normal. I'm just so tired of feeling sad when I want to be enjoying my baby.
brie I think that the baby blues are the first experience with depression/anxiety for many women so they don't have anything to measure it against. I'd say at 2 weeks if these feelings are still lingering it's time to get help.
bonding the first two weeks was hard for me too but the BF issues were the issue in my case.