I know many fear this question and many feels judged but as a new mom modeling around in those mesh panties has you feeling anything but sexy and fearless,You feel tired and proud at the same time you feel scared and you feel cocooned into a bundle of love you never knew ❤️How long before you actually face your reality that your paranoia and edgyness is dragging for a period longer than it should do you allow those thoughts to linger around in your head ? Do you exercise , Take a walk in the park , Spend 15 mins alone in the bath or shower ?Tell me how do you gain yourself and find yourself in all this beautiful chaos ?
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I struggled badly with pnd after having my first baby almost 10yrs ago. I was eventually hospitalized and it helped but it was extreme. My second baby I was prepared for pnd and I never struggled with him, I really bonded well with him and felt like I was making up for lost time with my first. My 3rd baby is 14m old and having him put me on such a high, he truly is just the apple of my eye. only in the last 2 months have I really struggled. I gave it some thought over the last week or two and I know it is pnd. I know that I need to do something about it fast or I will really spiral. I have upped my exercise and started a spinning class which surprisingly I just love! I'm taking time for myself to really feel those feelings and then release them. I am making time for friends with babies the same age so I feel like I can relate to someone. Early motherhood is extremely lonely and it's really hard for me to reach out to others when I just would rather stay in bed. Right now it's a work in progress but I encourage you to join a class (we do wriggle and rhyme) and take a walk in the fresh air. Take time for yourself and also reach out to friends. It's such a delicate balance! Make sure that you get out of the house enough as well or you feel like you're in an endless cycle of poo nappies, feeding and laundry!
Hello. Whilst I have not struggled with PND I have known many women who have. They described it as a fog that just never lifted. Feelings ranged between sadness, despair and anxiety. I think it is normal for new moms to feel overwhelmed at times but if you feel like these feelings are stopping you from living then it is time to seek help. I think focusing on self care is so important after having a baby - you need to have times where you feel "yourself" again during all the hormonal changes and sleepless nights! Try find a support person who you can speak to. The things that helped me when I was feeling exhausted / low was handing my baby over for a few hours to her grandmother, getting my hair or nails done or going for a brisk walk together! As a mom of a 14 year old and 4 year old I can say with confidence you will feel like yourself again and time really does pass so quickly. All the best xx