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This probably sounds silly to many but my little boy turned 9 months yesterday and I think I’ve definitely been suffering with postpartum depression. I lost my first baby at 22 weeks due to a TFMR and now having a living child is amazing but I feel so so different to what I expected.
Ever since he was born I’ve always been convinced that he doesn’t like/love nor need me. I feel like he’s happy with other people and absolutely adores his dad (my fiancé).
I’ve returned to work part time in the last few weeks and it’s a lovely break but I do miss him. I'm always excited to see him when I pick him up after work from either my mum's or my mil's but he just never seems to care when I arrive.
I feel like he doesn't settle better with me over anyone else and that he doesn't care if I'm there or not.
I may sound dramatic but it's honestly breaking my heart.
Has anyone ever felt like this or similar that can tell me it does get better please😢❤️🩹💔
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🥰 i completely understand it feeling different to what you expected, i felt the same way. I just want to reasure you really (early years and child development professional here) that your baby settling with other people as actually a sign that they are securely attached to you and know that you will come back, that they dont need to be worried you have left them. Please take that as a sign you are doing an amazing job 🥰 Also now you know you might he suffering know you dont need to PND is a really treatable condition these days x
@Sarah thank you lovely🤍
@Amy thank you so much, I hope so🤍
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My little boy is 9 months next week and i used to feel like this. I didn’t know if it was just that I’m a single parent and he only ever just see me. I feel like I just come to terms with it. It’s soo hard but it’s may just be that baby stage is not your stage. Honestly mama you’ve got this and if you think it might be PD then I would speak to a drs or your HV. Xxx