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Hey I’m a first time mum my pregnancy wasn’t the best I did it alone and have been alone since I only have 1 friends and she doesn’t have a baby and feel like she doesn’t understand me at all. I feel so alone all the time I feel depressed all the time I feel like I’m doing a shit job of being a mum. I still haven’t adjusted to being a mum I feel like because I had a bad pregnancy and labour I don’t remember it hardly I don’t remember being pregnant and now I don’t even feel like my baby is mine I’m struggling so bad but I’m scared to tell anyone incase they take it the wrong way. I have severe anxiety and depression and I got told they think i might have had postnatal and prenatal depression but I thought it got better after a few months my baby is near 6 months.
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Post natal depression can last for a lot longer than 6 months, there's no shame in it and there's no shame in speaking these feelings allowed, the fact that you're worrying about these feelings so much proves that you're not a shit mum. You need to reach out to your doctors for support and help. I'm currently in a similar position, pregnant, doing it alone with a 6 year old and I have feelings of anxiety, worries etc about how ill cope and that's okay, those feelings like yours are valid, understandable and there's no shame to be had, it sounds like you need a hug so badly my love x

@Darcey I did go doctors they sent me mental health and they told me it’s just my hormones and because I’m 20 years old which makes me a young mum, I have no one the baby’s dad don’t help my family don’t really help it’s like I’m crying for help from everyone and professionals and no one wants to hear or listen to me xx

It’s understandable maybe therapy and just having someone to vent will help. It’s really hard job being a first time mom while doing everything alone. It’s exhausting not having ppl there to help.

That's horrid, speak to your hv as they can also refer as well xx

Please reach out to me I was in your position. Please you are not alone, message me so we can talk

I’ve been going through a very similar thing to you. Please message me if you would ever like to talk

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