Is it normal to be upset baby changed your life?
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I was like this too My LB was IVF too so I was like I paid all this money for you and I hated him He had bad colic and would just scream. He was never just awake and chilling. I hated him which turned to dislike and eventually got over it by 12 weeks But it was HARD. I also this mums lives changed so much more than dads. I resented my partner for a while too
Yeah your old self low key is gone / died and is dying, there is mourning for that involved, and figuring out who to be/how to be a mom now and still kinda yourself. It’s not easy at all, it is normal though
I think it's normal to feel that way, and it's just a thought but don't dwell on it... baby is a precious gift!! You are a mother now ❤️🩷
Newborn stage was pretty much hell for me. Just told myself to make it to that 3 month mark and it gradually got better.
I experienced this and major guilt and fear with it. I started meds at 2 weeks pp and felt way better. Weaned off by 2 months and have been fine since. I wasnt mad at my son, but i was mad at all of the other mothers in my life. I felt kind of tricked and like they should have warned me. But 100% think that was the pp hormones going craaaazy because looking back, i dont think it was as bad as i thought it was.
Yeah its normal. I do like to look at it as a promotion tho, rather than Elizabeth I'm Queen Elizabeth, I've become such an important person, I'm her world and she is mine. And yeah the old me is gone but I look at it as a metamorphosis rather than a death, so I can adapt and become even stronger, like butterflies.
I'm at the same stage you are and feeling the same why. Feel bad to voice it out loud to anything but reassuring reading through comments that it's quite normal
It does get better. I fit my babies into my life and just work their naps around my schedule. I’m not one to go home just because it’s nap time- I’ll go wherever I want, see whoever I want, and put him to sleep right there where we are. So when you’re ready to go out again, all healed and more energy, start looking at baby groups and mum groups, invite a friend on the weekends and go out for a couple hrs leaving baby at home w OH. I’m a mum but I’m ME as well. I bring him to expo’s and festivals like normal. If I wanna go beach I’ll just go, and bring him. You can get your old self back AND be a good mum, but it has to be intentional.
i felt like this for the first 2 months, give it some time everything will fall into place ❤️
It sounds like the “baby blues.” I had it too for about a month after having my daughter and it’s HARD. Just remember, you are not feeling like yourself right now (neither is your partner) and that is impacting how you feel about your new life/your baby. My baby blues got a little better when I was rested, well fed/hydrated, and got out for a walk, but mostly it just takes time. What you’re feeling is so hard but so normal and it will get better with time!
Yes, very normal to feel like this but I promise it gets SO much better ☺️ just keep a close eye on your mood to make sure it’s not PND (it was for me) as it can make you feel this way, but equally 1.5 weeks in it’s a big shock to the system and your hormones are all over the place so baby blues are common!