Hi all. I could really do with some help. I had my son 3 weeks ago on Christmas day by emergency c section after he got distressed 2 days after being induced. I had been in hospital 2 weeks prior to being induced at 38 weeks due to high blood pressure and cholestasis. Over the last 3 weeks I've found it increasingly hard to look after my baby without getting stressed. My husband ends up doing so much for him and he's going back to work on Monday and I'm panicking. I really struggle when my LO is crying. I know he's fed, I know he's clean and he just won't settle with me. I can feel myself getting so stressed out and angry. I can't look after him properly. I don't know what to do. I'm being a terrible mother. I found that when he's awake, I just wish he was asleep because I don't know how to entertain him. I feel like a zombie. I'm not sleeping. What is wrong with me? Why am I so awful?I actually miss being in hospital when I was pregnant. Even though I felt ill, it was so easy. I just want to give up and run away. My baby boy and husband would be miles better off without me.
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