Hi everyone, really not sure what to do for the best. DD2 is 8wks old, DD1 is 3.5. Am finding things really hard and I cry a lot. DD1's behavior is challenging and she is demanding particularly at bedtime and sometimes in the night. DD2 I guess is an ok baby, pretty good at night but terrible evenings which are v draining. Trying to get her on a routine for my sanity but then I feel worse if she doesn't 'do it right' and feel that I'm doing something wrong. Also feel it's our fault dd2 is so difficult to put to bed and that all in all I'm not cut out for this mum thing. Try to keep it together in front of dd1 but don't always manage and feel awful if she sees me cry like I'm causjng her emotional trauma. I don't feel terrible all the time but it seems to be getting worse not better. Not sure if it could be PND or just circumstantial and tough having 2 girls. I do generally always get weepy and irritable when tired which obviously I am. DD1 is at nursery 3 dys/wk and my mum comes one day a wk so I do have help, but I don't really feel I can tell my mum or dh how I'm feeling. Do you think I should go to GP or just ride it out?
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Is it PND or do I just have to man up and get on with it?
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perrinelli · 22/08/2011 09:55
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