Hi all,
I'm a few weeks off giving birth to our first (it's a boy!) and we're very excited about what's the come. However, when I was at the GP's surgery for an antenatal check a few weeks ago, the health visitor introduced herself to me in the waiting room and made a big deal about being isolated after birth. We only moved to the area a few months ago and she started telling me that if I didn't get out and make friends NOW, I'd feel really isolated and be more prone to post-natal depression after the birth. That was a nice introduction, wasn't it!
To be honest, she sort-of spooked me a bit. I've been really busy with work - I finish next week - and have slowly started to meet people in the area (the NCT classes were great) but I don't like people scare-mongering like that. I told her that my partner would be at home quite a lot of the time (he mainly works from home) so she told me that often makes it even worse.
Is this really what I've got to look forward to or was she being a bit doom & gloom?
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LittleMissCleverClogs · 07/06/2010 16:13
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