Positive stories from the other side of PND?

[August21yellowbaby]

I see a big difference with how I feel about my second baby, compared to how I felt about my first.

I get quite irritated by my second baby, who's 6 months

With my first, I got emotional everytime he got a month older or grew out of clothes, with my second I just want him to be older, I don't have that "want" to cuddle him and play with him, I do think about how easy my life would have been if I didn't have a second child, and I miss the mum I was when I was just a mother of 1.

I feel very low, tearful, angry

I'm under perimental health team, but honestly I don't see how they can help? I struggle to see how anything will possibly help how I'm feeling

Just hoping others have felt like this, and then that burst of love for your baby still comes, at some point 😢

Hey there,
I hope that you support team and friends and family give you the real life support you need.
As for feeling low and tearful and angry, some of that is just going to be a natural reaction to be tired, and stressed and recovering from pregnancy and birth. Keep in touch with your post natal care team, in case it is something more serious.

One other thing to think about is that mood and mental health is directly affected by diet, and during pregnancy the fetus just sucks all the nutrients out of you. Make sure you are taking a good multi vitamin and eating well. If you are interested in how diet affects mental health please do watch Georgia Ede on YouTube. It is not earth shattering news, but it is stuff I wish I had know sooner.

I wish you all the best and hope you start to feel better soon.