“There are hundreds of us who have been there, rooting for you and reminding you that (as cliché as it sounds) this absolutely will pass.”
An Open Letter To The Mom Currently Drowning In The Depths Of Postpartum Depression
‘The best thing you can do for your baby is do what’s best for you.’: Pediatrician shares advice for increasing milk supply amid formula shortage
“If you, like me, are inclusively feeding your baby (meaning you are doing breast milk and formula), the formula shortage news may be making you wonder how you can bump your supply up so you need less formula.”
‘I was at my breaking point, and I knew I needed help.’: Mother opens up about postpartum depression
“There were days when I felt so low I just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up again.”
‘I called my husband, sobbing and repeating, ‘I quit…I can’t do this!’: Mom shares the struggle of new motherhood
“I’ll cry with you so you don’t have to cry alone with your child.”
‘I have to be perfect, or they’ll take him from me.’ I wished to be in a car accident just to escape my reality.’: New mom recounts postpartum depression through journal
“I don’t even know who I thought ‘they’ were. I just knew they would take my son, and it would kill me. Anxiety became my companion; delusion became my guide.”
All The Things Pictures Don’t Show About Maternal Mental Health
“People saw that picture as a snapshot of a loving couple with two adorable kids. But there was so much that photo didn’t show.”
‘How are you?’ 2 weeks postpartum, she forced a smile and said ‘okay,’ but I could see tears gathering in the corner of her eyes.’: Doula shares PSA new moms need love and support, not flowers
“The house was full of cards and bunches of flowers…dead ones. When I mentioned all of the gifts she said, ‘Yes, people have been so kind.’ ‘Hmmm,’ I thought. ‘They might have been kind, but they’ve also been completely thoughtless.'”
‘Nobody tells you how hard it is.’ I realized I am not alone in this experience, in these feelings.’: Mom opens up about postpartum mental health journey
“I turned off the phone. Stopped going on social media. I sat in the depth of this new despair until one day I crawled out of myself to confess, ‘I’m not okay. I’m not okay. I’m not okay.’”
‘We like to celebrate a lot of baby’s firsts – first bath, first car ride, first tooth, you name it. But what about mom?’: Woman reflects on her ‘firsts’ as a mom
“If you look at any of those things from the new mom lens, you can see they’re firsts for her, too. She’s just figuring it all out. And there are other things she has to figure out for herself, too.”
I Didn’t Mean To Forget You, As A New Mom I Just Have A Lot On My Plate Right Now
“She saw you texted her saying congratulations, and it warmed her heart. It’s just that the baby cried and she forgot to press send on her ‘thank you.’ She meant to send a photo announcing she had her baby, it’s just that her uterus started contracting, and she was in so much pain it distracted her.”
