TYAT! #11
Hi hi hi! I've been slightly scatterbrained the past few days. Matthew was out of town for a work the beginning of the week so I have been in super mommy mode and did not get to my regular Thursday post together as soon as I hoped! Regardless, here I am! Happy almost Friday, friends! Le'ts dive right on in. 1.) My baby is 4 months old and I still feel a lot of anxiety. Before you tell me to talk to my doctor I already have (I understand you have to say that for liability reasons). We have come up with a game plan but I just wanted to ask from one mother to another, has your postpartum anxiety improved? Gotten worse? I'm feeling really hopeless because I feel like I am always going to be on edge, always worrying about everything that could go wrong, and not enjoying the precious moments. Hi sweet momma friend! Yes, on this I can only share on my own personal experience and what has worked for me and I am more than happy to do so! My babies are 9 months and I feel better by the month, truthfully. In the beginning, I did not feel crippled by the anxiety but it 100% affected my mood. Typically, I consider myself easy going and relaxed. I felt like, especially in the first 3-4 months, I was so uptight and ready to freak out on any little thing (by the way I freaked out all the time haha). Most of this was/is fear based because I just wanted my babies to stay safe. As time goes on and the anxiety becomes less and more in control it's easier for me to understand what was and is going in. I felt, in a matter of seconds of my babies being born, not only an intense amount of love but also the responsibility hit me like a freight train. The amount of responsibility, ooph, I've never felt so much intensity combined with love in my life. As I reflect back I do feel like this feeling is normal and something every mother feels but perhaps on different levels. On this blog, I have mentioned that exercise has immensely helped me. I'll link it here so you can give that a quick read as well. How I dealt early on with postpartum anxiety! It's ironic you asked [...]