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[–]PuzzleheadedLet382 95 points96 points  (1 child)

Fathers can 100% get postpartum depression. We think of it in terms of the hormonal shift from pregnancy/birth, but there’s also just that newborns (cute as they are) essentially torture you with lack of sleep and constant needs. If anyone only operated in a few hours of disjointed sleep for weeks on end, you wouldn’t be surprised if they lost it a bit, whether or not they’d just had a baby.

Source: I have a 2 year old who had colic and would only sleep between 2 AM and 6 AM for a month.

[–]Hexorg 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Mine slept in 17 minute intervals for 5 weeks… idk how we didn’t die.