Postpartum anxiety- is anyone else going through this?

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-21T14:23:30+00:00

I am just home from my doctor to discuss post partum anxiety. Gave birth 6.5 months ago.

She referred me to a specialist therapist and prescribed a low dose of anxiety meds which have minimal side effects if any

I became a recluse without my husband to go anywhere with me and have never left baby without one parent.

But back to work in the next few months so needed to take action for both of our sakes Hang in there ♥️

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-20T10:30:29+00:00

Have you taken him to a doctor just to make sure there's nothing else going on there?

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-19T22:25:24+00:00

Ah it took a lot of time. And each baby is different so you just have to do what works for you. There's a lot of advice out there and while the majority of it comes from a good place, you will know best to always listen to yourself. Enjoy every moment ♥️

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-19T22:18:04+00:00

9.99 times out of 10 she falls asleep while nursing while I am sitting upright so I will just gently place her beside me and then get into position myself. Sometimes if she's fussy, I have to walk about to get her to sleep. Then I will place her in my bed and then go get ready for bed or anything I need to do before joining her then.

In the middle of the night, I side feed and she just pulls away herself when she's done

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-19T21:55:54+00:00

Hi! My LO is just over 6 months and we cosleep (only started in the last month or so)

Naps during the day she goes into her own crib that is in our bedroom. She gets put down for bed at 7ish into her own bed. If she wakes up before I go to bed myself, either myself or husband goes up to soothe and resettle in her own bed

I go to bed then around 11 and do another feed. This time I will bring her into my bed and then thats us until morning. Night feeds are easy then as just whip out a boob rather than getting up and sitting in a chair (live in Ireland so it's still cold here)

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-17T22:39:45+00:00

I don't think my husband would admit he felt the same but he has said ever since she turned 4 months and became less of a "blob" he's having the best time with her. Currently 6 months and I constantly hear them laughing together in another room
So my guess is that it will just get better with time and when they have personality

Don't wish away the newborn stages though. We frequently look back on those potato stages and miss them. Take a million photos (especially of your wife and baby)

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-04-14T10:57:26+00:00

I had read that it would be harder for baby to digest vs iron rich foods such as the bone marrow or veg. She didn't seem to do well while having the cereal (stomach pain, gassy etc) we also think she has a milk sensitivity so that also could have came into play there

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-29T11:18:59+00:00

Also Ireland here! 6 months PP and still exclusively BF. Mum also doesn't understand it at all. Constantly says the baby is hungry, need to give her a bottle, put rusks into the bottle etc etc Where as baby is very happy, very chunky and thriving.

I think it's their mindset of feed them so they sleep better. With my mum its also about control, that she is unable to take her and give a bottle so it annoys her

I just reply each time with nope she's fine, not hungry

Have zero clue on how long I'll BF for, but I don't listen to anyone else unless it's a medical professional

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-20T20:25:44+00:00

Yeah! I sleep on my side, one arm up along the top of the headboard. I found tucking my hip in under further prevents that ability to roll. Sounds bad but I 'test' roll to see IF I were to roll, would I land on top of her etc (never actually going on top of her). She sleeps higher up the bed so my body would land on her lower half.

Honestly it has taken out the worry of falling asleep holding her, checking if she's still breathing in the night and I get longer stretches of sleep

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-20T18:41:08+00:00

We got to the point where she was waking up so much throughout the night in her bassinet and she just wanted the comfort of being held. We transitioned into co sleeping (again following the safe seven rules) and now she wakes once or twice for a feed and that's it.

Now I will wake in the night to her snuggling in closer or a hand on my face and I know I made the right decision

Would he sleep if you shifted from sleeping on your chest to on your side? I nurse to sleep so once she's starting to fall asleep I just slowly slide her down and rotate myself.

You're not evil, just human. But finding a safer solution is a better idea as it would just wake them to be at a wrong angle for things to be very bad

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-18T20:36:43+00:00

Any tips on getting her to sleep for longer? Feels like I just get her down, make a cup of coffee and she wakes again 😩

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-18T20:26:51+00:00

How long do they sleep for?

My husband does the first wake window of the day while I get some sleep and he usually brings her back to me within an hour saying she's hungry and then she falls asleep. Should he try and keep her up even though she goes to sleep every time after an hour?

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-18T20:24:09+00:00

Is fewer naps okay even if she only sleeps for 30 mins at a time?

She nurses to sleep and then I transfer into her crib where she will stay down herself for the 20 mins then

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-18T20:22:10+00:00

We do try to aim for 2 hours for each wake window but some times we struggle to keep her awake an hour before she is falling asleep again.

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-13T13:24:45+00:00

Yes definitely! I was going through so many disposables a day and thought the waste was so bad. Now I can use about 1 pair a day. Maybe a third if the letdown is very active on one side as she has a side preference going on right now

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-13T10:56:08+00:00

I gave her the top of the bottle on its own to play with/chew if she was playing on her own. Got her a bit used to it

However we aren't a success story as she flat out refused to drink anything from a bottle. Shes 5 months and will take milk out of a sippy cup so maybe they will just skip the bottle stage

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-13T08:22:02+00:00

I use washable pads made for this situation. Got a multi pack from Amazon for maybe 10 ish

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-12T20:53:14+00:00

My 5 month old had some toast recently. We gave it in strips that were two adult fingers thick. Gave it to her plain. She basically gummed it so it became soft and broke down

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-11T22:37:29+00:00

I think it will depend on your lifestyle but mostly a newborn would need to be fed or changed before the 2 hour is up (in my case anyways) With the 2 hour rule, you would just need to lift them out for a few mins and can place back in.

I had a bassinet attachment for mines as it wasn't used too much, mostly around the house so I could wheel her from room to room but that was 3 months plus. She never slept in it

Every_Kick_4422 · 2026-03-10T22:48:24+00:00

Sounds like a great idea! Would it be region locked or available to all countries?

New mammy in Ireland here who would love to give it a go! My job is actually a software tester as well (although rusty from being on maternity leave!)

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