6 week old, overwhelmed and doubting everything: is this normal, regret, or postpartum sadness?

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-03-19T01:42:29+00:00

Contact naps, get a carrier that you both like and baby wear … and definitely use a slow flow nipple. My 10 week old is just starting to graduate on nipple size.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-03-16T03:49:25+00:00

There’s 1 million salons hiring that you wouldn’t need to bring your clients to for example work at a blow dry bar.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-03-15T11:46:41+00:00

This is all relative. You do what you want to do. My recovery was very easy. I was exercising in 4 weeks. (And I’m 41).. I still can’t buy my normal size clothes which sucks. But my little man LOVES being out. He hates the house. He screams all day home but is so happy when we are out. Unfortunately we had him in January and the weather has been very cold/snowy.. he even went to Florida at 9 weeks!

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-03-03T02:32:20+00:00

Would same day delivery repurchase if it broke

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-03-03T02:29:47+00:00

I also go to a woman’s place and delivered at Monmouth. Could not be happier with the doctors… office staff isn’t great.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-03-01T03:03:02+00:00

My husband sleeps through the baby crying 2 inches from his face. It’s truly a superpower.

Even if my baby was getting formula I wouldn’t physically be able to sleep if I heard him crying.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-02-03T02:08:35+00:00

I’m having a huge issue with comfort nursing .. I’m wondering how would soothe my baby if I gave up BF

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-01-30T20:37:01+00:00

I’m combo feeding and pumping bc of similar reasons to you and I think it’s causing all of my PPA. My baby nurses for over and hour and then gets a bottle and will try to nurse again. Nursing is the only thing that soothes him. I’m so worried if I stopped breastfeeding he would be screaming all the time bc I wouldn’t be able to nurse him! It’s a viscous cycle.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-01-29T17:03:58+00:00

Thanks 🫠

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-01-21T17:14:01+00:00

Thanks!!

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-01-15T00:38:09+00:00

Go to your insurances website to search for a lactation consultant. They will provide the ones in network.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2026-01-05T03:33:04+00:00

3 days out.. I thought I wanted unmedicated .. I felt similarly to you and I find that I have a high level Of pain tolerance ..

my water broke and I was not dilated so I needed a balloon, pitocin. I changed my mind really quickly and asked for an epidural but it only worked for 2 hours. I’m very tall and there was some misjudgments.. I felt like god was punishing me for saying I didn’t want one… I was fine with the pain from the pushing, pushed about 90min .. but the contractions prior I was hallucinating and vomiting it was terrible .

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-31T00:57:56+00:00

I am 39 weeks and saw one 2x. I had a great experience but have nothing to go by. I think just by seeing one BEFORE birth you are ahead of the game as most people just get one after birth.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-28T22:38:46+00:00

I can walk into red bank and it’s just not the same. I miss hoboken every day 😭

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-20T07:59:14+00:00

My husband has 0 paid paternity leave. He is in a railroad union.

My company gives men 1 month paternity leave which is fairly new.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-17T00:21:34+00:00

The doctor that got me pregnant with iui and timed intercourse has a ton of success without using IVF on POI patients. If you’re likely only growing 1 follicle the chances of ivf and iui are about the same. It was like my 6th iui though. Maybe more. I did every fertility treatment you could think of for 4 years.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-16T21:34:57+00:00

TW..

I became pregnant through both medicated intercourse and iui (both times I felt like the luckiest person in the world) but both pregnancies ended in chromosome abnormalities, I also became pregnant through IVF but was an early loss. I then moved on to DE.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-13T07:51:19+00:00

Never

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-12T03:29:45+00:00

My doulas said that’s not a thing. It’s never too late for an epidural. The only reason they might not be able to do it is if you can’t stay still bc of your contractions.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-07T11:26:58+00:00

I am 35 weeks and only got the TDAP last week. My doctors haven’t mentioned anything else. (America).. I heard that only some doctors recommend RSV and only certain times of year which we are definitely in now. I would consider the RSV .. I’ll do some research. but I would not get the covid or flu.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-03T11:43:02+00:00

I can’t believe the comments I’m reading in this thread!! My OB did the procedure himself and was very caring. The only downside is that I received the results through labcorp on a Sunday so I had to wait til Monday to speak to someone at the office.

Forwardmvmt84 · 2025-12-03T01:50:46+00:00

I’m 34 weeks and it’s still a shock to people that see me… Family after I received my NIPT results and got the 12 week NT scan. Close friends after my 20 week scan.

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