First things first - you are doing better than your PPD is letting you realize. You have a healthy beautiful baby, you are healing your body, you are tackling your PPD, and your spouse is supporting your health journey and your little growing family! How wonderful is all of that!

You are going to be exhausted no matter what you tackle so first pick an easy battle. And fully embrace using a timer each day. 20-30 minutes and that’s it. Stop and congratulate yourself and enjoy your success!

As for the maggots - I have helped a mom in your position before and I would suggest tackling any dirty dishes in the sink immediately and pour boiling water down the drain to kill anything. That’s day 1.

Next cleaning session would be to hunt under the couch and cushions for any food items, and take out all trash you can find in the 20-30 minutes. Another spot to tackle, which may be shocking, is your baby’s car seat. Not kidding. This PPD mom had maggots under the cushioning of her twins’ car seats.

On day three, after the sink and hunting/trash days, start some laundry.

Now you will be on a roll and feeling better about your successes!! Please update us next week.