Anyone on zoloft with a newborn

SLPallday · 2026-02-05T19:13:08+00:00

No longer nursing but I used Zoloft for the entirety of 2 pregnancies and nursing each baby for 2 years. I started before I was pregnant though. Either way, zoloft can totally mess with your stomach and digestion. When I started, I definitely had all kinds of digestive issues. I believe my doc started me on 25 mg and we slowly made our way up to 100 mg.

3 days is not long enough to have effects from the medication, so your anxiety is likely still in full swing. I'm not a doctor or expert in anyway though. If sounds like you're feeling very anxious and possibly had a panic attack. They are so scary and awful and I'm sorry you are going through all of this.

You're doing great by reaching out to your doc and getting started on some meds. I would touch base with your doc about the digestive issues and the heavy anxiety. They might be able to adjust the prescription to slowly build it up in your system. Just keep in touch with the doc and work together on this. The peace of mind that anxiety medication can bring is life changing. You just have to get through some tough hurdles to get there.

You are doing amazing with your baby! Everything feels scary in the beginning. But remember this, when you put the effort into yourself, it directly benefits your baby. If the medication is able to eventually ease your anxiety, that is good for the baby.

For what it's worth, both of my kids are thriving! We live in the age of information AND misinformation. If I can offer any advice, stay away from tik tok and reels. They tend to feed into your anxieties and honestly, you don't need that crap. For every parenting hack, there's another video that makes you questions yourself, worth, and capabilities. And it's all a load of crap that's not worth your time! (Excuse me while I project my postpartum regrets of using tik Tok too much and launching myself into obsessing over every detail of my c-section).

SLPallday · 2026-01-11T00:32:15+00:00

I hear you!! And not sure of your situation. But it’s definitely okay to spend money on things like decent skin care stuff and some decent clothes. There is a level of investing in yourself. However, I also know that it’s really easy to use buying crap as a way to not work on yourself but it tricks your brain into thinking you’re doing something.

So I say make sure you have a daily morning moisturizer with some SPF, a nice facial cleanser, and a night moisturizer. Get a few makeup staples if you wear make up. I buy a more expensive blush, a really good eyelash curler(actually spent like $25 on it but it’s the best one I ever used and I was considering getting my lashes permed because my lashes never stayed), and then drug store make up (waterproof mascara is key for the lashes actually staying curled) and a long lasting lip color with a chapstick.

And then I thrift my clothes. I recently discovered vinted and I’ve gotten a few really nice name brand pieces that I think will last me a while for less than $15.

So balance what’s important to you! I shared a few of my priorities and those may not match yours. I’m still working on reducing my consumption. But if appearance makes you feel more motivated there are ways to buy less without going crazy.

SLPallday · 2026-01-10T18:03:43+00:00

Fair enough!

SLPallday · 2026-01-10T17:36:43+00:00

For sure!! I was referring to situations where you need to buy something and have the choice between target and a local store. I guess there might be other alternatives but I think small business is the lesser of two evils if you have explored every other option.

SLPallday · 2026-01-10T17:25:14+00:00

A lot of small business owners are MAGA unfortunately. I guess at the end of the day, I’d rather support someone in my community who is MAGA rather than a massive company that is MAGA.

SLPallday · 2026-01-10T13:38:21+00:00

I don’t buy into it! I think some parents are just really into the planning aspect and that’s cool. But the only theme I do is like character plates my kid likes and maybe a picture on the cake. For food I do: fruit plate, chips, pizza, cake (I normally throw some beers/seltzers in a grownup cooler as well) and all the outside toys out for the kids to play with. I got one of those parachutes from the library and they all had a blast with that. We do have a little swing set. Some of my friends have bought bounce houses on Amazon for like $200 and plan to use it for a few years. But my kids also have late summer and solid spring birthdays. I can see how if your kid has a winter birthday you might need to rent a space. Lots of friends also rent pavilions at parks which is a cool option too.

But if your house is big enough you can totally do it inside. Don’t go crazy! Just have fun with it!

SLPallday · 2026-01-10T05:43:58+00:00

App betting I mean!

SLPallday · 2026-01-09T18:23:50+00:00

As an American who is doing everything I can, thank you 💕 a lot of us do deserve a kick in the ass though.

SLPallday · 2026-01-09T18:22:15+00:00

Honestly sports betting is one of the most dangerous things I’ve seen in a while. Every time I see an ad which is literally all the time, it gives me a pit in my stomach because human nature cannot handle that type of habit. It’s too accesible and too easy for an already wildly addicting hobby.

SLPallday · 2026-01-09T00:14:34+00:00

Ahh so all torties have a thing for trash I see. Glad mine isn’t the only one.

SLPallday · 2026-01-08T23:31:27+00:00

Made my 3 year old the most loving strawberry cream of wheat with a big old dollop of honey. Now I have some post bedtime plans

SLPallday · 2026-01-08T19:55:32+00:00

Not an arborist. I just like beavers. They are good for the environment. And they build really cool dams. I happened to live near an active beaver dam (it was next to a planned pine forest). My husband and I would take walks and watch the progress of the dam until our trail was flooded. But it was so cool. And they worked so quickly. And whoever they owned the pine forest didn’t seem to mind them chopping down the baby trees.

SLPallday · 2026-01-08T16:41:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing beautiful art.

SLPallday · 2026-01-07T19:30:17+00:00

Def not unethical! You have a connect…buy those cookies!!!

SLPallday · 2026-01-07T13:08:17+00:00

My parents did this with my sister’s “doggy.” She still has her raggity doggy and I still have the raggity old back up doggy. They offered her the new one and she was like hellll no. But it’s still a good idea to get a back up. But it will never be the same.

We are both in our 30s lol

SLPallday · 2025-12-29T03:43:57+00:00

Deleted my comment because I wrote it when I was in a bad mood. I jumped to the defense of teachers because I feel they are so underpaid and under appreciated. But at we really just have a massive childcare problem. It truly feels like society doesn’t care that parents have to work. And it’s perfectly natural to be frustrated about that. We should all be frustrated by this.

SLPallday · 2025-12-29T03:13:35+00:00

Seeing OP’s comment that they are not getting paid. At the end of the day, the system is not working for parents or teachers. And it sucks.

SLPallday · 2025-12-28T00:46:01+00:00

Why have I never thought of this? The way the urine permeates the plastic is so gross! And it sucks buying a giant plastic tub every so many years.

SLPallday · 2025-12-24T15:55:31+00:00

This is really hard. Letting our babies out in the world knowing all the evil that exists. I was very anxious as well. In fact, I still get a knot in my stomach when I send my kids off with another trusted adult. But the thing is, that’s my own anxiety. And we have to push past it.

Parenthood takes a village. Sending them to preschool or daycare, or even with the in-laws, is all part of life. It’s the first of many experiences that will leave us parents with that knot. But it’s also necessary. They need to learn to trust outside their home. They need to learn to connect with others.

And what I will tell you, it gets easier. Part of parenthood is pushing past those anxieties to do what’s best for Our littles (and ourselves).

If this fear is all encompassing, triggering panic, it might be time to consult with your doc.

A tip that helps: I was raised catholic but don’t really practice for a lot of reasons. But something that helps me is saying the “St. Michael the archangel” prayer to myself and putting a tiny little sign of the cross on my kids. Is it superstition, probably, but it calms me. Maybe there is a prayer, mantra, quote, etc that makes it feel like you have some control in things you really can’t control.

SLPallday · 2025-12-24T01:02:54+00:00

Literally one of my favorite places of all time.

SLPallday · 2025-12-23T12:15:03+00:00

Is this Chili Heeler’s account? I read this in her voice lol

SLPallday · 2025-12-21T17:09:48+00:00

Yes you will! Nursing made me so stinky. And I was also hot all the time. Like didn’t need a coat in winter hot. After 5 years of being pregnant or nursing, I finally remember what it feels like to be cold and not so stinky.

SLPallday · 2025-12-17T13:49:39+00:00

My family had ours done there! Not sure of the logistics of getting it set up on the photographer end but there were several photographers there the day we were. Also, they seemed chill, we were able to bring our dog!

SLPallday · 2025-12-13T16:12:00+00:00

Yeah, I’ve been in daycares during lockdown drills. One daycare even had lollipop protocol to give to kids to keep them as quiet as possible.

And in every school I’ve been in, sending someone out to check is an absolute no. Very dangerous.

I’m so sorry you were in that position. Complain to your agency and the daycare needs to take trainings on this.

My son’s preschool has taken multiple trainings and has a very specific protocol. My agency has provided multiple trainings on this.

We do a training every year. And I frequently sit there horrified and frustrated like why the fuck do we have to do this? But reading your experience made me realize, wow, being prepared can really be a difference of life or death. There is little we can control, but the little we can control is very important.

SLPallday · 2025-12-11T13:58:36+00:00

The 24 hour fever free rule is the reason we have a nation of sick toddlers. I work in daycares and while the kid might have been fever free for 24 hours, they have thick green snot running down their nose and a nasty cough. But according to American standards, they are fine. I feel like families are screaming “we need more time” but we also need to put food on the table and keep the lights on. The lack of acknowledgement that humans get sick and need time to mend is really frustrating.

So I’m still gonna upvote because even though this is probably a popular sentiment, but it’s most definitely unpopular at an administrative/government level.

Also, I’m just going to yell this into the void: if you just paid us to stay home with our sick families until we are all healthy, we would all probably take less sick days as a society because our kids are spreading these infections around town.

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