Is anyone else a new mom and dealing with the hormones of the postpartum period? I’ve been doing so well until now. I’m trying to stay on top of taking care of a newborn as well as my mental health. Just wanted to see if there’s anyone else going through this as well.
I’m not in this situation but it’s on my mind a lot for the future. Just know there is help, and it does get better. Are you speaking with a ocd therapist?
@Jay Bird Yes I am! Just waiting for my next appointment at this point.
I am a first time mom and went through the same thing, though there’s times to where I think I still have postpartum and my child is 18 months old
@Millerbm It’s nice to know I’m not alone with feeling this way. It’s hard.
@kblaida It’s not easy, but with the right support, we can get through all the OCD subtypes. Just make sure you ask your husband or bf or partner for time to help your mental health. It’ll be hard, like really hard, and you’ll hate it, but it’s better to find time for yourself
@Millerbm I’ll definitely keep that in mind! He’s been great and so supportive of everything I’ve been going through. Sometimes I feel bad and like I’m putting too much on him, but I’m working hard to be the best wife and mother I can be and I know my mental health is a big part of that.
@kblaida Just take it one day at a time. I’m currently in the same boat along with all my other ocd subtypes and thankfully my husband has been supportive and has been patience with me. The best we can do is keep this in the back of our minds, even if we don’t blv it and it takes someone else to say it “you’re doing great”
@Millerbm Thank you so much for all of your helpful advice! I hope everything gets better for you too.
I'm now about a year and a half post partum. For me, it definitely was harder in the beginning. Lack of sleep and feeling like I always needed to be "on" made it hard to also address my mental health. Once I finally got into therapy, it helped immensely, but as they sleep for longer periods and you're able to get more consistent rest it helps a ton as well. Try not to get isolated. Support groups irl and online are a big help as well. I posted a lot at 3 a.m. when it was feeding time.
@redmuse22 That’s still my issue to this day is trying to get “on” stuff like making sure he’s making his milestones and always reading the parenting books. I’m still dealing with lack of sleep, even though he’s sleeping through the night
@Millerbm Oh for sure! For me I still feel much better than I did during the newborn stage but everyone's experience is different. Do you have some anxiety during check ups? Lol. Our pediatrician is good, but I always hate the assessments where its like the checklist of motor/social/speech skills.
@redmuse22 Yes, I don’t like doctors so I always have anxiety and every time I see those milestone checklists, it’s worse cause whenever we didn’t get to certain milestones, I feel like I’ve failed
@redmuse22 I even had a checklist to see if I still had or have ppd and I guess that’s an ocd thing for reassurance
Currently having an anxious night because my hormones are doing whatever they want before my cycle starts. It's so frustrating. I feel very, very on edge and like I'm constantly anxious about something bad happening. Also been nauseous and having sleep issues. So irritating. How does everyone else deal with the spike in anxiety and OCD before periods? I'm seeing an endocrinologist on Monday to try and help but I feel so stressed out.
I’ve always had ocd. But never experienced pocd until after I got pregnant and was fixing to deliver. Anyone else? I’ve been struggling with this for almost 2 years 😩 and Prozac gives me heart palpitations I’m at my breaking point. Idk who I am anymore. And it’s so hard having to be a mother of two on top of not wanting to do anything bc my brain tells me everything I’m doing is inappropriate ☹️
Hey friends. I hope you all are doing good today. Just struggling mentally myself. Feel like a terrible mother, but I want another baby. My OCD has gotten better despite the terrible episode I had that I seem to not get over. I hope someone comments that could just give me some support with POCD
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