Comments on: Postpartum Anxiety and Maternal Mental Health https://studioksl.com/postpartum-anxiety-and-maternal-mental-health/ Fitness, nutrition, wellness, Recipes and Lifestyle with Katrina Scott Tue, 14 Dec 2021 05:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Christina Abbene https://studioksl.com/postpartum-anxiety-and-maternal-mental-health/#comment-99 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:04:12 +0000 https://studioksl.com/?p=510#comment-99 This beautiful post brought tears to my eyes. I had so much anxiety after my son was born. We TTC for 4 years and had got pregnant by a successful round of IVF. I was scared every second something was going to happen to him and that I would lose him. One day, for 24 hours, I could not stop crying because I thought he had Infantile Spasms. I just didn’t know that babies wiggle and move A LOT; like all the time. I was scared to light candles and didn’t for the first 6 months of his life. I was scared that my dogs would confuse him with a toy and grab him to run around the yard with him. I was scared for him to be around knives because for some reason I thought he would accidentally get stabbed. I was scared to leave my curling wand on because I thought somehow he would get burned (he was nowhere near these items). Everything scared me.

And you are right, our partners go through a lot becoming a new parent, too. I try to cherish every single moment I have with my son. I am so overwhelmed by how much love I have for him. He was born 4/23/2020 right in the beginning of the pandemic. So we were gifted with more intimate time with him; which I am so thankful for. But I feel like I missed out on those fun new mom things – walking around Target with him, going to parks, big celebrations that he deserves, but isn’t getting, etc. Becoming a mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am so thankful for the love and support my husband shows us every single day.

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