My mother’s life was shifted dramatically by her own mother’s PPD. After my mother was born, my grandmother was institutionalized in the 50s for over three years. PPD being generally regarded as a woman’s nervous condition. My mom didn’t meet her mom until she was a toddler.
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Her postpartum depression was never given the sensitivity or empathy that it needed, and my grandmother eventually killed her self as a result. The generational misperceptions about postpartum and the stigmas, are still there unfortunately.
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The across the board electroshock therapy of yesterday is the depression is a choice of today. And the shame of speaking on the pains of motherhood at the same time as the joys still seems to be a hard rift to bridge.
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Postpartum depression is a real and valid and needs to be given the support not only medically but in public perception as well. It’s shifting, as most things are, but it needs to continue to be talked about lest we forget that the Baby Blues can be a terrifying reality for many.
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It’s ok to not be ok. It’s ok to put the baby down in a safe place and walk away to collect yourself. It’s ok to ask for help. I wish I had more people asking how I was doing as opposed to how the baby was doing. The baby has it easy. The mama does not.
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I wish I’d known how common it was, or more of what postpartum actually MEANS and what causes it and how to cope with it. I wish I’d known that it can be months before you develop it.
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Also wish I wasn’t scared to admit that I was going through it and that it’s not something to feel shameful or guilty over
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I wish I had sought help when I knew I wasn’t being myself.
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I had (still have) post natal anxiety. Hated when people told me I was just a worrier.
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I wish I’d known to anticipate post partum anxiety, to know the emotional rollercoaster was very real and intense, and understood it would pass. It took a lot of time, but it is something you survive.
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Yes!! It’s not talked about enough because of guilt. Women are always conditioned to feel guilty about feeling, we need more awareness and support from men and women about this issue and how it’s okay to feel like this and it doesn’t mean they are a bad mother!
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I wish I had known that what I was feeling wasn’t abnormal. In the moments of distress & intense worrying, you feel absolutely crazy. On top of that, you’re having to raise a human. I wish I had known that being a parent is a HUGE deal. Everyone made it seem easy.
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#MyWishforMoms is that they be informed more about#postpartumanxiety as well as#postpartumdepression. I didn't know I needed help for weeks bc I wasn't feeling depressed, but I my anxiety was through the roof and needed help/medication.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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A break, sometimes you just need a break. A shower, long drive, silence, anything to keep you straight. You are a mother, yes, but you were someone before you were a mom. Don't lose her.
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This rings so true for me. I felt like I’d forgotten who I was. I was just a mum-I couldn’t remember what it felt like to be Laura. Definitely better now-but it takes time and support x
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It does. I was there too. I watched my daughter-in-law go through it, she had a harder time with it being a stay at home mom, I had a job to run off too, she didn't. Helps to be supportive and offer help. She wouldn't ask, she felt it was a sign of weakness.
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I wish I had known that what I was feeling wasn’t normal. I wish people had seen through the façade I was meagerly holding up.
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The stigma of “postpartum” itself is traumatizing. The judgement you get. Everyone thinks it means you’re going to kill you baby when it’s SOOOOO much more than that.
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I wish I had listened to my body more, and taken it seriously sooner.
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