Posted by Shana on October 01, 2003 at 08:33:09:
In Reply to: Post partum??? posted by JenL on September 30, 2003 at 20:12:56:
: Anyone else have the baby blues? I love my baby, and I love my kids, but lately I just feel sort of overwhelmed and I feel like I'm just shutting down. Like I've been obsessed with keeping up with laundry, but letting the rest of the house go. It's like a humongous effort to get moving at the beginning of the day, I don't really feel like doing much until after lunch. I feel like I could cry at the drop of a hat. My husband threw a fit about the house tonight and all I could do was cry. How could I be doing so little and still feel like I'm going in circles? I literally had to think about what I had done all day and figure out what I had done with my time. How do I stop feeling like this and get into the swing of things. Oh for those of you that don't know my baby is six weeks old. I feel like DH feels like it's been long enough for me to get the swing of things and is fed up with the house being messy and dinner being late etc. Any suggestions or should I just get rid of the SOB?
It does sound like post partum has taken a toll on you. That was the reason I never went back to work. Though I never really felt it as my son was very ill the first six weeks. If you have to: develop a daily routine for yourself. I find I have the most energy first thing in the am. But make a list of what needs to be done and alternate days, etc. It works great. You get into the habit of doing those things. Good luck!
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