PP feelings

#justranting Hey all, I'm currently 7 weeks post partum and these feelings have slowly creep up. Wondering if any mums feels the same way. People say newborn is the easy stage but why am I not experiencing it. Bb has been a crier since born. Doesn't sleep well at night. Screams murder spontaneously. I'm not able to differentiate between hunger cry/gassy cry etc. So its always an anxious time for me whenever she cries. I've gotten gastric from the anxiety I've tried to follow wake windows so she will have a good night sleep but doesn't seem to work. Because I don't know how she will react, I've become so scared of bringing bb to go out. I've been staying home so much because the anxiety is just crippling me. The thought of her crying uncontrollably while outside is just something I can't seem to look past. Whenever I see parents with their newborns strolling outside calmly and happily, I'm always wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Why is my bb not as such. What am I not providing for her. Hais. I hope this phase will pass soon. I'm just not enjoying this stage

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Hi mama, it’s normal to feel this way. I was like you during nb days as well. I cried taking care of her and gets annoyed easily because I’m very lack of sleep and I’m not eating well. My advise is to take it slowly, it will be over before you even realize. At this stage you may feel like it’s hard but once bb gets older, you will realize nb days are the easiest. The hard part during nb days is having to get used to no sleep and also learning how to read baby. Now my baby tries to tear down my room or attempt to fly off the bed the moment she’s awake. 🥲 It is okay for baby to cry, sometimes it’s just that they need comfort. Can consider baby wearing (daytime)/yaolan (day or night) or even stroller (daytime) to see if baby can sleep better. Use app trackers to mark down feed/diapers change timings so at the very least you will at least have a clearer view on roughly when to feed or change baby. For my case, during her nb days, she feeds every 3 hourly so I will standby the milk (2.45hours) before she cries. If all these is too much for you now, give yourself a break. Get someone to help you out for a day, go out and chill. Meet up with friends, do some shopping, pamper yourself. Jiayou mama! 💪🏻

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3y ago

Thank you mummy 🤍

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