Sufrí en secreto mi ansiedad post-parto duran un año[ESP|ENG]
Postpartum anxiety is not as well known as depression; for that reason I will tell you my story about postpartum anxiety, what are its systems. There are very few women who suffer from this but in my case I had some symptoms which I did not know why I had those thoughts and fear after a year began to investigate about it because no one tells you about it.
When my baby was born I was afraid of everything, in fact I did not sleep those two days I was in the clinic not because I did not want to but I could not sleep, the doctor demanded that I had to rest for the sake of both but I just could not do it; maybe it is because I am a first timer and I was afraid that something would happen to my son but months passed, even so the worries could not be controlled. Now I understand the reason for my fears, it is postpartum anxiety which works as a defense mechanism to warn us of any situation that may arise, many of us worry so much about taking care of the baby that we become excessive and even develop compulsive behaviors but not for bad but to take care of our child.
Some of the symptoms I felt were mental; One of them are the negative thoughts, which appeared when I carried my baby immediately imagined that he passed through the door of my room and took my head, also when I took the bundles spontaneously came images that my son slipped from my hands and broke his head, these thoughts made me protect my baby more and even did not want the father to carry him to remove the gases, without any lie I practically took care of the little one alone, but it was because of that extreme fear I felt to see someone else carry him because something bad could happen to him.
I also had stress causing problems with my partner, I totally neglected my husband, I did not take care of him as I used to, it was impossible to detach myself from the baby, I could not concentrate on anything else, for us mothers it is stressful to learn many things in such a short time and even more to want to do everything alone without anyone's help; after a year I came to my senses, I realized what had caused this anxiety and I had to resume my life as a woman.
It is important to recognize what we are doing wrong, both for your family and for ourselves because we are hurting ourselves, we must try to relax and rest; If we need help, ask for it, we do not have to carry all the weight of the baby, avoid negative thoughts, if we can not avoid them immediately think of something nice, look for activities to distract us such as walking with the child, reading books or some sport, we must also eat healthy, because of being on top of my son I did not eat well if not anything and I lost a lot of weight, now I am having consequences with my health one of them is dizziness which happens to me in the mornings, all these symptoms can damage your family relationship that is why we must do our part and control all the anxieties caused by the arrival of a new member to the family
Fuente,Ansiedad post-parto
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Al ser madres nos enfrentamos a muchos cambios, no es un proceso fácil, te entiendo amiga. Mientras nos adaptamos podemos perder el control de otras actividades, no lo hacemos intencional, pero como tú dices lo ideal es aceptar cuando nos fijamos que hemos a actuado mal. Buen post, saludos hermosa 😊
Así es amiga, cuando estamos comenzando en esta nueva etapa nos olvidamos de ser mujer y solo queremos ser madres. Saludos! @wendy0520
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