Mommy Guilt :(

millieb0623

I feel so guilty about not being overjoyed that my LO is here. I mean I carried her for 9 months. She was all MINE for 9 months and I am not over the moon that she is here? what is wrong with me? It's so hard to be the only person in my family that is not totally rejoicing in her arrival. I mean I have waited my whole life for her. She's my baby!

millieb0623

17 days old. I feel the same way. Some days are better than others. And I do feel myself starting to have a better outlook. Maybe at first I felt so bad because I was still feeling so bad from my c section and infection. But feeling wise I feel better about her today. Not as well as I would like to but I feel like I am getting there

homebird

I felt the same way after both kids were born. I don't necessarily think it's depression ... I think most moms feel this way to some extent. You have this big buildup to baby's birth, baby is born and then *wham* you get hit with a dose of reality. Having a newborn is HARD. I mean, you know that before the baby gets here, but you don't really know exactly how hard it is. You have this needy (yet adorable) little person who just takes-takes-takes from you. And your life has been turned upside down.

You have to give yourself time to adjust. You will adjust and you will feel normal again! And those feelings of love and bonding may just happen slowly for you (as it did for me) but I promise you will get there.

Hang in there!