Anyone else taking something for their anxiety? I have been just dealing with it since i found out i was pregnant December of 2014. I'm getting to the point where I can't just manage and ignore it. It is causing physical pain and emotional stress in my marriage and my relationship with my baby. I'm still nervous to take something for it. I get anxiety thinking about taking my anxiety medicine. Lol. I feel like I'm losing it lately. Really, really just generally feel like i don't have my shit together. I see other moms who seem so cool headed. I can't keep going like this but i wanted to BF until 15 mo (November was my quit month). I feel like a bad mom if I stop BF for my benefit and I feel like a bad mom if I keep BF on meds and I also feel like a bad mom being so anxiety ridden. Anyone else relate?
Re: Anxiety meds and breastfeeding?
Do NOT feel this way, please! This is how I felt when I chose to start taking anxiety medication. My doctor explained in the nicest way that as long as your baby is thriving and eating, it does not matter if it's formula or breastmilk. I couldn't properly fake care of my son without helping myself first. That's the way you need to look at it. You're not being a bad mom, you're being an amazing mother by benefiting yourself because by doing that, you're going to have an easier time parenting and everything else in your life will be easier without your anxiety. Don't be so hard on yourself, you've made it SO far