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interesting study.

NDwife07NDwife07
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A new study from Britain's Department of Health has found that new mothers feel most anxious around five months after giving birth. At this point, the excitement has supposedly worn off, and friends and relatives are supposedly no longer offering as much support, which leads many mothers to feel isolated and nervous.

Thoughts? Totally makes sense to me, and in fact, I can feel all of those emotions coming on right about now (I'm just over 4m pp).

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  • war_eaglewar_eagle
    Great.  Something to look forward to in the dead of winter.  :(
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  • Kendall13Kendall13

    So... I shouldn't have already jumped for joy that I made it through the new mother stage without having a freak out?  Damn.

    We moved when DS was 6 weeks old to a place where we don't know anyone.  When DH goes back to work it will probably be hard for me.  I'll have to start paying people to get any "me" time.

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  • MrsDough527MrsDough527
    Isolated? Me? Nooooo... And it is true. No one offers help anymore. Not a lot of people did anyway. Who wants to watch 2 at once? It's hectic.
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  • NDwife07NDwife07

    I mean, PPD can onset at any point in the first year. So no, you're not out of the woods at 3-6m pp. This article isn't talking specifically about PPD, but more about anxiety.

     

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  • MrsBeckaT615MrsBeckaT615
    That's right after Christmas for me.... Hopefully spending two weeks with family will help curb that. 
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  • CantWaitforBabyCantWaitforBaby
    That's interesting.  I could see it happening, I mean it makes sense...thankfully not for me yet though. 
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  • MandaJo9MandaJo9 member
    Makes sense but DH were just commenting on how much fun DD is getting.  Not that she wasn't fun before, she just interacts with us and the dog way more.  So, while people may not be as interested in seeing your LO, at least he/she is growing and changing a ton and is really beginning to show that they enjoy you.
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  • KSimone619KSimone619 member
    I am thinking that since I have no family here and single/not even close to having kids friends that 5 months won't be so shocking to me.  And the holidays are coming up!  I second pp's that say LO is getting super fun now!
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