Thanks y’all for the thoughts and hugs. The whole thing has been frustrating because it shouldn’t have happened to begin with, then add on the extra postpartum hormones and then a layer of mom guilt feeling like I’m not doing enough for her… It’s just been an emotional few days.
I hope none of y’all end up in the same boat, but just in case you do — it’s worth it to reach out to the hospital social worker. You may be surprised at what resources they have available (gas cards, etc.). One of the ladies from my August 2015 group recommended that and I’m glad I reached out, they were able to help me get out to see my baby.
Also…. Is postpartum nesting a thing? I woke up at 2:30am and had the urge to clean, but didn’t want to wake anybody up so I resorted to scrubbing my bedroom walls (that my kids have recently made their artwork canvas). Maybe I’m just crazy.
Has anybody here taken Viibryd? I just got prescribed it for postpartum depression and anxiety. I know these things work different for everybody, I’m just curious about experiences.
@chrissdee Look at how sweet!! I'm so glad you've been able to spend some time with her. That mom fully is so real and so awful. I'm sorry you're dealing with that on top of everything else.
Great advice in the hospital social worker! Like you said, hopefully no one has to do so buy its good to know there are resources.
How are DH and the other kiddos doing with everything? Hopefully hanging in there as well as can be expected.
@chrissdee The mom guilt is real. I'm so glad you were able to see her! I've never taken that. I had PPD with DS3, and they prescribed Zoloft. It took about 3 weeks for it to fully kick in, and about a week before I felt like all the heaviness was lifting.
@UnwritteN12 Husband is tired. He’s back to work and trying to take on as much as he can with the other 3. The kids are living life as normal. They all know Evie is in the hospital and she’s tiny, and they’ve been able to FaceTime with her and stuff… but with her being in the NICU nothing has changed for them yet. She’s really going to shake things up once she comes home.
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Great advice in the hospital social worker! Like you said, hopefully no one has to do so buy its good to know there are resources.
How are DH and the other kiddos doing with everything? Hopefully hanging in there as well as can be expected.