So I thought postpartum depression was bullshit an now all of a sudden I cant stop crying. I didn't get like this with my 1st kid so this is unfamiliar territory. Mami said its the hormones with lack of sleep and food and now want to take me to a shrink since sucidal thoughts arent normal. What gets rid of the hormones??!
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First thing to check for may be for vitamin deficiencies -- especially if you're breast feeding. Vitamin D3 w/ K2 might be a good one to start if you haven't already. You can get blood tests to help identify any or all that might be deficient.
Obv don't know for sure but when I listen deeply to my lady, echo her feelings back to her so she knows I at least understand, then I hold her in a way that lets her know that I'm here and not going away, I find that helps a lot. Takes a lot of patience sometimes, I heard women have 40x hormones than men when menstruating, plus now a baby then postpartum on top. Yikes. I try not to take things personal. + She goes to therapy once in a while, nothing wrong with that.
Hope that helps, for what it's worth
Get some exercise. Any exercise.
I know you're tired, but do something physical anyway.
If all you've got is 1 pushup, then do 1 pushup.
Do another pushup later when you have a few seconds.
Sleep is huge! I try to redirect negative thoughts in an upward, positive direction; it was hard at first, but has gotten much easier with practice. And give yourself lots of grace! Remember that you are amazing!! And you are a rockstar to those little ones!!❤️