u/IntenseViolet567

I'm nearly 8 weeks postpartum and I feel like I'm messing up left and right. I give little one small, frequent meals due to gas and acid reflux, but he's still hungry. I give him that much, he cries. Give him more, he's satisfied for a bit, then cries due to reflux. My partner accused me of starving him. I'm feeling incredibly overwhelmed. I don't think I'm cut out for this...

I love my son, but I was already the easily-overwhelmed-and-stressed type before I had a baby. This exacerbates that tenfold. I think he's perfect, and I want to spend all of my time and energy focusing on him. I think the demand of having two or more would take my attention away from him and be too much for me.

I hope I stand my ground. My partner's already talking about trying for another in the spring (I'm getting sick with overwhelm at the thought of that).

I'm having trouble deciding if I want more or not. I'm only 7 weeks pp but this is wrecking my mental and physical health. I ADORE my son, but I had a rough pregnancy that ended in an emergency c-section due to severe preeclampsia and a NICU baby. Not sure if I want to do this again.

As much as I love my son, if I could go back in time and warn myself, I would.

I'm 7 weeks postpartum and I'm miserable. The first three weeks of my son's life were spent in the NICU. He was born at 35 weeks because I developed severe preeclampsia, so they induced. I had failure to progress and his heart rate started dropping so I had an emergency c-section.

He's been home for a month, and some days are good, some are bad, some are AWFUL. Today has been AWFUL. He's been crying for nearly seven hours straight (9AM-4PM). I think he's crying just to cry. I'm feeling incredibly overwhelmed and I have no help.

My partner works overnights so he's asleep during the day. Family refuses to help. I'm lucky if I sleep four hours a night, and I keep skipping meals because I simply don't have the time/energy. My mental health is suffering, and so is my milk supply. I wish I could just give up and run away.

I'm 6 weeks postpartum and am NOT looking forward to the return of my period. They weren't overly painful, but they were very heavy, to the point I was soaking through ultra tampons in an hour. I have an appointment coming up to discuss BC. Which ones don't cause periods? I can't handle that with a newborn atm 😅

My 6-and-a-half-week-old is officially 9 lbs and 21 inches, so we're retiring the newborn clothes. I am NOT ready for this. He was born 4 weeks early with IUGR due to placental insufficiency caused by severe preeclampsia. He was born at exactly five pounds, and dropped down to 4 lbs 12 oz after birth.

Out of the 6-ish weeks he's been alive, he's blown through preemie and newborn clothes.

I'm gonna cry, y'all.

He's growing too fast for my heart to handle.

I'm 6 weeks postpartum and second guessing if I want more kids. Three days ago I said I'd have 10 if I could, now I'm thinking two is too many. My partner is adamant that he wants at least one more, if not two. How would I bring this up? I don't want to seem so hot and cold, but I can't seem to make up my mind. I know it's still really early, and in time I might change my mind, but I feel overwhelmed with just one. And I don't think I'm a good mom. Of course I take care of my little love the best I can, but sometimes I feel so... detached? Idk, maybe I'm just having a bad day...

My LO is 6 weeks old and has colic, on top of being clingy. God forbid I need to pee 😅 Plus all the laundry! My goodness!

My newborn, who's fed 90% breastmilk, has eaten four ounces in a sitting, then ate four more ounces an hour later, then will cry and yell another hour later (while sucking on hands/rooting) that he wants more, will take a few sips, then refuse to eat. While still crying that he's hungry. What's going on? I'm getting stressed. He's been doing this for days

I'm 6 weeks postpartum tomorrow and I exclusively pump (7 times a day, 30-40 minutes). Two days ago, I had spotting for a few hours. Yesterday, nothing. Today, the spotting is back. Postpartum bleeding concluded two weeks ago, so I don't think it's that. Is it normal for first postpartum period to be very light and inconsistent? TIA!

I was gifted Millie Moon size NB by a friend of mine. I used them a few times on my (at the time) 7-pound, 4-week-old newborn, and the fit was horrible. Very low in the back, and the side barely reach the front. I tried again on my 8-pound, 6-week-old and they're just as bad. Why do these diapers have so much hype?

I'm 6 weeks postpartum and looking to lose some weight. I'm 35 pounds above pre-pregnancy weight, and 75 pounds overweight. My only concern is that this will reduce my already-low supply. Has anyone had any luck losing weight while EP or BF? TIA :)

I'm not even sure if I want another at the moment. I'm barely 6 weeks pp and, while I love my little boy, he's been a challenge. Colic, choking during feeding (seeing a gastroenterologist in a few days), and an irritation rash on his tushy that requires a mini-bath every time I change his diaper. I'm a SAHM right now so I get most of the caring time for baby. I'm so tired. Not positive I wanna do this again and idk how to tell him 😅

My little boy has colic. He screamed for six hours last night, from 10PM until 4AM. I've tried all the suggestions besides gripe water, which I'm taking with a grain of salt. Is it worth the purchase? I'm so, so, so, so, so tired.

I'm nearly 6 weeks postpartum and have never felt worse about myself. During pregnancy, I felt like my body had meaning. Now I feel it's worthless and horribly misshapen. I'm covered in stretch marks with an apron belly after an emergency c-section at 35 weeks. My milk production is starting to dwindle and I'm very overweight. My baby cries as soon as I hold him but he doesn't do it for anyone else. It's affecting my relationship. I love my son and would choose this again in a heartbeat but I feel awful...

It literally takes a village, and most of us out here are managing with little to no help. The mental strength, patience and sympathy needed to raise a child makes all of so amazing. Don't doubt yourself!

Before I got pregnant, and while I was pregnant, my partner was adamant I'd be a SAHM. I'm five weeks postpartum, baby was in NICU for three of those weeks. The LO has been home two weeks and he's already asking when I plan on getting a job. I'm sorry but I'm angry. This is not what we agreed on. I don't have a degree or experience in much besides retail, so I'd be lucky to get a $17/hr job. Daycare is so expensive in the Poconos...

It's starting. My baby officially is wanting to eat more than I can produce. The absolute most I make in a session is 3.5oz, and now, he wants 4oz. I know even a small amount of breastmilk is beneficial, but I'm just so tired of stressing about it. I feel like a failure

My 5-week-old (a week adjusted) has been having awful gas that keeps him awake a good part of the day. Once it passes, he's so overtired, he won't sleep! I'm trying:

-Swaddling
-Pacifier
-Sound machine (heartbeat/white noise with shushing)
-Dark room

He's so frustrated! Any tips?