u/JustTrash890

Currently 7 days postpartum and not sure if it’s just hormones or maybe a form of postpartum depression but both me and my husband work full-time jobs my husband will actually be away for 10 to 13 hours just depending it’s very rare that he works just eight hours a day

My anxiety is stemming from the fact that we also have an 18 month old who is still working on listening and doesn’t entirely understand that we can’t jump on or hit her new baby sister

Both me and my husband have six weeks paid leave (I know it’s shit.) even though my newborn is only seven days old and we still have five weeks left together. I’m having anxiety of the fact that when he goes back to work and I go back to work, I’m going to be alone with the newborn and the toddler.

I work from home so the toddler stays with me all day, and she has since she was born

I was already on thin ice with management since pregnancy and toddler duty kicked my ass

Tbh I don’t even know if I’m going to have a job when I go back to work.

I’m just freaking out a little, thinking about being here by myself while trying to work and handling two kids

I sincerely don’t believe six weeks is enough, and I’m having a lot of anxiety about it. My husband is pretty much on toddler duty right now as I am exclusively breast-feeding our newborn and just imagining not having his help is really freaking me out to the point I have felt sick to my stomach for 2 days.

Any advice? Does it get better?

I think her only being seven days old and us not having any kind of routine right now is what’s really throwing me off

I’m also having extreme guilt since I haven’t spent as much time with my 18 month old as I did before

And I just don’t want her to feel neglected or feel like she’s not loved. I’m trying to make sure I give her as much attention as I can, but it’s hard when my newborn is feeding every two hours.

We also just got back out of the hospital since she had to go through light therapy since her Bilirubin was elevated and I’m exhausted which might also play a part in how I’m feeling.

Not sure if it’s just hormones or maybe a form of postpartum depression but both me and my husband work full-time jobs my husband will actually be away for 10 to 13 hours just depending it’s very rare that he works just eight hours a day

My anxiety is stemming from the fact that we also have an 18 month old who is still working on listening and doesn’t entirely understand that we can’t jump on or hit her new baby sister

Both me and my husband have six weeks paid leave (I know it’s shit.) even though my newborn is only five days old and we still have five weeks left together. I’m having anxiety of the fact that when he goes back to work and I go back to work, I’m going to be alone with the newborn and the toddler.

I work from home so the toddler stays with me all day, and she has since she was born

I’m just freaking out a little, thinking about being here by myself while trying to work and handling two kids

I sincerely don’t believe six weeks is enough, and I’m having a lot of anxiety about it. My husband is pretty much on toddler duty right now as I am exclusively breast-feeding our newborn and just imagining not having his help is really freaking me out.

Any advice? Does it get better?

I think her only being five days old and us not having any kind of routine right now is what’s really throwing me off

I’m also having extreme guilt since I haven’t spent as much time with my 18 month old as I did before

And I just don’t want her to feel neglected or feel like she’s not loved. I’m trying to make sure I give her as much attention as I can, but it’s hard when my newborn is feeding every two hours.

We also just got back out of the hospital since she had to go through light therapy since her Bilirubin was elevated and I’m exhausted which might also play a part in how I’m feeling.