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This picture right here is a genuine, no trying, no posing, real life smile. I was taking pictures for a collab + my husband caught me off guard with one of his random comments. A genuine smile is something that hasn’t been easy for me lately.
I’ve been in a funk. A bad one. And to be honest, I think I’m suffering from PPD. After my miscarriage, I read that you can experience PPD + I truly believe that’s what I’m going through. I’m lacking motivation not only on the gram but in my life. I have barely cleaned my house, I don’t get out of my pajamas on the weekends, I’ve just about given up on self care, and I’m so damn tired. I don’t wanna leave the house. I don’t want to do anything.
Today, I had a great conversation with an amazing friend here on IG and she shared an account with me that was having similar TTC experiences as I. The biggest take away I got from the conversation + the post is to live more positively. To throw positivity out into the universe + to truly believe something good will come from it.
I’m struggling y’all. Bad. Everyday it feels like someone else is posting a pregnancy announcement + while I am truly happy for those people, it’s a constant reminder of what I have lost. I don’t want to be sad or angry or aggravated anymore. I want to be happy, genuinely happy but I’m finding it damn near impossible.
So aside from getting myself some vitamin d to improve my mood, what are some ways you try to keep positive?! Also, a very very special thank you to the women who have reached out to me to give me TTC advice, let me vent, supported me through this, + check in on me daily. I will never be able to show you all how I truly appreciate your words of comfort + love.
The closer we get to the end of the school year, the more work my husband has to do to get me out of bed. Most mornings he just has to open the bathroom door, but recently he’s had to uncover me, pull my legs out, and basically shove me into the shower. He’s the best teacher spouse out there 15 more days!
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Beautiful boy. Sometimes I lay next to him, studying his little features by the light of his new salt lamp. His tiny nose and full lips that settle into a soft pout as he sleeps. Big eyes with long lashes and the softest squishy little cheeks. I wonder what he will look like as a boy, as a teenager, as a man. I try to freeze his image in my memory, storing it away for those days, many years from now, when his chubby baby face is long gone and it’s replaced with stubbled cheeks. When he won’t let me plant 20 kisses over his face in rapid succession, giggling all the while. I will miss this beautiful baby face, that is certain, but while it lasts I’ll spend my quiet evenings soaking it all up. What a wonderful privilege I have. //
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Baby boy is getting more and more cuddly by the day and I’m not complaining .
May is #mentalhealthawareness month and I wanted to talk a little about postpartum depression and PTSD from labour. Theo was six weeks old when I was diagnosed with both of these. .
I’d be lying if I said I remembered much of the first six weeks of Theo’s life. Unsure if it’s because of the tiny human that turned everything upside down and the lack of sleep, or due to my deteriorating mental health and anaemia that wasn’t wasn’t picked up on until weeks later after my postpartum haemorrhage. We attended our six week check up, where the GP was more interested in trying to force the coil on me than discussing my mental health, and sent me on my way with a prescription for antidepressants and that was it. .
The last seven months have been tough at times. I’ve made peace with the majority of it, but recovery isn’t always a straight line, and that’s okay. It’s okay to have ‘down days’ and take a break from social media, which is what I’ve been doing lately. It’s okay to talk about it. It’s okay to not be ready to talk about it. But we need to make sure we’re checking in on mums. New mums, experienced mums, it can be effecting anyone. So if anyone is struggling and needs a chat, my DM’s are always open
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#ad- What’s more fun than jumping on the bed?!?! Nothing!
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And you know what is even better?! That even after jumping on the bed, I don’t have to remake it thanks to @beddysbeds - not only does the zip on the sides make it easy to make your bed but it keeps everything in place when you have a little wildling like mine!! #beddysbeds
H A P P Y F R I D A Y and happy birthday Mr husband if you are reading So Yay for Friday, been up since 4am though so please pass me the coffee! Link in bio if you want one of these pretty candles or enter the giveaway to win a candle, diffuser and melts (post a couple of days ago) you got to be in it to win it .
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