My Advice For New Moms
This last week has been difficult for me. I'm more tired and less happy and Everest is extra fussy. But it's driven home a truth that I've been learning since I got pregnant. You Don't Always Have To Be Happy During Big Life Changes During pregnancy I was moody, cried a lot, even straight up mean sometimes. The first month after having a baby I was depressed and lethargic and overwhelmed and still moody, crying, and mean. Even now, almost 4 months postpartum I have really bad days and sometimes those days turn into bad weeks. I'm here to say that's normal and it's ok. Relying on help, whether it's your family, friends, hired help, church, or anybody else is totally ok! Needing help for more than 2 weeks is ok. Asking somebody to clean for you is ok. Having somebody hold the baby while you clean is ok. Stepping away from a crying baby is ok. No baby ever died from crying. Taking a few extra moments outside your car while baby is inside so you
