Really powerful piece. I feel like I should share it with my brothers who are both recent parents.
Wake up! there will be no time for other stuff. Life will never be the same again. The you in you will be no more and strangely you will be happy, tired but happy to make all these changes for this little creature
Not necessarily. Postpartum depression is the widespread but generally unacknowledged dark side of becoming a parent. It happens to about 10-20% of new mothers in Western countries and may be up to 65% of mothers in Asian countries. It also commonly affects new fathers.
Recently watched a film on Netflix about it, Kim Ji-young, Born 1982, which was banned in China and many Asian countries because it is such a taboo topic.
I can only speak for myself. Luckily, dealing with depression is not something I have not had to experience. My life as a parent has not been a bed of roses and this year in particular things are being thrown at me that will be life changing. Maybe one day I will be telling everything to a psychiatrist but at the moment I am just putting one foot in front of the other and dealing with the things I can. I will say that my blog here on Hive has been a great support and distraction for me. Trying to give myself some me time has helped me face the challenges.
It takes a village to raise a child so making sure you have supports in place and a strong person to share the responsibility will hopefully make it a rewarding experience.