Mom Rage
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We have a 3.5 week old and a 5 year old and a 2 year old. How do yall deal with mom rage? I feel like by the time I know I’d need to take a minute, the rage has already happened. How do yall deal with it bubbling up and stopping it before it happens?
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Hi! This was me last year! You’re still in the trenches with the newborn. My postpartum rage was a symptom of PPD that I was in denial about for nearly 8 months. Once I started treating my PPD, the rage subsided.
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@Gray-Kangaroo thank you! My PPA has been really bad so I’m hoping as I work through that, the rage will subside.
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An SSRI helped me a lot but also naming my feeling. I tell my kids "I feel myself getting frustrated" and I think it helps them behavior correct as much as it helps me by giving me a split second. I've done it with my newborns too. I think advocating for what you need. Looking back I always felt bad asking for help from even my partner. Almost like I was asking too much. Which was a total lie, I should've asked for more. It's insane what moms go through during pregnancy and postpartum.
