Yes, raising a family is challenging especially right now. These strategies can help remind you of how awesome it is to raise your sweet, funny, infuriating kids.
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Sometimes postpartum mental health struggles manifest in bouts of anger.
May is Maternal Mental Health Month, so HuffPost Parenting and Wellness are shining a light on postpartum well-being. From how new moms handle those early days as parents while struggling with their own mental health to how to be there for friends and family, we’ve created a space for moms and their loved ones to feel seen and heard in those first trying months of parenthood. See the full series here.
After Jamie Zahlaway Belsito welcomed her second child, she didn’t experience the deep sadness or anxiety many new mothers feel. Instead, she often found herself seething with rage.
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Experiencing difficulties with your mental health after having a baby is completely normal.
May is Maternal Mental Health Month, so HuffPost Parenting and Wellness are shining a light on postpartum well-being. From how new moms handle those early days as parents while struggling with their own mental health to how to be there for friends and family, we’ve created a space for moms and their loved ones to feel seen and heard in those first trying months of parenthood. See the full series here.
Having a baby, whether it’s your first or fourth, is a surreal experience. Between sustaining a new life to seeing that wrinkly (so wrinkly!) little face for the first time, it can be a truly wonderful time.
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Those caring for colicky babies need mental health support, whether they re grappling with full-blown postpartum depression or just struggling to find their footing emotionally.
May is Maternal Mental Health Month, so HuffPost Parenting and Wellness are shining a light on postpartum well-being. From how new moms handle those early days as parents while struggling with their own mental health to how to be there for friends and family, we’ve created a space for moms and their loved ones to feel seen and heard in those first trying months of parenthood. See the full series here.