To the Mom with Postpartum Depression
Little hands reaching up at you.
Constantly.. reaching.
Little cries directed at you.
They are paralyzing.. sometimes.
Little person needing you.
Constantly…are you there?
This is what you wanted right? How dare you be ungrateful. How dare you miss your free time. How dare you feel overwhelmed.
This little person needs you.
How dare you be…human.
When you have a baby, people forget you are a person. Sometimes you forget you are a person.
You can be someone’s mom, and still be yourself. You can love your child and be overwhelmed. You can ask for help and need a break .
This doesn’t make you a failure. This makes you human.
And this little person you’re raising..
They need you to be human. They need you to be here. Really here.
So know that, every time you feel guilty, you are doing a great job. You are a mom now- you are somebody’s whole world. And the good days outweigh the bad.
To the mom with postpartum depression- I promise everything will be okay again one day.
Until then, breathe, and remember it’s okay to be human.
