Postpartum Therapy Denver

Have you seen other new moms who look like they have it all together and there’s no way they are struggling in the ways you are? Maybe you thought the birth of your baby was going to bring instant joy and excitement, but instead you haven’t found yourself feeling connected to them. You expected to “bounce back” to your pre-pregnancy body and workout in the same ways you were doing before, but instead it’s taking all the effort you have to walk up the stairs, let alone even finding the time to move your body. You might be constantly bombarded with thoughts around “is my baby eating enough?”, “I’m worried I’m going to do something to hurt my baby”, “what if I didn’t buckle them in the car seat tight enough”. 

The transition to parenthood can bring about a wide range of emotions. We tend to think these emotions are mostly positive - joy, excitement, love, pride; when more often than not these are combined with some confusing emotions - fear, isolation, sadness, anxiety, uncertainty. When looking around it can seem like everyone else has figured it out and has adjusted to this transition with ease, but really most people aren’t talking about their struggles. They aren’t talking about thinking they’re the only mother who can’t seem to get their child to sleep in their crib and instead have brought their newborn into bed with them. Or that they are having recurring intrusive thoughts of waking up to their child not breathing. Or that they are resenting their partner for not taking on more of the mental load of parenthood, even though they don’t want to outright ask them for help. These are just a few of the struggles that we tend to believe we are isolated in facing, but really there are infinite parents out there experiencing the same.