“[Redacted] was really scary until I learned this is a thing moms go through.”

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"I like to tell patients you didn't miss nine months of periods, you're going to get them all at once, simultaneously, immediately after delivery."

"I had this happen as well. I, however, could tell I needed to go. I just had zero ability to hold it. I was wearing monster pads for any bleeding, but I honestly needed them more for pee. And I often peed completely through them."

"I was so sweaty and smelled like onions… 🫠"

"You think you’re outsmarting the system, and it’s the one night they sleep like angels as you sit there in exhausted anticipation."

"As a parent of a now 4 and 2-year-old, I didn’t know this was a thing. I thought it was just me, and I never expressed it before. I just told my husband about your post and told him how much I dreaded the nighttime, how it filled me with anxiety, and he had no idea."

"Me, too! I dreaded falling asleep, like I was going to die if I did."

"Important to elaborate on this, so I’ll go:

Explicit visual flash of 'What if I threw the baby down the stairs?'

'What if I forgot to change the baby’s diaper the entire time since he was born?'

'What if I accidentally put the baby in the deep freezer while sleepwalking?'

The list goes on. Horrifying how often these thoughts occurred to me. No urge ever to act on them, but the way they would just come into my mind was really scary until I learned this is a thing moms go through."

"Yup, the first few days for me, I barely remember. My delivery was traumatic, so I blocked that out, then the pains that came with it — I just felt helpless, and my husband picked up my slack as I just sat awake, in a daze, holding my son. Thank god that has passed!"

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If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health postpartum, the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is available 24/7 at no cost. The Postpartum Support International Helpline can also provide assistance at 1-800-944-4773