Anger
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Anger is a valid response to being overwhelmed. It is important to let someone you trust know how you are feeling. Reach out for help if you find yourself feeling unusually irritable.
Breast-Feeding or Formula?
/"What is often missing from the debate over breast vs. bottle is the fact that so many women do both. Breast-feeding is still considered the gold standard, but formula supplementation is commonplace, especially as women return to work after maternity leave. For many mothers, this is the best of both worlds."
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Mommy Brain
/Dr. Alexandra Sacks writes an article in the NY Times about Reframing 'Mommy Brain' and trying to actually understand how pregnancy and motherhood affect women.
Talking about Scary Thoughts
/Having scary thoughts is very common for new mothers. Karen Kleiman describes what gets in the way of being able to talk about them and get the help new mothers need.
7 Reasons Why Mothers Don’t Disclose Their Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman in Psychology Today
Children's Sleep and Impact of Light
/This New York Times article, To Help Children Sleep, Go Dark, describes the strong impact between light and levels of melatonin in children. It suggests keeping lights dim in the evening for everyone in the household.
"No One Ever Told Me I’d Hate My Husband"
/A Description of new motherhood emotions by Jennifer Legra on Scary Mommy:
So, now that we were both excruciatingly tired, now that I hadn’t showered or gotten dressed and felt terrible about myself, now that my emotions were on the verge of severe-risk-of-terrorist-attack red, now that baby had replaced my husband with my full attention and definitely all of my patience, now that I hadn’t left the house or seen people besides my husband (making him my only adult connection to the outside world), now that he was the only real person who knew everything I was going through (making him both my best friend and my enemy), I hated him. Because who else was I going to hate? No one else was around.
The Six Points to Help Manage Anxiety
/The Six Points is a tool used to help manage the symptoms of anxiety. Karen Kleiman from The Postpartum Stress Center describes them here.