I'm starting t worry that I'm sliding down into one of my unstable periods. I'm terrified that I'm gonna screw up with this parenting thing. The hormones from pregnancy really balanced me out, but I guess it was to much to hope for it to last. The past few days I've been realizing I haven't been eating properly. I do this. I go a day and realize at the end of it, I'm starving. Duh, you haven't eaten all day! And the weird thing is the hunger doesn't even bother me. It's a funky combination of obliviousness and purposefull sabotage I do and it's bad. Especially since I'm nursing my son. How much of this before my milk supply suffers? It's been a week since it started, but the last two days I've really focused on feeding myself right.
I'm breast-feeding too! It's really important to keep your nutrition high for yourself as well as your baby. Try eating fruit and other healthy snacks like cheese. Maybe you could make it the night before to save time the next day? And taking a multi vitamin suitable for breast-feeding with lots of iron in too is a good idea! Love and peace X
please go see a therapist. You have to take care of yourself in order to take care of your baby. If you have an eating disorder (it has nothing to do with body image, and everything to do with feeling out of control) you need to address that now, before your baby suffers from your actions. It could also be PPD, which can happen at any time in the first couple years after baby is born. I'm not saying you need medication for whatever is bothering you, but it might really help to have someone to talk to about how you are feeling. ((((HUGS))))
I saw a therapist after my second babe. No meds, just talked with her a few times, it really, really helped. Diet has a lot to do with you emotional well being to. Concentrate on eating lots of fruits and veggies and whole foods. I bet you'll see a difference
I'm bipolar. I have a therapist but, I owe him alot of money. So, kind of stuck right now. I AM on the very light end of the spectrum but, it's still not good. It's not an eating disorder exactly. I associate it with my "manic" periods. I don't eat, stay up for days, lose my (very few) organizational skills. Generally I go on the fritz.
Can you get some therapy from a sliding scale center? Bipolar, as you know, only gets worse without treatment. If you know what is coming, getting as healthy as possible is the best way to handle it. Is there a YWCA or a clinic in the area that can help you, if your therapist won't see you? Is your regular therapist refusing to see you until you pay, or are you just embarrassed about the money? If it is the latter, try to see him anyway and make plans for payment. I hope you are feeling better. Some of the anticonvulsant meds can be used for BiPolar and are compatible with breastfeeding, so if it comes to that, keep that in mind. Hugs and love, Maggie
I was using Lamictal before and it managed it very well. My therapist is WONDERFUL! He hardly ever mentions the money. I'm just too embarrassed about it. My husband said we could pay half the bill in Jan. but I don't want to nag him about it.
Hon, don't be embarressed, if you know what is coming, you need the help. Please, it'll be better for the baby, you and your dh if you get the help. Hugs, I hope you are OK. Maggie
