God has blessed me with such a caring, Godly man. Not all men could endure the pain we have been through, but my husband is amazing! He supports me in my weaknesses. A SUPPORT SYSTEM IS CRUCIAL FOR A WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS.
I am not the only one that suffered, my husband suffered too. Yet he loves me and continues to support me through and through. I think about women that may not have a support system like I do and my heart weeps for them. It takes an army, a village....
If you know a women currently suffering from postpartum psychosis, don't give up on her! She will get better, LOVE her. Tell her she is beautiful, trust her. Tell her she is a good mom. Let her hold her baby and don't question her love for her baby. Let her be mommy. PRAY for her. Call her, LISTEN, sit with her. Help her to feel herself again. Get her a good therapist; someone who understands Postpartum Psychosis and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Get her a good psychiatrist and remind her it's okay to take medicine to get better. Let her pump and dump until SHE'S ready to stop. Don't judge her for giving her baby a bottle of healthy formula. Take pictures for her.
REMEMBER mommy is not the only one that suffers, daddy suffers too. BE THERE FOR HIM TOO! Let him talk, let him cry. LISTEN, don't be quick to give advice! Help him to love her through such a wicked illness. Sit with mommy and baby so he can have time to be himself. Stay with him if mommy is in the hospital. Let him care for his new baby. Let him be daddy. Don't judge or criticize. Be with mommy so he can continue to provide for his family financially. Tell him he is a good daddy and a good husband. Don't avoid him in his pain. Love him through it. Let him feel. Don't pretend you understand, if you don't. (If you haven't been through Postpartum Psychosis as a daddy; you can't FULLY relate.)
When a husband and wife become one; they are that, ONE! My husband can't talk about ALL of this yet and that's okay. We heal differently. He felt hell too. He was just on the outside looking in. Because we are ONE, I think it is like half of his body was paralyzed in my sickness. But when I am weak, he is strong and when he is weak I am strong. God designed marriage for a reason. There is a reason you get married and THEN have kids. Marriage is incredible! But sometimes it is HARD work. And it only gets harder when you become mommy and daddy! God always knows what is best for us-why do we often think we know what's best?
I am not the only one that suffered, my husband suffered too. Yet he loves me and continues to support me through and through. I think about women that may not have a support system like I do and my heart weeps for them. It takes an army, a village....
If you know a women currently suffering from postpartum psychosis, don't give up on her! She will get better, LOVE her. Tell her she is beautiful, trust her. Tell her she is a good mom. Let her hold her baby and don't question her love for her baby. Let her be mommy. PRAY for her. Call her, LISTEN, sit with her. Help her to feel herself again. Get her a good therapist; someone who understands Postpartum Psychosis and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Get her a good psychiatrist and remind her it's okay to take medicine to get better. Let her pump and dump until SHE'S ready to stop. Don't judge her for giving her baby a bottle of healthy formula. Take pictures for her.
REMEMBER mommy is not the only one that suffers, daddy suffers too. BE THERE FOR HIM TOO! Let him talk, let him cry. LISTEN, don't be quick to give advice! Help him to love her through such a wicked illness. Sit with mommy and baby so he can have time to be himself. Stay with him if mommy is in the hospital. Let him care for his new baby. Let him be daddy. Don't judge or criticize. Be with mommy so he can continue to provide for his family financially. Tell him he is a good daddy and a good husband. Don't avoid him in his pain. Love him through it. Let him feel. Don't pretend you understand, if you don't. (If you haven't been through Postpartum Psychosis as a daddy; you can't FULLY relate.)
When a husband and wife become one; they are that, ONE! My husband can't talk about ALL of this yet and that's okay. We heal differently. He felt hell too. He was just on the outside looking in. Because we are ONE, I think it is like half of his body was paralyzed in my sickness. But when I am weak, he is strong and when he is weak I am strong. God designed marriage for a reason. There is a reason you get married and THEN have kids. Marriage is incredible! But sometimes it is HARD work. And it only gets harder when you become mommy and daddy! God always knows what is best for us-why do we often think we know what's best?