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The Guilt No One Warns You About With Postpartum Depression

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You spend months imagining what motherhood will feel like — prepping the nursery, reading all the books, picking out the perfect coming-home outfit. But the baby comes, and instead of blissed-out, you feel numb. Or anxious. Or resentful. And then the guilt appears — the crushing, multilayered guilt that makes it all that much heavier.Some days, guilt shows up because you’re not instantly “in love” with your baby. Other days, you might be resenting the loss of your old life, your body, your identity. Sometimes you’re jealous that all the attention is now on your baby. You beat yourself up for n...