Paternal PPD
Had my beautiful baby boy yesterday afternoon!! 🩵 My husband has been my rock through my entire pregnancy, labor, birth, and has been doing all the feedings and diaper changes for our son since he’s arrived on top of helping me go to the bathroom. Today he went home to just check on things and our cats and he called me and said he thinks he has paternal ppd. He says he doesn’t feel sad that we had our son, he just “feels down.” He plays hockey a few times a week and he expressed that he’s nervous he won’t get to play anymore. I just don’t know what to do because he has never been really emotional in our 8 years of being together and I’m not the most nurturing person. And now I feel like I shouldn’t ask for too much help because I don’t want to make things worse for him. Any tips or things I can do to make things easier?!
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This is completely normal. His feelings are valid. Just remind him that things will be different but that you both can still pursue your hobbies. You'll both find your routine, just keep communicating. You guys got this!
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Firstly, congratulations mumma!You're both running on fumes right now. Of course he can go back to hockey, you'll find a routine that gives you both a break to do the things you love and need but you'll also both be making some sacrifices from life as you knew it. Working through things together is so important. Make sure he knows how grateful you are for his help. He seems to be hitting the ground running as a hands on dad. Please make sure you're continuing to ask eachother for help when you need it. If he's never opened up before, tell him you're glad he has let you know how he feels and try and talk through finding a solution even if that solution is a month from now. It's something normal to look forward to. Hope you guys figure it out 😊