<font color="0077aa">BigFlamingo: I had it in the first/second month 'cos Cate was not a easy baby to care for, she sleeps v little since young and is still the case. Plus I had hot flushes, blocked ducts from B/F and the raging hormones, ai yoh, it was not an easy time...
I bounced out of it pretty quickly because I was not in denial. I remembered it was an awful feeling 'cos I was so detached from my baby, no maternal feelings towards her and basically was in my own bubble. And I did not know why. I sought out medical help v quickly because my case was pretty bad. So I think that's the reason why I snapped out of it v quickly.
When I was at the doc, I saw many who were in worse shape than me and some I was told, were actually in denial hence they were in that ding-dong mode for more than 9 months. And even in my daze I was like HELL NO, I will get well fast! I was not even talking for more than 50 sentences everyday? So u know thats a bad sign for me! LOL...
But being at the clinic, there were many nice ppl who were really kind. Till now, I still remember one kind Indian lady who held my hand and encouraged me with kind words and shared how she had PND with her #2 and she felt like it was the end of the world and no one understood she was not well 'cos well, she had a boy! And in the indian culture, that supposedly is a BIG thing.
Well, it is all water under the bridge now and boy, am I thankful for Cate and the support I got from my family. =)
I do get impatient with Cate and actually, I am the most impatient person in my family. I am known for my v short fuse. But with C, I learn to zip it and slow down and just accept that she too has her moods just like us. I learnt that the earlier I come to terms with it, the better for the sanity of both of us.
BLUEY!!!! WAH BIANG!!!!! THE PICTURE SO BIG AND THEN HOLDING THE PINCER SOME MORE! *FAINT*</font>
