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Re: 6 month old taking catnaps all day
« Reply #60 on: February 12, 2010, 23:46:51 pm »
*hugs* rachel, naps are so hard...especially when our los don't fit the "mould". I'm frustrated myself, but what can ya do. So I just moved up bedtime and hopefully she'll have some rest tonight.

good luck with the doctor's appointment. Don't be so hard on yourself. If you ever want to unload or feel like a chat, we're all here for you :):)
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Re: 6 month old taking catnaps all day
« Reply #61 on: February 13, 2010, 22:13:50 pm »
Hi Rachel,

I'm so, so sorry to hear you may be struggling with ppd - it makes what is already the most difficult job (parenting!) that much harder.  I hope you have solid, supportive people around you and a good doctor.  Good for you for seeking out the help you need, I know for me admitting I needed it would be the hardest part.

I look forward to hearing how scheduling naps works for you, I've considered trying that myself.  Hopefully her little internal clock will just adjust to that quickly and she'll settle into a nice pattern.

I also want to say that I'm sorry if my last post sounded preachy or like I was lecturing you, that's not how I wanted to sound, but re-reading it, it kind of does to me!  I'd sort of had an epiphany about things and I wanted to share that with you, I hope the spirit of it came through.  (The epiphany was short-lived - the very next day I was in tears over nap frustrations!) Anyway, just want to say that I know how difficult, lonely, boring, frustrating, irritating etc etc etc it can be, especially when you need to be "on" for an older child too (not to mention a marriage!).  For what it's worth, I'm offering my support through this wacky medium called cyberspace!

Best of luck, please keep us posted on your progress if you can.

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