Postpartum sadness is more prevalent than the majority of us realize.<\/p>\n
According to research, around 80% of new parents experience it.<\/p>\n
A new mom named Gretchen is struggling to adapt to her new role,<\/p>\n
prompting her to request some time alone from her loved ones.<\/p>\n
However, her situation worsened when her in-laws showed up<\/p>\n
unannounced to visit the baby. She reached out to our editorial for guidance.<\/p>\n
This is Gretchen\u2019s letter: I had my first baby 2 weeks ago. I\u2019m overwhelmed <\/p>\n
and not in the mood to do anything, so my mom moved in to help me. I told my MIL,<\/p>\n
\u201cGive my family some space now. You will meet the baby later.\u201d She kept on calling<\/p>\n
every day, so I ended up saying, \u201cI don\u2019t care if it takes months. I\u2019m not ready yet!\u201d She was silent.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, I was sleeping when my mom came to me in a panic. I woke up to my baby <\/p>\n
crying and my husband turned pale when he saw me in the living room. Horrified,<\/p>\n
I found out that 9 people from my husband\u2019s family came over to our house,<\/p>\n
and nobody had told me anything. Turns out my husband was the one who had<\/p>\n
invited his mom, dad, siblings and even nephews and nieces I confronted him, <\/p>\n
saying that he didn\u2019t have the right to tell them to come over without having <\/p>\n
consulted with me first. He said, \u201cI think you\u2019re overreacting. It\u2019s not like<\/p>\n
you\u2019ve been asked to prepare food and host them for a few days.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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