Fed up

I am fed up. And not with the usual suspects (lol).

I just read a post on a local discussion board from a new mom who felt like a failure because she started meds for Postpartum depression. She is also giving herself the guilt trip because she doesn't want to harm her new baby by passing the meds through her breastmilk.

HELLO!

Why can't we acknowledge the ugly side of pregnancy and motherhood? Why do we need to feel shamed because we have PPD or didn't breastfeed or had to have a c-section or lost a baby? What is wrong with us as women and mothers?

Wake up-nobody is perfect. There is no shame in admitting that things are quite as you had planned. It is more shameful to act like nothing is wrong.

I hear people say that they are weak and that is why they needed to ask for help. I see it the other way around-you have to be really strong to recognize you need help and the wisdom to ask for it.