What is your Postpartum Anxiety telling you?

Signs of Postpartum Anxiety

If you are concerned you may have postpartum anxiety, here are some things your body might be trying to tell you.

• It might be butterflies in your stomach⁠

• You can't concentrate⁠

• Feeling so very flat, like in a dark hole always

• You are so irritable, everyone pisses you off⁠

• You struggle to enjoy things

• A racing mind

• A particular 'thing' you just cannot stop going over and over it ⁠

• You don't want to leave the house⁠

• Feeling really guilty about something and you can't move past it⁠

• Worrying excessively

• Everyone is judging me right now⁠

• You feel you can't get anything right⁠

• It doesn't feel like you can get enough air in⁠

• You can't sit still and just be⁠

• Can't fall asleep because your mind won't let you.

❌ If you have many of these, and they are present more than they are not - it's time for a chat with a healthcare professional - it might be a GP, maternal nurse, naturopath, or nutritionist ✨

What Your Postnatal Anxiety (and Depression) Might Be Telling You

Here are a few things your body might be trying to communicate:

• Don't starve me! Feed me every 3 hours; low blood sugar levels make it worse.

• We are deficient in nutrients. Craving zinc and magnesium could be a sign.

• I'm in a depletion hole and can't get out.

• Our diet lacks variety. Not enough omega-3 and essential nutrients.

• Too many carbs! Blood sugar crashes are happening too often.

• I'm in fight-or-flight mode and cannot get out.

• I feel like I want to protect us right now.

• We are drinking too much caffeine! ☕

• Our gut bacteria garden has weeds everywhere. Nourishment is needed.

• That baby we just had? Wow, our hormones are all over the place! We need balance.

• You don't put us first.

• You are running me into the ground. Too much on your plate.

• Our thyroid isn't working properly. It might be overactive or sluggish.

Let's figure out which it is (and it's likely a combination of many). ❤️