So you have a baby and you’re a bit miserable?
Totally understandable by anyone who has had a baby. Contrary to nappy commercials, senile old women and giggling baby clips on YouTube, parenting a tiny human is a stressful endeavour for any sane individual and can take a toll on even the most rock-solid relationship.
First of all, you are probably unrecognisable to yourself. Brains and bodies are completely discombobulated by pregnancy and birth. And don’t forget the sleep deprivation (as if you could!).
Secondly, the postpartum phase is probably be the least romantic time of your life. Bleeding, dripping, crying. Name an orifice and there is some kind of semi-viscous fluid leaking out of it. Gross.
Furthermore, the mismatch between how fathers and mothers (or any two individuals) adjust to parenthood and sleep deprivation is criminal and evolutionarily unjust. Parents change… Read the rest
