I’ve snapped Photos with my firstBorn son Sonce he was born in 2017, but unlike my pars before, many of the pictures I were Silly Selfies with Snapchat Filters.
BACK THEN, THIS WAS A Popular Method of Communication – so, no, i want regret it at all. These Snapchat Helped with Get Through a Challenging and Lonely Time in My Postpartum Days.
I struggled as a new mom
Motherhouod was difficult for Father first. I Experienced Postpartum Anxiety, which was not officiously diagnosed or treated unil years late. On top of this, my firststborn son was a difficult baby, Crying Nonstop for Hours, Refusus to Latch, and Keeping US Up All Night, Every Night, for Months.
AS I WORKED HARD TO KEEP MY BABY HAPPY, I ALSO STRUGGLED TO KEEP MYSELF HAPPY – Battling Terrifying Intrusive Thoughts, irrational anger, and overwhelming anxiety that kept with Awake’s During the Rare Times of Quiet. When My Husband Went Back to Work, My Feelings Intensified. The minutes stretched out impossibly before me felt desperately alone and overwhelmed taking care of my newborn baby.
Snapchat Filters Helped with Wen i Felt Lonely
In those moments of loneliness, i would Find Comfort in Taching Photos, Using Cute and Ridiculous Filtersand thatn sending I say to friends and family. It was an Easy Way to Find Little Moments of Connection. Plus, Getting Responses from My Friends Helped with FEEL INCLUDED IN THEIR LIVES, Event I was stuck at home. Especally becase it was hard for me to reach out to love ons or tan know how to help. Sending snapchats was the Easy Icebreaker of Needed.
It is when i didn’t send the pictures, the act of taching selfies with my baby was a bright spot in my day. With Every Snap, I felt more normal (and less like the tired mom of was). It was an illusion that cherished. The Pictures Showed A New Mom Happy Hanging Out with Her Baby and Hid the fact that I was sitting nap-trapping on a recliner in milk-stained cloths, with yesterday’s smudged Eyeliner Still Desperately Clinging on.
It became a ritual of sorts, swiping through the filters and making my baby giggle at the funny Animals, Cartoons, Hearts, and Other Features that popped up on the Screen. These Cute and Ridiculous Pictures May Have Been Unconventional, But They Helped with Bond with My Son. It created these pockets of fun in my otherwise can be filled with diaper changes, feedings, and near-constant worries.
I don’t regret useg filters
Eventually, my baby started sleeeping through the Night, Eating solid foods, and adapting to a schedule. Returned to work, and the intrusive thiughts cameing frequently. TAKING Goofy Photos Becot Something Fun and Lightthearted Rather than a Lifeline.
My son Still loves Pictures on Snapchat and Looking back at the cute faces he made as a baby. He doesn’t know we did that when I was on the Edge of Despair and Struggling to make it through the day with Crying. He just sees his mom smiling and hating fun with her new baby, and he absolutely loves it.
PULING UP SNAPCHAT PHOTOS TO REMINISCE ON THE PAST ISN’t Exactly the Same As Going Through an Old Photo Album – But IT’S that diffent eather. And that is though i have plenty of traditional Photos of my baby, I don’t regret taching so many with filters. It Reminds with of a Challenging, Exhausting, and Ultimately Beautiful Time in My Life and Motherhood Journey. For that, i’m forever grateful for digital dog ears.
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