Feeling Guilt & Anxiety
Anyone get super bad guilt and anxiety about not being able to keep on top of normal house cleaning, etc.?
I have a 2 week old as of today 😭 can’t believe it but I feel so guilty and my mind keeps racing about all the things I should be doing around the house. Even though I know my baby comes first, and I’m also recovering from a c-section plus my fiance is trying to help where he can and also do things needed outside of the house (yard work and finishing his shop) I just feel like I’m failing on being a homeowner.
I think the extra guilt comes from knowing my MIL has been very judgmental of our home. Saying it doesn’t look in pictures since we have blankets on the couch that we use daily and cover the cushions with a blanket for our dog and that our house is “unkept”. Because our house doesn’t look like a magazine or hers 24/7. Our house isn’t dirty by no means, we live in a 900 square foot house with no storage plus having a newborn things are just a little behind our normal cleaning and organizing but I feel like everyday I cry over it.
I thought this postpartum was going to have me emotional about being able to care for my baby and not my home. Any advice or words of encouragement is needed 😭😭