Having a baby is one of the most exciting and most challenging experiences human beings can go through! It's both universal and singularly unique to each person going through it. Even while sharing your body with a whole other person it can feel so lonely! 

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Somedays it can feel like we aren't even able to remember to water our houseplants - how are we supposed to feel ready to take care of another person? Then add in the anxieties of passing on your childhood stuff to your baby... or your partners.. or maybe worrying about how you're going to stay connected when things are already so different between the two of you with the changes in body and hormones...

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And then the baby arrives. And all of a sudden your whole household's world is turned upside down. 

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You're sleep deprived, scared witless you aren't doing it right, and unsure of how someone so tiny could be so disruptive to the person you were and the relationship and life you had before. 

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It's enough to drive anyone up the wall! Bonding with a new person and maintaining the bonds you had before when you don't even know who you are anymore and are sleep-deprived and touched out is nothing short of an Everest-level challenge. 

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Let therapy be a space where you can feel safe and supported before, and in this massive transition. Believe me, I get it.

 

Within an instant when you get that test result back with the little plus sign, everything changes. And once the baby is here, every time you think you know something with parenting (whether that's yourself, the way to get the baby to sleep, the trick for when the baby, your partner, or you are fussy...) it all changes again overnight. 

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Bring yourself, your partner, and even your baby to a space where you can talk it out - you can get to know yourself again, celebrate the wins, work through the anxieties, and reconnect with your love. 

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You, your baby, and your partner deserve the best of you, and that means giving yourself the time and space to adjust to this life change!