I know this sounds bad but I really wanted to do a little shoutout for the moms that are okay/content with their baby going away for a night or two.

When I gave birth I had horrible ppd, before I was medicated my mom had to take him like every other night or a few times a week so I could heal and sleep.

My son is now a little over 3 months old and he goes to stay with grandma overnight once a week so that we can get a break and feel normal again. This is a crucial part of my self care and my mom loves having him so it works out!

When I was pregnant I'd always browse reddit and this sub and see how much everyone here loved their babies, seeing posts saying that op doesn't want to go away for a weekend because her baby is 'only' 9 months old. I had assumed that since so many people felt this way that I would too. It led to a lot of feelings of shame and failure on my part because all these women talk about how they can't bear to be apart from their baby and I just didn't feel that way.

My thoughts started changing when I talked to other people in my life about how I was feeling and they confided in me that I wasn't alone! One had her parents take the baby for a month while dealing with ppd, one had her mom take her newborn for 4 days for a break, even my mom said she really enjoyed dropping me off at my grandmas for a night when I was young.

I feel like this isn't talked about like at all! So I want to talk about it, if anyone wants to share their story so if anyone is reading this and is in the same situation they can feel a little less alone.