Kathleen

Three was so hard omg. I truly wondered where I had gone wrong as a parent. Now he’s four and he still has his days but far fewer of them! I feel much more able to enjoy him because I’m not battling him quite as constantly. This too shall pass!

This is kind of more advice for friends of a postpartum person, but one of the best things my friends / irl “village” did for me was just reach out and make plans. For me, I really needed to get out of the house and see friends and feel like myself, but I lacked the wherewithal to handle the logistics of plan-making. As soon as my friends heard this they immediately stepped up and figured out where and when to meet for a brunch that weekend. It was wonderful. Of course, depends on the postpartum person – many don’t want to be pressured to leave the house for a while, and that’s okay too.