Postpartum Support International
Support groups, a helpline and provider directory for perinatal mental health.
For the hope, injections, waiting and grief of trying to conceive. Talk with people in Ecuador who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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Support groups, a helpline and provider directory for perinatal mental health.
โWhen you start this, you will feel like you are the only one hiding needles in a bathroom. You are not. Some days will be just waiting. Some days you will be angry at the world. That is okay. Find one small thing that is only yours, like a basketball court or a quiet coffee before work. Tell your partner the truth, even when it is ugly. And ask your doctor every question you have, even the silly ones. You will get through this, even if the result is not what you planned.โ
โFor anyone new to this: I've been there. For me it was in 2023. Back then it was the cost, we remortgaged. I went on holiday in the summer and actually relaxed. It changes. It really does. Keep going, even slowly.โ
โDear stranger, eighteen months ago I was exactly where you are. For me it was a failed transfer last month. I've started painting again. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do.โ
โHello from the other side of it. I was right where you are not that long ago, about a year. Back then it was my husband's results. I picked up the guitar again. Bit by bit it comes back.โ