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Enjoy your child and overcome any feelings
of distress or depression
Some mothers, especially new mothers, may experience feelings
of distress and depression after they begin to care for their baby.
A mother may think that her baby is sick just because he cries a
great deal; another mother may think that her husband does not
want to share the responsibility of caring for the child with her;
another may think that her husband has grown apart from her
because she has lost whatever beauty and attractiveness she had
before pregnancy. In addition to that, a woman may feel that her
new responsibility is too great, namely the responsibility of
looking after the house and all that it involves, and her
responsibility towards her husband and trying to please him, and
her responsibility towards the new baby. The physiological
changes that happen in the woman’s body after giving birth also
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play a large role in reinforcing these feelings. These feelings are
known as postnatal depression.
If you start to experience any of these feelings, then you have to
hasten to fight these feelings and overcome them, because
overcoming the feeling of distress will not benefit you only;
rather it will also benefit your child and your husband. Remember
that just as you may think that your husband does not want to
shoulder any responsibility, he may also feel neglected after his
wife has begun to give all her time and attention to the baby.
Remember too that this baby in your lap is one of the greatest
blessings that Allah has bestowed upon you. There are many
women for whom Allah has decreed that they should not have
children for reasons that may affect them or their husbands, and
they wish that they could spend every penny they have in return
for being blessed with a child.
Try to enjoy your child by playing with him and talking to him;
when you see his first smile or hear his first word, or you hear
him say “mama” for the first time, you will not be able to contain
your joy and you will be filled with love for your child and
everyone around him. This happiness will be reflected in your
husband as well. All you have to do is get through this period and
try to enjoy it and adapt to the circumstances; this period does
not last for long.
You can also start doing something that you love, such as writing,
drawing, sewing, exercising or anything else that make you feel
content and raises your morale.
Try to get in touch with other full-­‐time mothers, for they are most
likely to understand your needs because you will have something
in common with them. This contact may lessen your feelings of
loneliness, because you are not the only one in this world who is
going through this stage.
Talk to your husband about your feeling lonely so that he can
help you overcome this feeling. He can stay with your children to