Why Are Stay At Home Moms Experiencing Depression?

Because this is really a thing.

I have said it time and time again that being a mom is hard.

Whether you are a working mom or a stay at home mom, being a mom is hard.

Most of you all know that I’m a stay at home mom, so I can speak from experience and say that being a stay at home mom is hard.

I know there are some moms who would instantly agree with me because they too have experience how hard it can be.

While there are others who wouldn’t get it at all and think that being a stay at home mom has got to be the easier thing ever.

The only way that anyone would understand what it is like to be a stay at home mom is by being one themselves.

Or at least stay home with kids for an extended amount of the time to get the full picture.

A lot of these people wouldn't last a week.

Many people assume that if you are home all day, then you get to kick your feet up and relax all day long.

But that can’t be further from what really happens when you are home with kids all day.

Kids are needy and mostly dependent on you for all their needs to be met.

Between feeding them every hour, picking up that toy for the tenth time that day, and trying to keep them from hurting each other all day long, the whole day will get away from you.

So much for kicking your feet and relaxing huh?

Oh and did I mention that breaks are optional when you're the only parent present?

That is one of the things I envy and miss when I used to work outside of the home.

Actually getting breaks.

When you are a stay at home mom, your breaks only come when your little one naps or when the other parent is around.

We all know how unpredictable naps can be sometimes.

You cannot always rely on those because we all know how kids can be with naps sometimes.

And if your partner works full time like mine does, then that means that you are alone with the kids anywhere between 9–10 hours a day and 5–6 days a week.

That is a full time job of taking care of your kids by yourself without any help.

As fulfilling and rewarding being a mom is, it can take a lot out of you.

Especially if all you do all day is be a mom.

It can be exhausting constantly taking care of little people all day long.

This is especially true if you aren’t taking care of yourself as well.

Which is what a lot of new stay at home moms do after having children.

You become so absorbed in taking care of your children, that you forget that you deserve care too.

Which is why so many stay at home moms fall into depression.

I know this because I experienced this kind of depression as a stay at home mom.

I was sad, lonely, and even resentful sometimes.

It felt like all I had become was a mom and nothing more.

I lacked purpose outside of being a mom and felt unfilled in my role as a stay at home mom.

I wrote a post on my experience with stay at home mom depression as well as what I did to overcome it.

It is a lot more common than you think and you can read about my experience through the link below.

I will catch you all next time!

Read More: My Experience With Stay At Home Depression

Love,

Just Jass