It is in theory, but it's not a minor amount of money (a regular teenager-type babysitter around here in small town PA is $17-20/hr) and small babies are just so, so needy. Not just for milk but for parental affection. Every parent I've known has felt horrible leaving them with someone else early on...and also craved it incredibly...lead…
It is in theory, but it's not a minor amount of money (a regular teenager-type babysitter around here in small town PA is $17-20/hr) and small babies are just so, so needy. Not just for milk but for parental affection. Every parent I've known has felt horrible leaving them with someone else early on...and also craved it incredibly...leading to the confused brain-breaking guilty doublethink of PPD.
Anyway, I needed this post today. I'm sure as Phoebe said the physical effects of pregnancy can play a big part in it, but you can also get PPD as a father, or an adoptive parent (or both). It's just such a major life change and the crash from "wanting this so very badly" to "what have I done with my life" is pretty severe.
It is in theory, but it's not a minor amount of money (a regular teenager-type babysitter around here in small town PA is $17-20/hr) and small babies are just so, so needy. Not just for milk but for parental affection. Every parent I've known has felt horrible leaving them with someone else early on...and also craved it incredibly...leading to the confused brain-breaking guilty doublethink of PPD.
Anyway, I needed this post today. I'm sure as Phoebe said the physical effects of pregnancy can play a big part in it, but you can also get PPD as a father, or an adoptive parent (or both). It's just such a major life change and the crash from "wanting this so very badly" to "what have I done with my life" is pretty severe.