Karmin felt guilty for neglecting herself because it made it harder to care for her baby.
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Yeah, like I found the postpartum feelings to be a lot different than any depression I’ve ever experienced before. I did have a lot of guilt for my feelings because I – I thought, you know, like I should be happy. Like, I wanted this baby so much and you know, she’s so – she’s so wanted and – but I was going through the feelings of, like, was I ready to be a mom? And I felt guilty for thinking that. And you know, yeah, like with me not taking care of myself, like, I was kind of realizing that, you know, with me not taking care of myself that doesn’t help her, and then I had guilt about that.
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