I’ve become a bit of a bitch to my husband after the baby

Mental Health

I’m putting a mental health flair on this because it might be the root cause…

Pretty much what the title says. Ever since having a baby, I feel like I’m not treating my husband as nicely as I was before. I’m not abusive or anything of course but I don’t know why I’m constantly annoyed at him. I get mad at the simplest things and am not my happy self with him like I used to be.

My baby is 8 months old now and I had a period where I was feeling much better, but when I started weaning at 6 months the comfortable flow that I was in was disturbed by her refusal to eat solids, and then the constant comments from both our parents about why she’s not crawling yet. I know she’s only 8 months and she’s not supposed to be gulping down full meals and still has plenty of time to learn to crawl then walk but I can’t help but feel like a failure.. and when I do I just hate everyone around me and he’s usually in the first line of fire. I also feel like I will feel better when I’m back to work maybe as I’ll have something else to focus on that feels more like me?

Maybe the above is the root cause maybe it’s not.. but I still love him very much and I’m so attracted to him. He’s been so patient with me and is the most understanding person on earth but I’m just stuck in this place of being angry at him all the time. I just do t know how to get out of it.

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC

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