Dear Abby: These besties had babies at about the same time, but their experiences are very different

A woman recently wrote to the advice columnist Dear Abby regarding the disparate postpartum experiences shared between herself and her best friend. The two women, both first-time mothers, gave birth to their children one week apart and initially viewed the concurrent pregnancies as a positive, shared milestone. Now that the infants are two months old, the writer reports that she has adjusted well to motherhood and feels the role comes to her naturally.

The correspondence highlights the contrast between the writer's positive transition into parenthood and the significantly different mental state of her friend. The inquiry seeks guidance on navigating this divergence in emotional well-being during the early stages of raising their children.