[Sportschosun Reporter Jung An-ji] Singer Moon Hee-jun opened up about the hardships of childcare and confessed, "I suffered from postpartum depression.
" On the 12th, a video titled "Parenting Advice! Worries about a second child while doing all the parenting alone. ?!" was posted on the YouTube channel 'JAM2 HOUSE'. On this day, responding to a story about "becoming too sensitive to care for a child while exhausted after giving birth, leading to anger and irritation toward the child," Moon Hee-jun revealed, "I also suffered from depression.
My wife was also having a very hard time, and there were times when she cried in between. " Recalling his first daughter Hee-yul's newborn days, he reminisced, "There was a time when I couldn't sleep well, and what really made me anxious was that while I was patting my daughter to sleep on my stomach, I ended up falling asleep with her," adding, "Childcare feels like a battlefield. " Moon Hee-jun said, "I think it is relieved if you have someone around to share that difficulty with," and added, "After inviting husbands or married friends over to the house, the children were left to themselves.
" "Just letting them play and mothers talking to each other about parenting is a huge help," she advised. Soyul recalled, "These days, co-parenting is very popular, and I heard that friends from the postpartum care center stay together for a long time. They said that even though it's tough for the mothers, talking to each other helps them relax.
When I gave birth to Heeyul, I really didn't know anything, but talking with my friends helped me feel better. " Moon Hee-jun then confessed, "I suffered from postpartum depression when Heeyul was born," adding, "It was really tough until she was 100 days old.
" He recalled the difficult times, saying, "My wife wouldn't let me hold our daughter until she was 100 days old. She said my wrists would get weak, so I insisted on holding her for the first 100 days.
I would put her to sleep while holding her, but she would cry as soon as I laid her down. I did all the bathing and changing her clothes myself.
" In response, Soyul admitted, "Dad really did work hard when it was Heeyul. " Moon Hee-jun drew attention by adding, "I poured all my energy into childcare," and "I'm telling you this in case you think, 'What could a husband possibly know?' but I've done my fair share.
" Meanwhile, Moon Hee-jun married Soyul, a former member of the group Crayon Pop, in 2017, and the couple has one son and one daughter. anjee85@sportschosun.com
