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Chelsea Houska Reveals She Suffered ‘Severe Postpartum Anxiety’ Following the Birth of Her Children

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Feb 12, 2019 2:22 pm·

By Chelsea Duff

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Fans of Teen Mom know that Chelsea Houska and Cole DeBoer have one of the healthiest relationships we’ve ever seen on the show. So it makes total sense that people are rooting for them and want to make sure that they get the date nights out that they deserve. Unfortunately for the Teen Mom 2 star, though, heading out for dinner and a movie isn’t as easy as calling up papa Randy Houska and seeing if he’s free to come over. In a conversation with one of her followers, the mom-of-three opened up about her “severe postpartum anxiety” and how it affects her daily life. Check out the gallery to see how Chelsea deals with juggling raising her kids and her relationship with Cole.

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Chelsea Houska Has Severe Postpartum Anxiety After Having Kids

Being a mom isn’t an easy feat for anyone.

But Chelsea seems like a pro to us.

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As it turns out, though, she’s got plenty of struggles of her own.

After all, when you first become a parent at just 18, it’s a pretty steep learning curve.

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But having Aubree wasn’t necessarily her most difficult pregnancy.

As it turns out, things actually got harder for Chelsea after she had Watson.

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The ‘Teen Mom’ star had her second child in 2017.

Chelsea and Cole welcomed their son in January that year, their first together as a couple.

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And watching them on social media, it’s clear they’ve got an amazing family.

But we see a lot of them as a family — and not much of Chelsea and Cole as a couple.

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The DeBoers aren’t just parents.

They’re also husband and wife — and some fans worry they don’t get enough time together.

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And now that they’ve got three kids, it must be even harder to find time.

In August 2018, they became a family of five when they had their younger daughter, Layne.

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One fan took it upon themselves to check in.

They wanted to make sure that Chelsea and Cole had time for themselves.

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The couple celebrated Valentine’s Day a few days earlier.

And their fan popped up in the comments to ask about their babysitting plans.

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“Why don’t you ever let family babysit?” they asked.

“That seems odd. If you have family willing to babysit, you should do as many dates as possible.”

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Chelsea responded as honestly as she could.

“After giving birth, I personally go through a period of what I would say is pretty severe postpartum anxiety,” she admitted. “(It was by far the worst after having Watson.) … For me, leaving them to go out just causes a lot of stress and anxiety.”

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