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Each Month I Created Princess Costumes For My Baby Girl To Cope With Postpartum Depression
What started as a fun $20 craft project turned into a way for me to cope with postpartum depression and bond with my daughter. I am NOT a professional seamstress, but I was inspired by my mother to hand sew costumes each month because of an Ariel costume she made for me when I was little. I’m sharing my story to let other struggling moms know they aren’t alone and hopefully the pictures will brighten someone’s day!
1-9 month photos by Heather with Heather Von Kaenel Photography.
10-12 month photos by Lisa Miystein with Makana Photography.
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Sierra Hall 6 years ago
I'm loving these. I wish PPD wasn't real. I don't remember much of my daughter's baby years due to it. I spent most of it crying and being miserable when I had no reason to be. No one understood. Kudos to you for turning it into something artistic and beautiful.
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, and thank you for sharing your PPD experience. It is very confusing and frustrating how you are so happy to have a wonderful baby and donโt understand why youโre so sad, it is hard to explain.
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Nadia Bakker 6 years ago
Your baby is beautiful, and you're blessed with a wonderful mind for turning such a hard predicament like PPD into such fairytaley dresses and pictures (even if you weren't the photographer yourself). I hope once your daughter is grown you both can look back at those pictures with joy.
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you. Iโm fortunate Heather and Lisa (photographers I mentioned) came into my life and helped me through this journey. It definitely wasnโt easy dealing with PPD, but I canโt help but be happy when I look at these pictures!
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KCN 6 years ago
What a sweet gorgeous little button she is. I hope your PPD has disappeared or will disappear soon.
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you so much. Iโm happy to say that Iโm in a much better place now.
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SweetMamaP 6 years ago
Looks like this definitely helped with the PPD. What blows my mind is that she is not a professional seamstress. Amazing!
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
I will admit that some fabric glue was used on a few of these โบ๏ธ But thank you!
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Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Aww thank you, that was a fun day at the beach!
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Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Sorry I didnโt include it! We threw her an under the sea first birthday party and I didnโt finish the Ariel costume in time :( so Iโm going to save it for Halloween.
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Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Haha sorry to disappoint. Ariel is my favorite and I threw my daughter an under the sea themed birthday party, but I wasnโt able to finish the costume in time ๐ฉ
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Jessica Compton 6 years ago
So sweet. I tried taking photos of my daughter each month too. It was SO hard! well done to you, these are amazing!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you :) some months were harder than others, it will definitely be something I look back on and smile
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Honesty Olishia 6 years ago
Beautiful art and beautiful baby. I wish the best for both of you and I have a great respect for people who can turn their pain into art.
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you for your support and kind words, it is much appreciated!
Load More Replies... Debi Gallagher 6 years ago
GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING BABY GIRL! I could squish her she's so ADORABLE!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, she is my pride and joy!
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Atieno 6 years ago
So beautiful!! I hope to see more in the future!!! Awesome job turning a painful/confusing experience into beautiful art!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, Iโm glad you enjoyed the pictures!
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Dzintra Kalnina 6 years ago
I like how it progresses, the art gets more confident and expressive as time goes on.
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thanks, ya I eyeballed how much fabric and just guessed where to cut, so overtime I got more and more confident with how to dress her and create the costumes :) it was a learning experience haha but thank you!
Load More Replies... Helena 6 years ago
Iยดm loving how youยดre channeling your depression into something creative. Itยดs beautiful what youยดve made. Keep powering through. Iยดve not had PPD, but I struggle with depression so I can understand that bit. Your daughter is just adorable. Those eyes, super cute!!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you Helena, I appreciate the kind words and I wish you the best with your depression.
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EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
I wasnโt sure what to put haha thanks
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Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you! It was hard narrowing it down to just one picture to share haha but we had so much fun.
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Helen Howell 6 years ago
What a beautiful child. You are incredibly talented to have made such gorgeous outfits. I have a big smile on my face from looking at these pictures.
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Aww thank you, and good, Iโm so happy to hear they made you smile!
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Anita Marx 6 years ago
What a creative and beautiful way to fight PPD. In a few years your daugther will appriciate your work/art again. She's a cutie!
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you! I sure how she likes playing dress up with some of the costumes because I added a little extra fabric to some of the corsets and skirts. Iโm debating on making a little story book for her with the pictures and writing what happened that day. For example, she could sit up on her own when we took the Jasmine photo.
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MEB 6 years ago
Everything about this project is simply exquisite : the baby, the outfits, the pictures. Wonderful job, Mama!
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you very much, Iโm glad you like the pictures!
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Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
I wish I could keep making more and more costumes but I need to take a little break haha my mom told me I should sew all the villains next :)
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lunagoth 6 years ago
Those lips on your baby are the most beautiful lips I've ever seen. She's so beautiful
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thanks, she has certainly mastered the pouty look haha we love her very much
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jenna 6 years ago
The 3 months is exceptional! You are a strong woman to turn something so horrible into such beauty.
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, that is kind of you to say!
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Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you! So many laughs trying to get her to hold the fake frog :)
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LtTawny Madison 6 years ago
Oh my gosh, these are so beautiful! I had PPD and I can see how this would help lift your spirits. You're a seamstress now!
Sierra Hall 6 years ago
I'm loving these. I wish PPD wasn't real. I don't remember much of my daughter's baby years due to it. I spent most of it crying and being miserable when I had no reason to be. No one understood. Kudos to you for turning it into something artistic and beautiful.
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, and thank you for sharing your PPD experience. It is very confusing and frustrating how you are so happy to have a wonderful baby and donโt understand why youโre so sad, it is hard to explain.
Load More Replies... Nadia Bakker 6 years ago
Your baby is beautiful, and you're blessed with a wonderful mind for turning such a hard predicament like PPD into such fairytaley dresses and pictures (even if you weren't the photographer yourself). I hope once your daughter is grown you both can look back at those pictures with joy.
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you. Iโm fortunate Heather and Lisa (photographers I mentioned) came into my life and helped me through this journey. It definitely wasnโt easy dealing with PPD, but I canโt help but be happy when I look at these pictures!
Load More Replies... KCN 6 years ago
What a sweet gorgeous little button she is. I hope your PPD has disappeared or will disappear soon.
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you so much. Iโm happy to say that Iโm in a much better place now.
Load More Replies... SweetMamaP 6 years ago
Looks like this definitely helped with the PPD. What blows my mind is that she is not a professional seamstress. Amazing!
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
I will admit that some fabric glue was used on a few of these โบ๏ธ But thank you!
Load More Replies... Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Aww thank you, that was a fun day at the beach!
Load More Replies... Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Sorry I didnโt include it! We threw her an under the sea first birthday party and I didnโt finish the Ariel costume in time :( so Iโm going to save it for Halloween.
Load More Replies... Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Haha sorry to disappoint. Ariel is my favorite and I threw my daughter an under the sea themed birthday party, but I wasnโt able to finish the costume in time ๐ฉ
Load More Replies... Jessica Compton 6 years ago
So sweet. I tried taking photos of my daughter each month too. It was SO hard! well done to you, these are amazing!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you :) some months were harder than others, it will definitely be something I look back on and smile
Load More Replies... Honesty Olishia 6 years ago
Beautiful art and beautiful baby. I wish the best for both of you and I have a great respect for people who can turn their pain into art.
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you for your support and kind words, it is much appreciated!
Load More Replies... Debi Gallagher 6 years ago
GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING BABY GIRL! I could squish her she's so ADORABLE!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, she is my pride and joy!
Load More Replies... Atieno 6 years ago
So beautiful!! I hope to see more in the future!!! Awesome job turning a painful/confusing experience into beautiful art!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, Iโm glad you enjoyed the pictures!
Load More Replies... Dzintra Kalnina 6 years ago
I like how it progresses, the art gets more confident and expressive as time goes on.
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thanks, ya I eyeballed how much fabric and just guessed where to cut, so overtime I got more and more confident with how to dress her and create the costumes :) it was a learning experience haha but thank you!
Load More Replies... Helena 6 years ago
Iยดm loving how youยดre channeling your depression into something creative. Itยดs beautiful what youยดve made. Keep powering through. Iยดve not had PPD, but I struggle with depression so I can understand that bit. Your daughter is just adorable. Those eyes, super cute!!
EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you Helena, I appreciate the kind words and I wish you the best with your depression.
Load More Replies... EvelynDeats (Post author) 6 years ago
I wasnโt sure what to put haha thanks
Load More Replies... Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you! It was hard narrowing it down to just one picture to share haha but we had so much fun.
Load More Replies... Helen Howell 6 years ago
What a beautiful child. You are incredibly talented to have made such gorgeous outfits. I have a big smile on my face from looking at these pictures.
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Aww thank you, and good, Iโm so happy to hear they made you smile!
Load More Replies... Anita Marx 6 years ago
What a creative and beautiful way to fight PPD. In a few years your daugther will appriciate your work/art again. She's a cutie!
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you! I sure how she likes playing dress up with some of the costumes because I added a little extra fabric to some of the corsets and skirts. Iโm debating on making a little story book for her with the pictures and writing what happened that day. For example, she could sit up on her own when we took the Jasmine photo.
Load More Replies... MEB 6 years ago
Everything about this project is simply exquisite : the baby, the outfits, the pictures. Wonderful job, Mama!
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you very much, Iโm glad you like the pictures!
Load More Replies... Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
I wish I could keep making more and more costumes but I need to take a little break haha my mom told me I should sew all the villains next :)
Load More Replies... lunagoth 6 years ago
Those lips on your baby are the most beautiful lips I've ever seen. She's so beautiful
Meg DeAt (Post author) 6 years ago
Thanks, she has certainly mastered the pouty look haha we love her very much
Load More Replies... jenna 6 years ago
The 3 months is exceptional! You are a strong woman to turn something so horrible into such beauty.
Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you, that is kind of you to say!
Load More Replies... Megan DeAtley (Post author) 6 years ago
Thank you! So many laughs trying to get her to hold the fake frog :)
Load More Replies... LtTawny Madison 6 years ago
Oh my gosh, these are so beautiful! I had PPD and I can see how this would help lift your spirits. You're a seamstress now!
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