I know if I see my OB he's going to just prescribe meds and since I'm BFing I really don't want to take anything now. Do I necessarily have to see him first, or should I just go see a therapist? And - what kind of therapist - psychologist, psychiatrist?? I was looking up Dr's in my area but I really don't know what kind of therapist I should see....
Re: What kind of Dr to see for PPD?
I did BF while on Zoloft! I was also seeing a lactation consultant at the time, and she pulled out that huge 5 pound book, you know, the one that lists all medications ever made? The entry it had for zoloft went something like this:
safe, only one reported account of a very sleepy baby while mother was on zoloft, though could have been coincidental.
Having that detail made me feel a little bit better than the standard "oh, this one is safe during BF"
I also took Zoloft during my pregnancy and since I have been BF'ing. It's safe!
Does either your employer or husbands employer offer an Employee Assistance Program? A lot of times they will get you set up with someone who will help you and also give you some free sessions. My employer covers 6 sessions per person, so I can have 6, DH can have 6 or we can go for 6 sessions of couples counseling. I would check into that.
~~ married 8.11.07
~~ DD1 1.16.11 ~~ DD2 1.3.14 ~~
~~ BFP3 12.22.15 MMC 2.29.16 @ 13 weeks ~~
~~ 2 D&Cs (3.1.16 and 3.10.16) for MMC
~~ BFP4 10.27.16 MMC 1.23.17 @ 16 weeks ~~ D&E 1.26.17 ~~