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Poll: PPD

I've been thinking about something and I'd love to hear what you ladies think.   I hope this does not offend anyone.  I'm just curious what the general thought is.

Do you think it's possible to have post partum depression after a miscarriage or would you think it's a different classification of depression if you don't actually give birth?  And would it make a difference how far along you were?

I've seen definitions of PPD that reference 'carrying' a child and not exclusively referencing 'after child birth'. 

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Re: Poll: PPD

  • I'm not sure if it has the same title, but I absolutely think (having given birth twice and miscarried 4 times) that the hormone-induced falls after each are triggers for serious depression.  Absolutely.

     

  • I agree that the hormonal changes either way can cause depression.  I have given birth once, and then had a loss at 19w, and I was a crying mess both times.  However after my loss I felt a ton of anxiety, couldn't sleep, etc. and I didn't experience any of that after giving birth to my son. 
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  • Also, for me, I think I would have dealt much better with a loss in the first trimester (which is NOT to minimize first trimester losses, any loss is heartbreaking as we all know).  But I was mentally ready with the reality that I could lose the baby up until the 12 week point.  I knew what the statistics were.  After that I figured I was good to go, and when we got the bad news at 19 weeks, I was just so unprepared...it was like somebody pulled the rug out from under me.
  • My PCP told me it is possible, because it's the hormones that cause it, not childbirth. Even if you miscarry you've still had pregancy hormones in your body. I don't know if it makes a difference how far along you are.

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  • In my mind a m/c can trigger some type of underlying depression whether they classify that as PPD or some other type of depression. 

     

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  • Yes, my dr told me that you can have PPD after a m/c.
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  • I was pretty whacked the f out the first two months after my loss. As soon as I got my period 9 weeks later, my emotions started to stabilize. The hormone crash was brutal and very real for me.
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  • I am not sure if it is classified as PPD, but I do know that the hormone imbalance mixed with the grief definitely can cause depression. I know I went through some of it and was just relieved it wasn't as bad as some of my major depressive episodes in the past have been.  I am just guessing that is because I had a reason to be sad and didn't have the added anxiety of being sad for no reason.

    Sorry for rambling.

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