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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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.
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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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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.