new here, need advice please

bio-oesch

Hi guys!

So I had our baby girl 4days ago and since we got home I feel stuck and sick. I am dying to get out of the house even if it's just for a walk, but were trying to wait till LO is older. DH is off work till next week, but I feel alone, and I want to go out, but not alone, with LO and DH.

The feeling is so strong and I feel sick, cant breath, just cry! I need help, but dnt know what will help??

Is this normal at all? I shld be content staying in and spending time with DH and LO, but I want to be around people?? I want to even move in with my parents, which DH freaks about, just so theres other people around...

Any help u can give me would be awesome, I feel so bad i'm not happy just being with my family...

txbootsy

I feel the same.

One of the treatments of ppd is staying close to friends and family.

I feel you should do what you are needing mentally and physically to get better.

Men don't really understand and they want you to be the way you were before pregnancy, but in reality it takes a while with depression, and you need people to be patient around you.

My mom is staying with me until maternity leave is over. My sister is coming for a week, my inlaws are here for a week, and my hubby is taking off this week.

I dont know how long I will need to be around people, but for now I really need it.

Bridezookie

Congrats on the new baby! What about finding a support group for new moms? Check with the hospital where you delivered. It would only be a few hours per week, most likely, but it's a good start! And you might meet some women experiencing the same thing.

I experienced the opposite, sorta. I wanted nothing to do with friends or family, yet I was terrified of being alone with the baby those first few weeks. I just wanted my husband around all the time, yet while he was around I mostly was angry with him for one reason or another. Those first few months PP were messy. But I got through, and so will you. I wish you the best!