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Postpartum Depression
Jolaine83
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PPD questions...
Jolaine83
member
How did you know it was PPD? Did you just know? Or were you officially diagnosed?
How did you treat it? Did you start medication or just talking to someone? Is anyone just living with it?
I've been stressed out lately, like mega. It seems to mostly depend on what type of day I've had with my son (I'm a SAHM). Every 3-4 days, I have a meltdown of sorts due to frustration, lack of sleep, lack of confidence in my abilities as a mom, etc. My husband is so supportive with this, but he's at a loss as well. And he's confused because there will be nights that he comes home, expecting to need to give me a break and I'll be fine, even if our son has been fussing all day.
I have no real background of anxiety or abnormal mood swings. And I'm unsure if this is a normal transition into motherhood. Or even into being a SAHM. There are days that I wonder how I'm even able to get through the day with our son on my own and then there are days I can't wait to start trying for number two.
Does this sound like PPD? Or is this just hormonal and adjustment issues with this whole new experience? I'm looking into counseling, but I'll feel silly if I'm told this is just normal.
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Re: PPD questions...
I would cry for no reason and had insomnia .I was also sad and having a hard time accepting my baby . Some days i was ok caring for baby other days i couldn't handle been a new mom.Im on zoloft and trazadone .I also take b6,b12,omega 3 and working out. Hope this helps.
I feel sort of the same way. Actually, my LO is almost 3 months. And about 2 weeks ago I started stressing out about the house not getting clean and things laying around. My mother in law has been so helpful with my LO but I nit pick things that she does to my mom and my husband. I feel like such a mean person for doing that. Last night I broke down crying and couldn't stop. I don't have worries about caring for my LO. In fact, I miss her while I'm at work and want to spend as much time with her as I can in the evening. I don't know if I'm going through it too. Please help!
I would talk to your OB about your feelings. I was sure I didn't have PPD because I was just stressed or overwhelmed and would go days fine and then freak out over the littlest thing. I told her everything I had been feeling and going through {stressing over getting it all done, fussing was getting on my nerves some days, feeling sad or overwhelmed, not sleeping well, not thinking I knew what I was doing or how to make my son happy some days, loss of patience etc} and she had be answer like 10 questions and told me I had PPD.
I suffered for a couple months just thinking it was the normal stress of mommyhood transition and now I wish I would have gotten help sooner than at 5 months. I started on meds right away and after upping the dose once I am now feeling soo much better!