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male PPD?

ToBeMcInerneyToBeMcInerney
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Has anyone ever heard of the dad having PPD?

DD is a little over 2 weeks now and I feel fine but DH is having a hard time adjusting. He is fine with her when she isn't crying but once she starts to get excited he gets really anxious and starts to loose his patience with her. We talked about it for the first time tonight and he said that he feels no emotional connection with her and that it really bothers him that he feels this way and that he feels like he is a bad father.  

I have seen him when she is quite and content and he plays with her and makes sure that she is changed and is very attentative and the first week or so he was great but since she has gotten more and more fussy he doesn't know how to handle her and has kind of stepped back a little. It does bother me because I feel like I have to take more on but at the same time I feel bad for him because I know that he wants to feel that bond and connection.

I told him that once she starts to get more of a personality he will probably be able to relate to her more but right now she is so young she just really eats sleeps and poops. 

Just wondering if anyone has heard of this or if anyone has gone through it. 

TIA

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Re: male PPD?

  • jaime5121jaime5121
    There is such a thing.  I'm trying to remember what it is called.  I couldn't find the thread on here - but there was one a while back.  This is a HUGE change in our husbands lives too, not just ours.  To be honest, I think my DH suffers from it too, only he won't admit it.  He can't handle our son when he's super cranky or anything like that.  Or even if he's a little cranky, but DH is tired.  Daddy's also get the "daddy blues" just like mom's do, so it could be that too.  Maybe you could talk him into seeing his Dr?  Mine won't, but . . . . GL!!!!!
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  • hannibal+edhannibal+ed

    DH still suffers with this, 5 months later.  He's slowly coming out of it, but his job with the military keeps him away for long periods of time so it's a struggle.

    The earliest months were the hardest, and being separated for 1.5 months didn't help, but he's beginning to see that she loves her daddy and doesn't forget him if he's gone for 16 instead of 12 hours a day.

    It takes time, and, at least in my case, there isn't a doctor that will prescribe anything to help dad out.

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