Please help, appoinment today

Cswaile · September 2010

Hi ladies, I have known for a long time that I need help, but I havent gotten any. Some ladies from my home board have been helping me and I have made the appoinment to get help. The appoinment is today and I am second guessing it. I really want to skip out but I know I need the help.

I don't know how to start the convo with the dr. Any suggestions.

tbone22308 · September 2010

It doesn't matter how you do it, just do it. I'm learning that the most important thing is just to get help. They're a doctor, and they've heard this before. They're not there to judge you. I tried to talk myself out of my appointment a zillion times, thinking that anytime i felt okay for an hour or so meant i was totally overreacting and was completely normal.

LadySmith08 · September 2010

When I went, I was so nervous and didn't know how to tell my doctor. I didn't want them to think I was crazy or was ever going to hurt my child. (that's normally the only PPD cases you hear about) When the doc came in she how are you feeling and I just bursted into tears. She handed me a tissue and gave me a hug. that was all I had to say. She told me how common PPD is and that she had 5 cases that day alone. You are not alone, please go and talk to your doc. Once you get on the meds you be so mad at yourself for not getting help sooner. I was only on them for 4 months and that's all I needed. Good Luck.