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Out of nowhere I got smacked again....

totallyshockedtotallyshocked member
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I have a 5 1/2 month old amazing baby. She is really the most perfect thing ever. I battled PPD and PPA really bad right off the bat. It took about 7 weeks and 3 meds plus therapy to help me out. I was doing great. Then my SO got laid off and has been home for 3 months. Just today he started back at work, the baby woke at 5 am vs her usual 8am and on top of that I started doing my friend a favor and watched her 1 yr old from 8-4. All of a sudden I feel so unsure of being a mother, of the life I now live and just felt like crying. I even stopped the baby swing which I hoped would lead to LO waking up and it did. I just hugged her and cried. I know I am tired and all. But I just feel so stressed about money, raising my daughter and life in general. Please tell me you all have these days.......and that they will go away. I love my LO so much and have given up working to be a SAHM (by choice). Just looking for some support if anyone has time to give it.
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  • jaime5121jaime5121
    HUGS!  We all have our up days and down days.  It will be a roller coaster ride for a while - I hate to say it, but it could be quite a while.  My son is 18 months and I still have bad days sometimes.  Just remember to breathe and take it one day at a time.  It will get better. 
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  • MoonlessNightMoonlessNight
    I had symptoms of PPD for nearly two years after the birth of my DD.  It peaked at about 9 months (I would sit in the cooler at the gas station I worked at at the time and think about suicide).  But after that it started slowly getting better.  Then one day I woke up and it was just GONE.  There is an end.  Are you still on meds?  I felt like any routine changes would make my PPD go crazy.  Perhaps try to figure out a routine you can stick to fairly well.  That might make things a bit better.  Also, you need to make sure you're including bits and pieces of your old life in your new one.  You need to have a you day once in a while.  Go out for coffee with friends, hire a babysitter and go see a movie with your SO, go get a pedicure!  Think of the things you miss the most about your pre-baby life and find a way to fit them into your new life.  Having a baby is a huge change and it's very hormonally, emotionally, and physically demanding.  Even if you just find time to read a book for 30 minutes a day, it can help.
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  • totallyshockedtotallyshocked member
    Thanks girls. and yes I am still on me meds even tho I feel like they do numb my emotions sometimes I am in no position to risk getting off them now. The last few days have been better since I have been able to get out of the house. Once money is back and a routine Im sure it will get better. Just scares me because I want to stay home with LO and have more babies eventually. I know time helps but they really dont prepare you when your pregnant to how bad PPD can be. Thanks for your concern girls!
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