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Postpartum Depression
Depression while weaning
Has anyone experienced this? I was on Lexapro a couple yrs ago and stopped before getting pregnant. I was fine the entire pregnancy and post partum until about 3-4 weeks ago. I began to feel myself going down this road again. I talked with my DH and we made the decision that if I did have to go back on medication then I would stop BF. I know that there are medications that are reported as safe, but this was a personal decision we made as parents. I put a call in to the Ob Doc and have a RX for the meds, I talked with the lactation counselor and she talked me through the weaning process. I gave my baby a bottle last night before bed instead of nursing and just sobbed. I gave him one this morning and just sobbed the entire time. Everytime I think about weaning I get so upset. I feel like a complete failure to not be able to nurse him my goal of 1 yr. He is 7.5 months now. I have read that weaning can really make you depressed too. WTH? I cant win for losing! Anyone else experience this?
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Re: Depression while weaning
I'm a little confused as to what you want to know. Are you currently on meds for depression and weaning is making it worse, or are you asking if weaning can make depression worse, or something else altogether? But, essentially the answer to all of the questions is the same - yes. Weaning is actually what triggered my PPD. The change in hormones does NOT do a body good! I know what you mean about not being able to win for losing. I decided to wean at 6 months so I could go back on my migraine medication. They were getting so bad that I couldn't take it anymore, and I couldn't BF while on the medication. So, I weaned - and it triggered my PPD. I also felt tremendous guilt for no longer BFing. But, I finally realized that I had given my son 6 months of wonderful BM, and that was better than nothing. I needed to be able to be healthy, and formula wouldn't hurt my son. It took me a while to come to that realization - and a lot of crying. But, in time, it was nice to have my body back. HTH!