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PPD/ PPA PSA

marathonmommy82marathonmommy82 member
in August 2014 Moms
To the lovely A14 ladies --

Many of us have outside babies and the rest of us are getting ready ...

I wanted to share that if you think you have PPD/ PPA --- please, please tell your OB/ MW. They can point you in the right direction for help.

I've suffered with anxiety and panic attacks since college, and when MH went back to work when DS was 2 weeks old, I totally lost it. I couldn't sleep, cried constantly, wondered why I thought having a baby was a good idea (and DS was very much wanted and planned for), and generally felt like utter and total shit. I felt so guilty because I conceived easily and had a healthy pregnancy (emergency C but it wasn't that bad) and a healthy newborn and I SHOULD feel blessed and blissful and happy and in love with my kid.

Fortunately, time and a good psychiatrist helped me get back on track, but my god did it suck when I was in the throes of it. The "baby blues" and hormonal roller coaster after birth are normal, but if you find yourself feeling really down (and having trouble eating/ sleeping/ other signs of depression) please do not hesitate to seek help. It can and will get better. You aren't weak or a bad, unloving mom for knowing that you need help. You need to be healthy - physically, mentally, and emotionally - to be a good mom.

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