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January 2016 Moms
yvessaintlauren
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PPD rearing it's ugly head
yvessaintlauren
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Anyone else feeling the onset of postpartum depression? This is my second baby and by now I know what PPD feels like and I know the signs. I've always suffered from pretty crippling anxiety my entire adult life. This time taking care of our baby has been pretty difficult for me compared to our first. With our first I had a ton of help from family, now we have none. I rarely ever leave the house now. With our first I was still going to college and taking classes so I got out a lot more. But most importantly my mother passed away 2 years ago and we were very, very close. We lived with her at the time our first was born so if I never needed help she was usually at home to help me. Being at home alone all day is really hard on me and I feel very isolated.
Is anyone else feeling like this? What are you planning to do? Have you decided to talk to your OB about it? Has anyone started on medication for it and had good results? I just want to feel BETTER -- and not go broke trying.
Is anyone else feeling like this? What are you planning to do? Have you decided to talk to your OB about it? Has anyone started on medication for it and had good results? I just want to feel BETTER -- and not go broke trying.
Vincent 1.1.16 & Daniel 11.6.07
In Memory of Barbara 
, beloved mother and grandmother
, beloved mother and grandmother
Re: PPD rearing it's ugly head
It can be extremely hard, but try to make yourself leave the house. I attend a weekly mom's group and have since my first was born almost 3 years ago and I'm not a mom's group type of person. Initially I went for my son, it is the only socialization he gets until he begins preschool. Now I attend for me too as it is one of two times a week that I leave the house for something other than required shopping or doctors appointments. I do pay for it, but the money goes to the teachers for the kids and it makes me feel more like "I paid, I'm going" if that makes any sense.
If you can swing it, try to have a once a week outing WITHOUT your kiddos. DH and I go out with friends for a standing Thursday beer. Even getting out once a week can give you something to look forward to, a time when no one NEEDS you.
"Me" time is very important to your mental health and your partner really needs to support you getting out, even if it is only for an hour or two to hit the local mall while they stay with the kids.
Good luck and I hope you find something that helps.
@ariasbabyblog I would like to find a mom group in my area if there is one. Don't know where I'd find one though. My husband is super supportive, he is totally fine with watching the kids while he's home. But it's during the day when he's not available and my oldest is at school I feel the most sad/desperate. It's almost like I'm not coping well with taking care of my infant which seems bizarre because I've done this before. But I think it's a bunch of different things acting against me all at once. I'm just not the type of person who likes being stuck at home, it's good for me to work so that I can't let my racing mind get the best of me.
@wicked4589 Unfortunately it's usually pretty cold here at this time of the year and it was super hard for me to get out with the baby since so many of our sidewalks were snow covered/blocked. I tired it one day and it did help but right now the weather is working against me.