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Postpartum Depression

knottie01231c7ddfea709fknottie01231c7ddfea709f member
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Would anyone else like to discuss their experience with postpartum depression? I had a really hard time adjusting and connecting with my son when he was born. It got pretty bad. Fortunately, I was able to get help and was prescribed antidepressants. Now I feel much better. But I am still having a hard time having those feelings that my son is the most important person in the world. I don't having those overwhelming feelings of love like I feel like I should. It makes me feel so guilty and like a horrible mother. Has anyone else felt this way? I don't know of anyone else with postpartum depression and could use some guidance.
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  • knottie3915f87250d2cdafknottie3915f87250d2cdaf member
    I feel similarly. I am working part time and have a 4 mth old and love seeing him when I get home but don’t exactly miss him like a feel I should when I’m working. PPD hit me pretty good and I still struggling with it and it makes me feel disconnected from both my spouse and baby at times but it’s so hard to vocalize that in a way people might understand. 
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  • iamlaurensarahiamlaurensarah member
    Thank you for sharing so openly—what you're feeling is far more common than most people talk about, and you’re absolutely not alone.
    As a mom of two, I went through something very similar after my first child was born. I didn’t feel that instant rush of overwhelming love either. Everyone had told me I'd be flooded with emotion the moment I held my baby, but instead, I felt numb, disconnected, and overwhelmed with guilt because I didn’t "feel" like the mother I thought I was supposed to be.
    Postpartum depression crept in slowly for me. I’d cry without knowing why, feel exhausted no matter how much I slept, and the guilt of not “connecting” made it worse. I also ended up seeking help and going on medication, which was honestly life-changing. It didn’t fix everything overnight, but it gave me space to start healing and thinking clearly again.
    The thing is love doesn’t always come in a dramatic wave. Sometimes, it builds slowly, through the little things: the way you show up even when it’s hard, the care you give, the sacrifices you make. That is love. You might not feel it in the way you expected, but it’s there, quietly growing.
    It’s okay if you don’t feel like your child is your “everything” right now. That doesn’t make you a bad mom—it makes you human, and healing. You’ve already done the brave thing by asking for help and talking about it. Keep talking. Keep showing up. You’re doing so much better than you think.
    You're not broken. You're becoming. Sending love and strength. 💛
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