postpartum depression when baby turned 4 months old?

Dawn - posted on 06/24/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )

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I thought I was going crazy! went out and bought the Linden Method, its a anxiety program that will help with lots of issues, its been great, but still was feeling anxiety ridden, and upset and full of fear :( I couldn't figure out what the heck was wrong with me... was ready to go to the doctor and tell him to just commit me :( then thinking back to when my eldest daughter was a baby I started to reconize a pattern, at about 4 months postpartum with her I remember going through a horrible time, the same feelings and thoughts... I don't know why I didn't reconize this for what it really is? I am suffering from Postpartum Depression! its a horrible thing, thank GOD that I now realize what is going on... I choose NOT to be on pills... not that I think its a bad thing when women take them its just not for me! feeling good now that I know whats going on... feel more at peace... I think I didn't reconize the signs because it started so late and I was sooooo happy to have this little beautiful angel for the first 4 months! I think that the doctors should be telling Moms that you can develop Postpartum for the first YEAR of your babies life, and that you are not going crazy, and your not going to hurt your babies, its just something that us as women have to deal with! (like we needed something else to deal with) I don't really know why I'm posting about this... I just think that maybe someone else is in the same postion as me and maybe this will get them thinking and after all more information about this topic the better right moms?

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Dawn - posted on 07/01/2010

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Emma, I feel the same way sometimes! very scary and frusterating, the Linden Method is a system where it makes you realize whats happening and why its happening to you, it gives you ways of how to deal with panic attacks and bad thoughts and anything else that may be bothering you! if you ever want to talk please feel free to do so... just message me :)
hope this has helped :)
dawn

Emma - posted on 06/27/2010

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Hi whats the Linden Method? I have been feeling really down and exhausted the past week. My partner has been back at work fulltime for 3 months now and its been getting worse and worse, i told him yesterday how i suddenly get panic attacks, it all spilled out when i phoned him from the car balling my eyes out because i was lost and my daughter wouldnt stop crying in her car seat. I dont think he realizes what to do to help, and neither do i. I dont know if its just baby blues, or something else, or even normal? Do any other mums feel like this sometimes? NB: Im not suicidal just feeling generally down, like in a rut.

Hannah - posted on 06/26/2010

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I never got depressed, but i didnt however have these sudden attacks of panic, where all these 'what if this happened' flooded my mind. It never lasted more than a couple minutes, and i never had the thought of hurting my son... I don't have them anymore... I guess thats another reason why i started co-sleeping with him. While pregnant i was going through a divorce, and the father had left... (he came back in Nov b4 the baby was born)(ex husband and father are not the same) so all the emotions have kinda messed with me alittle. I knew for sure though that i couldnt handle something else happening.

Danielle - posted on 06/24/2010

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I didnt have pstpartum depression but i did have severe baby blues they started a week or so after he was born and lasted about 2 months and then they were gone!! my husband didnt understand it created resentfull arguments and all i wanted was to be hugs and reassurance... my son is six months old now and i am doing 100% better ive got 3 kids under the age of 5 and i think maybe it was just too ovewhelming for me.