Prayers needed for Postpartum Depression

Rebecca - posted 4 days ago

Thank you Father that you are working in Nancy's life for good. Help her to keep her eyes fixed on you.

Rebecca - posted on 08/22/2012

Father, help Nancy to walk in your love today. May she be aware of the great affection that you have for her, that you will never leave her and never give up on her.

Carla - posted on 08/22/2012

Baby, are you playing good worship/praise music at home? It's hard to be depressed when you are singing to Jesus. Are you reading the promises of God to you and me? Are you mulling these promises over and over, so they get deep down inside you? 'Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God'. Listen with your ears and heart. Maybe you will have to read to yourself out loud--that's fine--whatever gets these Words of Life down into your spirit so you know that, whatever things look like, that God is working in your life. This is faith--believing what you can't see yet. Get involved here with the other women who are struggling, so you know you are not alone. When you are depressed, you tend to forget that other people are suffering around you. I understand this, because I was so wrapped up in my all-consuming depression that I had no time for other peoples' sufferings. Put yourself out there to listen and lend a hand to others.

We ARE praying for you, sweetheart, and God is working. God bless

Nancy - posted on 08/22/2012

I greatly appreciate the love, prayers, and support. Please keep praying for me that this gets a lil bit better and that I am able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Rebecca - posted on 08/20/2012

Father, please help Nancy to walk in your love and truth today.

Rebecca - posted on 08/15/2012

Please fill Nancy with your peace today, Father.

Carla - posted on 08/15/2012

Father, we don't know why our bodies react in such a way to childbirth, but You do. We pray, in the Name of Jesus, that You touch Nancy's mind and emotions and spirit and bring her into her normal mental health. If her hormones are messed up, put them right. You made her, You are her Father, and You love her. She is crying out to You for wholeness, and we bind our prayers together with hers. Help, Lord! Nancy's been going through this for a long time now, and we ask for the way of escape You talked about--'there is no temptation that is not common to man that God will not provide a way of escape so we can bear it' (loose translation), but You know what I'm talking about, Lord. Bring her peace and serenity to be able to raise her children and be the Godly wife You have called her to be. Let victory shine through her life so she can, in turn, tell the other women who will read her posts in the years to come, that You really DO care and heal. Amen.

God bless, darling

Nancy - posted on 08/15/2012

Please continue to pray for my ppd/anxiety. I saw my dr. today and she put me on a new medication. Please pray that God works in this new medication regimen and that I am able to be the mom and wife God called me to be. Please continue to pray for my family during this difficult period. I am truly struggling with the grips of the devil and this depression but I know that God is near. Thanks.

Rebecca - posted on 08/12/2012

Father please surround Nancy with your love right now. Help her to know that she is loved and that you will walk with her right through this time.

Chris - posted on 08/09/2012

Amen Carla!
Dear Nancy, I also had postpartum depression after having my 2 kids. The emotional of feeling bad about ourselves, or feeling so guilty as a new mom, or just feeling so inadequate. Even with my 2nd child, mentally I was prepared and knowing the depression would hit, and it did. But the emotion came, no amount of reasoning and logic couldn't get me out of it. One thing I found was that singing helped. Sing songs that lift up your spirit (worship songs), I even song some of them as lullaby when I rocked my baby to sleep. It's a good way to shift my focus out of ourselves and back to God whom has all control of all things and he cares for us so much!
Father God, give love, patient and compassion to Nancy's family members and friends. Bring encourage words to Nancy's life and let her see that what a wonderful woman she is in your eyes. May she cases all her cares daily on you for you care for her. Father God, fill her heart with joy and peace, the heavenly joy and peace only comes from Jesus and that's beyond all understanding. Father, hold her hand during this dark hour in her life and bring her the light that darkness can't overcome it. May your glory to be seen in her life. In Jesus' name, Amen!
A big hug through internet!!!

Becky - posted on 08/09/2012

Hi Nancy. I wanted to respond and let you know #1, I'll be praying for you. #2, I suffered severe postpartum depression with all my children and most recently when Sammy was born, who is now 4, things got really bad for me. It's a long story but I will tell you that after being on many medications,and having a horrific experience with Cymbalta, I am now taking some vitamins and herbal supplements that seem to be helping. If you can, take about 1200mgs of Omega 3 Fish Oil per day along with a B vitamins. There are also to products, SAM-e or St. John's Wart that can be taken for depression without the side effects of prescribed medication. I would call your OBGYN & discuss this with them, because St. John's Wart can interfere with certain medications and should not be taken if you are nursing. You can look online for more information.
I am so sorry you are going through this and I will keep you in my prayers. Know that you are not alone, even though it feels like it sometimes. God is with you! Your sister in Christ, Becky

Rebecca - posted on 08/08/2012

Father, please help your child Nancy. Let her find the support she needs to get through this time. May she draw strength from you.

Carla - posted on 08/08/2012

I am praying, sweetheart. Last night I was just overcome with your post and the on-going porn battle. I prayed and prayed. There's so much pain out there right now. Most of it is emotional. When it's physical, you can 'see', whether x-ray, or physical wound, but when it's mental, people think you can 'just get happy'. Holy smokes, is that all I have to do? But, having experienced both, I would much rather have physical pain. That I can deal with, but emotional pain/depression, is with you constantly, and there's never a let-up.

So I'm praying for you, sweetheart. Stay close to Jesus. Get good uplifting, encouraging music going in the house, post encouraging Scriptures on your walls where you can see them, surround yourself with positive, Godly people. Get out in the sunshine, don't lock yourself up in a dark house. Open your drapes and let the light in. This helps greatly. Go about your daily routine as much as you possibly can. Routines keep you going when you don't want to get up.

God bless

Nancy - posted on 08/07/2012

Thanks so much Carla for always being loving and supportive. I truly appreciate it. It's just hard b/c my family doesn't understand it and look at me like I am this pathetic person seeking attention or that "I am bringing this upon myself" They don't understand it is a real illness I struggle with and try hard but its not an easy battle and I need God to lift me up from this slump. It's really hard being a mom while struggling with mental illness feels so isolating. Please continue to pray for my family and me. Thanks.

Carla - posted on 08/07/2012

Abba, Daddy, there has been so much pain and suffering on here lately, and my heart and eyes are full of sorrow. I ask You, Father, please, to touch Nancy, to lift this heaviness and sorrow off her shoulders. I pray her husband see her struggle, and pray for and with her. I pray he stand up, as the husband, and rebuke Satan from his household. I pray, Holy Spirit, that You root out the bad, ugly pain, whether past, present or future, and plant in her spirit the sweet flowers of peace. I pray You send her Godly women to surround and support her, to pray and encourage her. I pray You wrap her tightly in Your soft Comforter, and whisper sweet words in her spirit. I pray You open her eyes, Father, to the beauty around her, her children, her family, the beauty of summer, the miracles that surround her every day that, when so depressed, we miss completely. In Jesus' Name, amen.

Baby, I know you've been struggling, and depression is kind of like a death in the family--people just don't know what to say, so they usually say nothing. Just know we are here, and our prayers are with you.

God bless