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Postpartum depression anyone?

Anna-Marie - posted on 03/30/2009 ( 3 moms have responded )

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Postpartum depression is something most women don't wanna talk about or even think about while they're pregnant. I suffered from it really bad after having my son. I was put on medication but have now started to whean myself off of it. Things are great now and I love my son more than anything!!! I have huge guilt though for being this way during the first couple of months of my son's life. I know he won't remember but I do and I wish every day to have those days back to be the mom I know he deserved! Did anyone else suffer from PPD? If so how did you deal with it? Just looking to hear other mom's stories! LIke I said before, things are great now and I'm looking forward to having more kids in the near future :)

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Sarah - posted on 03/31/2009

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i had depression before i fell perg with my daughter but went off my medication why i was perg with her and now shes 8 weeks old and i know that i need to go back on it, why i was perg i felt great and thought maybe i would be find after she was born and i was for the first few weeks but then me and her father broke up and me and my daughter have been in and out of hospital for the last 6 weeks in the end i found myself felling down all the time felling like i had let my daughter down and i wasnt copping with everything, i cant even be by myself at the min, ive got the drs in a few days so i will be speaking to her about it and i hope she puts me back on medication as i wont to rember by daughters first months as us both been happy not depressed

Carina - posted on 03/30/2009

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Yes I know it intimately and wish it was not so Taboo! I fell preg again when my first was 4 months then miscarried and fell again when he was nine months so while pregnant i was diagnosed with depression though they were unsure if it was ante natal depression or post natal from bub1 since they were so close together. got through the pregnancy with help from pycologist, them when he was born was diagnosed definatively with ppd. So went on a 10wk course to teach me about ppd run by a pycologist and started anti depresants and things were fine although had to stop tablets when surprise number three happened. But this time managed pregnancy ok and have asked to go on tablets straight away after bub 3 for the sake of my boys as I know I cope better on them. Bub is now 6 weeks have been on drugs 3 weeks and I am managing really well, even with three boys aged 3 and under!!!

Tasha - posted on 03/30/2009

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Don't beat yourself up over PPD. I know exactly what you are going through. All you can do is except the fact it happened and that it's normal. Which isn't easy to do but I think it helps you appreciate what you have now. I'm pregnant with my second child and scared to death that I will get PPD again. Especially since I will be alone with a newborn and a three year old. Finding people to talk to is one of the best ways to deal with it and not feel so alone, so your doing the right thing.

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