Anyone know much about postnatal depression?
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at
10:02 am
It has been over 3 months since i gave birth. i had a c section then got an infection. i finally was all healed about a month ago and then it started. i feel useless even though im a single mom and the only one to watch my son. i feel like im pushing people away cuz i bottle thing. and theres much more. im almost positive i have postnatal depression. does anyone know what would help it. lease help me i feel on the edge and i just wish it would stop
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You need to talk to your doctor. They can help you.
You cannot expect to take care of everything on your own, or think that postpartum depression will go away. It won’t. You need to see a doctor. First check with your ob/gyn and you can be referred to a therapist if necessary. A doctor may feel that you need medication. Don’t be ashamed of how you feel. You need to share your feelings with others and ask for help. If you need a break from the baby, ask someone you trust to watch your baby for awhile so you can go on a walk or take a nap, or anything that relaxes you. If you feel like you want to hurt your baby, don’t hesitate to call 911. You cannot “get over” postpartum depression overnight. It will be a gradual healing process. Just keep your baby and yourself safe. Good luck.
For PPD you need to talk to your doctor. Your doctor will be able to either give you medication or set you up with a counselor or both.
I can tell you that I had PPD since day 1 after I gave birth. It was very hard for me to deal with things day to day. I was too stubborn to go and talk to my doctor about it. I suggest talking to your doctor Being in that situation I can tell you it can be hard.
Call your midwife/OB right now. This is an emergency. Call now and tell him/her how you feel. Do not let them blow you off. PND (or PPD in the US) can be deadly if untreated. Get help now before it gets worse. You don’t have to feel like this. It’s crucial to get help now, whether you need counseling, drugs, books or acupuncture, get help right now. Don’t wait.
I’ve gone through it 3 times, and it’s hell. It’s 100 times better to get it taken care of early.
Ah hun, go to your Dr and ask for his assistance ok. Our bodies hormones can get all screwed up and no matter what homeopathic thingy we try or talk to friends, real help with real information on this situtaion will help you better. Its very very common. Its super tough being a single mom who never gets a break to be herself even if for an hour of shopping alone.
Your Dr is well equipped, and your not going to be the first person to ask for help on this believe me ok. Brook Sheilds did the world a big favor when she forward wtih her problems, it got the medical community as a whole to learn more, study more and get better help for moms suffering this. We also as new moms run down, we get no sleep, no relief, your body had it really super hard, first healing from a c section, then an infection that basically could of killed you ok. So you need to get help right away on this, you need quality of life, your baby feels your saddness too when you hold them and feed them. So be brave, call the obs office and ask where to get help for this, to make sure you go tothe right place and not jsut a referal to some other place. Write a list on how this all came on if you can, and be totally honest, there is help for you ok, I promise. Take care, what a fun age to have the baby at now finally, more interaction is possible now, so you dont want to cloud over these fun memories, they are suppose to be fun ok, you will get there ok.
Call your doctor and tell them how you feel. Do it first thing tomorrow.They know how to treat postnatal depression. There are meds that can help the situation. Do you have a family? If you do, call and tell them you need help. Do it now. You’re being overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being a new mother. Call now.
Its where you are very depressed when after you have a child. You may have bad thoughts about ur child(hurting or harming). Its tough, you should go talk to your doctor ASAP!
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The only thing that helped me is praying,whenever I feel it I prayed and prayed.Hope you ll feel better