I gave birth at the hospital, 2 months later my daughter got sick and I spent a week in hospital, a month later my dad died (last month).. and soon I have to have an operation done.
I was happy despite everything but now I am starting to have negative emotions. I feel overwhelmed, and I don’t know if these feelings are from depression or seep deprivation – my baby had been sleeping through the night until recently, now she stays awake.
Sometimes at night when she wakes up and I’m dying for sleep, I feel so angry at the baby, that I just want to leave the room and let her scream, but I can’t do that. Though those feelings are there I could never leave her to cry alone like that..
Am I normal or what??
Family members have pointed out to me that I have been angry recently also..

What impact PND have on the lives of family members and friends of the mother
umm thanx james

I know that I am suffering from this and have made an appointment with a doctor for tommorrow,what do you think is the best anti depressant to take for this horrible feeling of failure and hopelessness `any suggestions on how to cope will be greatly appreciated……..

One of my best friends had a baby boy a few weeks ago. She’s 18 and is from Maine so she doesnt have any family over here. (Ireland).
Both of our boyfriends and the babys dad are in a band that has been in london for the past couple of days and are staying there till the end of July so i’ve been staying with her to keep her company but ive noticed some changes in her.
I couldnt get Aaron to stop crying the other morning so i took him into her and sort of held him out to her, she just stared at me for like 30seconds before sighing and taking him off me, then as soon as i left the room he started crying again so i went back in a few minutes later with a bottle for her to give him and Aaron was lying on the bed and she was sitting on the floor crying, she told me that she had to have a shower and asked if i would feed him instead so i did.
She’s barely even held him over the past few days, she refuses to leave her house saying that shes fat and unnattractive, any time he cries, she cries too. She doesnt want to feed him, change his clothes or anything, she just keeps saying that he cries even more when shes around.

I really dont know what to do, im only 16 and have no knowledge of babies or anything but ive heard that some of these things are signs of post natal depression. I dont want to tell the babies dad in case im just over reacting but i also dont want to not do anything in case it just keeps getting worse.

I had a baby 10 weeks ago and now im feelin so sick and tired of everything my babys smile makes my day better but his crying gets on top of me and i dont mean to be nasty i love him so much and would never harm him i just think that im so tired! but the main thing is my boyfriend im convinced he fancies othe women even though i know he oves me and im very angry about my weight even though im not fat i think i am n its gettin me so down is this normal depression?

i have 3 weeks old baby. my baby feeling hungry every one hour and he drinks only small amount..after feeding he also wont burp..sometime he reflux..at night he making different kinds of sound even he sleep..its all making stressful to me..he also screaming for everything..and he looks hot-temperer..sometime i feel like i want beat him.. i cant give my child to others at night..coz im giving breastfeeding..so even im handover him to others..they all need to give back for every feeding..so i lost my sleep since 3 weeks..i cant sleep peacefully..in day time..so many reletives coming to see baby..my husband also not helpful..coz he dont know how to carry the child properly..so im scared to give him..the only thing he will do is…he scold me, if my baby cry..

its all making me stressful..and angry..so im scared im having depression..how i can get releif from this situation..??when my baby start to sleep at night???

thanx for all ur answers!!!

I have 3 children the eldest is 4 this month and the youngest 9 months. My family is all I ever wanted & people often comment that we are devoted parents. I’ve happily looked after the kids, kept the house & balanced this with my part-time job since day one but for the past week I’ve had a constant feeling of depression, I often think what I’m doing isn’t good enough, even tho everything I do is centred around them including still breastfeeding my youngest to give her the best start. Could this be PND?

Being a mom is a milestone to millions of women. Once the baby arrived, some young moms found themselves feeling trapped in an overwhelming situation.

New mothers are more and more open to the fact that Postnatal Yoga can help women minimize the risk of developing Post Natal Depression (PND, a clinical depression) or even worse a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD, a serious sort of anxiety often associated with those experiencing assault or people living in war torn areas).

1 in 10 women experience PND. The condition can last for weeks, months, or if the patient doesn’t receive a proper care – for years.

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