Postpartum

Okay, ladies I have a question. Of couse you may already know, I had my son on September 5th. After having Skye (my son) I was dealing with a little bit of depression after a week of being out of the hospital, can I still be suffering from depression even if I don't really realize it? I don't know if that makes any sense, but I seem to think so, and why do we suffer from it, is it like a disease?

 

Did you not eat your placenta?

 

could be Postpartum depression which can happen with first time mothers its pretty common, mention your feelings to your doc at your next check up. I had it with my first daughter pretty severly, i read a few books, was put on meds and got some help.

 

what are you talking about? I've never heard of doing that before.

 

yes, i was talking about the depression, thank you, like I said im not sure if im suffering you know really bad but maybe a little. I try talking to my husbuand but sometimes I just can't.

 

I had very bad Post Partum depression after my oldest son. It totally took me by surprise because I had been so escatic my entire pregnancy, our son was a wanted pregnancy, I was in love with the idea of becoming a mother, and my husband and I were ready to take on anything.

Then reality set in. Lack of sleep, difficulties with breastfeeding, and just sheer emotional exhaustion. It sure threw me for a loop. I thought I knew everything about babies, but boy, it's a whole new ball game when you have a child of your own to care for!

 

get a couple tests run if you can... my mom thought she had really bad post partum with me, turns out she had a nasty case of mono

 

i had terrible depression after i had kai. i tried just about everything to deal with it on my own, but when the depression spinned-out into panic attacks and agoraphobic behavior, i had to seek professional, medical help. i was placed on zoloft, and it was a miracle for me, though my husband was pretty uncomfortable with it.

 

yes, i would definitely go to your doctor and talk talk talk about it. even if you're not sure. just go and find out. i had terrible postpardum depression with my first and didnt seek help until she was a year old! what a year. (hugs) to you. i know it's hard....

loopie