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?
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.
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