Who has had or known someone with postpartim depression, and how did it express? I want to show my husband who hasn't known me long that I am not crazy. Please share your stories. Yes I am treating this. Thanks!!
2006-06-25 10:02:49 · 5 answers · asked by sky 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
This is not a game. After a baby is born your time is not yours anymore and you find your self severely limited to time for your self and being tired from lack of sleep,,,,all these things builds up and with no pressure release your explode at the most inappropriate times......Tell your husband to be patient and take time to bond with the baby to help take the stress off of you. God bless you both.........
2006-06-25 10:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by Brat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it time. It is hard being a new mom and it does take some time to get used too. We go through 9 months with such high expectations of what its going to be like. Our babies will come home sleep all night, breastfeeding, if you decide to, will come easy, we can bounce right back to pre-baby without any hesitation. Then we have our child and come home and realize its absolutely the opposite. 100% from what we thought. That is hard on women. Some might think that they did something wrong, they are bad women, or that something is wrong with their babies. On top of all that, men don't understand what we just went through. The pregnancy, labor and delivery, then bringing this baby home. Our bodies are tired from creating and sustaining a life inside us and then pushing it out. If we decide to breastfeed, then not only do we have to get back to prebaby, we have to create the food to feed it.
Postpartum depression isn't only common, I think it is deserved and should be tolerated. Tell your husband just like the pregnancy, it will come to an end. Just help out when you ask, don't complain when you have a mood swing and give you a shoulder and an ear when needed. A lot of women can be put on meds. until the hormones get straightened out and just know that you didn't fail. ANYONE!
2006-06-25 17:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by brittme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well. sometimes guys just don't understand.
Postpartum has even been known caused suicide, and murdering children when severe enough.
I was put on different meds, went through therapy, and even tried to damage myself. When I was 20, I had my second child. I was going through divorce, and suffering from issues of body due to scars from the waist down. I was angry, and manic. I'd go from happy to sad, excited to nervous, and confused to angry all within seconds. I don't know how anyone could stand me.
With time and patients, I recovered after almost two yrs. With the proper meds, and the help of my family.
2006-06-25 17:15:38 · answer #3 · answered by Skycam24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i had the post partum depression bad after each child and i had four of them. each time i felt unwanted, no good, fat, ugly and so on.. it does go away with time and if it dont then time to see a doctor
2006-07-02 15:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by abadkittyme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my wife had it drove me crazy it will get better with time and medication
2006-06-25 17:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by loucards1fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋