For those who have had or going thru post-partum depression?

Question

I want to hear your story,not where to get help from.Who helped you through the most with your PPD period?What experiences you had?How you are doing now?God Bless

I would just like to hear your personal stories if you want to share them.

Also what helped you the most in the way it was handled,etc...

Answer 1

Two days after bringing my son home I found myself crying any time some one made eye contact with me I was scared to be left alone with my son and scared to be away from him all at the same time I had no idea what was happening since no one talks about such things. I found a book and read about it when I realized that I wasn't the only one who's ever experienced PPD. i soon felt better. Its sad that you get info about pregnancy labor and so on but no one teaches woman about ppd. Im fine now My son is 8 And the experiance is all but a memory.

Answer 2

I have 3 children, and only experienced PPD with the third (he's 3 mos now). It was REALLY rough, but it helped to talk to my best friend who also went through the same thing with her twins. The (only) good thing about PPD is that it doesn't last long at all. In my case, it was only really bad for about 2 weeks. I thought I was going crazy, in fact at my 6 wk check-up I asked my OB to refer my to a pshychiatrist, because I thought I was going crazy, and he told me to give it 2 weeks, and if nothing improved, he'd refer me, but most likely all would be well by then. I cried on the way home, because I just knew he was wrong and horrible man that he was, he wouldn't even consider the fact that something was seriously wrong with me (LOL in retrospect!) but he hit the nail on the head, and about a week and a half later, I was back to my old slightly-less-crazy self! Hang in there, it will get better, and it will get better a lot sooner than you might think. God bless! Whenever you get really down, just pray hard, it works every time!

Answer 3

When I had my first, I think I may have had a little PPD. See, when he was born, he had really bad jaundice. He had to stay in a bed with a UV light except for eating or changing for the first 2 weeks or so. I lost out on all that bonding and it hurt. My husband was there for me, assuring me that I would have all the time in the world to bond with my baby. It was so hard to see him in the bed and not be able to hold him. My hubby was right, though. My son is now 8, and we have the best relationship.

I luckily didn't have it again, and had 2 more babies.

Answer 4

When I gave birth PPD kicked in when I was still at the hospital during my sons circumcision(spelling sorry), I paced in my room crying that I was doing the wrong thing and they were hurting my child. You see, I had a stressful pregnancy, my husband had an affair and my mother died so lets just say it was rough. My son was born at 5 pounds and I blamed my self for him being so small, upon arriving at home, I had my sister in law, father in law(YUCK) and my neice there, I was trying to breast feed and my child wouldn't latch on so it was hard. I cried about everything not to mention my father in law was nagging me that my son needed to be fed and out cat was too close to him, blah blah blah. My house was a major wreck due to them and no matter what I did I couldn't get it clean. I was working on no sleep and had been crying for hours at this point. I thought I was going to lose it. I cried on and off for over a week and things seem to get better for me.

No one really helped me, I just helped my self. The one thing that was horrible and still hurts to this day is the death of my mom. My mom & I were very close and she died and when you have a baby sometimes a girl still wants her mommy and I didn't have that so I think that made it worse

It has been close to 4 years since my son was born and I am fine, still need my mom from time to time but overall I am good. Hope to never have to suffer like that again.

I know this was all confusing and a jumbled mess but thats how I felt.

Answer 5

my son is 9 months old and i still have some ppd when he was born i went through major life changes and i really couldn't talk to anyone about it but other mothers. being a stay at home mommy made it hard for me to socialize with other adults and put a strain on my relationship with my partner. breastfeeding helped me stay connected with my son and my partner made it a priority to get me out of the house on the weekends at least to walk the baby around the park in his buggy and talk. le leche league helped me be in contact with other mothers. i also had a time where i intensely felt another baby would fix it i thought 'i wasn't this upset when i was pregnant' but thinking back i was pretty upset just not so 'tied down' and being pregnant again would just amplify that. Now it is easier i still get blue but love for my family pulls me back to the here and now a lot easier.

Answer 6

i suffered PPD for about 8 months, im a military spouse so i live far away from my family and friends and really had no one to talk to about it besides my husband, and he didnt really understand it either. i tell you, it was tough. i felt like i couldnt talk to anyone about it because i was ashamed. i was afraid that if i told people they would tell me "i told you so" because i was only 21 when i had my baby, i got out of the army because of it, and my family didnt really like that decision. and to top it off, i was trying to take some college classes and my daughter kept getting sick and couldnt go to daycare so i had to keep dropping my classes, i felt like a failure and that i would never get anywhere in this world. I almost went to see a doctor because it was getting unbearable but i was reluctant because i have absolutely no faith in these idiot doctors we have on post. i dont really know how i got out of this slump, i guess a lot of it had to do with my daughter, she makes me so happy and she is so easy going and always has a smile on her face, it just made things better.

Answer 7

go to Oprah.com she did a big special a while back and it was amazing!! Try to find it for sure....