I have just posted a question, "What is wrong with me?", and the main response seems to be that I have post natal depresion but I dont have thoughts of harming my baby, I love both my children so much and I could never hurt either one of them. I thought that pnd was when you didnt want to know your baby and you wanted to hurt them, am I wrong in thinking this? Can you still have pnd even if you dont resent your baby?
2007-12-10 04:16:01 · 9 answers · asked by angelcakes 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I never dreamed of hurting my babies when I had pnd, but I suffered from anxiety and constantly worried they would be harmed in some other way. Like ordinary depression, it will affect every individual in a different way. You should talk to your gp about how you are feeling. Counselling can really help, and you will need the support of your family to help you through. I sadly kept it hidden from everyone, and although I was diagnosed I never let anyone know how badly I was feeling. Now i have recovered, I wish I had been more honest from the outset. Good luck.
2007-12-11 01:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by tipsy pixie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PND has nothing to do with hurting or resenting your baby. It's depression due to your hormones adjusting. It can be slight and manifests itself in different ways, like you feel tired all the time, cry a lot, feel frustrated, but you still love your kids. Talk to your doctor about what you can do so you can be happy and keep all your focus on your kids instead of having to deal with hormonal emotions. Good luck!
2007-12-10 04:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by Precious 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its not at all, only the extreme case have feeling of hurting their baby.
i myself suffer from pnd and although i care about my baby i do not love him i just feel no bond with him but i would never want any harm to come to him.
there is a show on channel 4 on Mondays (tonight actually!!) called help me love my baby, watch it and see if you share the feeling with the mother, since that show has aired i have had several mothers come to me and tell me that they feel the same way and didn't think it was pnd. with some help you can get your relationship with your baby back on track.
i hope it gets sorted for you.
2007-12-10 04:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, pnd, is depression, i had it it is called The baby blues, i never felt like hurting my child i had no negative thoughts about my children at all i have 5 children and had the baby blues for up to 6-8 months after, i took something after my 5th for about 2 months it was helpful try vitamin b complex and c and still prenatal vitamins they help
2007-12-10 04:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by melissa s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. I had pnd after my daughter was born. I still really loved her but i felt really tearful all the time. I never even considered hurting my daughter.
2007-12-10 07:36:18 · answer #5 · answered by Courtney and Jazmine's mummy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never thought of harming my baby when i had pnd - i was permenantly tearful for no reason i could see. i had a beautiful baby and a wonderful husband and a very supportive family - it doesnt follow a pattern of have to have a reason
2007-12-10 04:21:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different degrees of postnatal depression and you don't necessarily have to feel like harming your baby to have it, it can just be a change in sleep pattern, feeling low, anxious, overly worring plus a loss of appetitie but I would talk to your health visitor she can advise you more.
2007-12-11 22:12:26 · answer #7 · answered by Wide Awake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident there is gentle on the tip of the tunnel, confident those with substantial melancholy can get well lower back. She won't have the capacity to do lots for herself at recent & might have very low self-worth & self-worth so it will be hard for her to seek for the help she desires. inspire her to circulate back to the medical expert (circulate together with her if she needs/desires the help) so she will clarify that the pills are not helping. a metamorphosis in drugs or an greater dose might help, yet she ought to have get entry to to conselling as properly, the two via her medical expert or via the wellness focused visitor. Be arranged to push for this. Reassure her that she will have the capacity to get greater suited and compliment although she will nonetheless do - in spite of the undeniable fact that small it variety of feels & gradually what she will do gets larger. It must be terrible for you feeling no longer able to help get her greater suited - my husband might comprehend having watched me struggle via it, yet we finally have been given there. i'm hoping you do as properly.
2016-11-15 03:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by cywinski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just depresion then
2007-12-10 04:19:32 · answer #9 · answered by tyson 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋