Question about PND

[AppleBlossom]

When I had Grace I was really really depressed. I didn't bond with her until she was about 3/4 months old, I resented her in some ways, mainly associating her with the hell I had BFing. I rarely left the house and I rarely ate and I would cry all the time. I put all of that down to the way my ex behaved towards me and that's why I was feeling so crap. But I was watching Supersize vs Superskinny the other night and the skinny woman was talking about how her eating problems started when she gave birth and it was suggested that she had probably had PND but not known or been diagnosed with it and that's why she was having problems now. It then went on to say that something like 10% of women who get PND never know they've had it. Now, I know it's been a long time since I had Grace but that programme made me think that, if I did have it and not know, could it possibly be linked to the emotions/feelings of depression etc that I have now? Or is it unlikely to be linked and it's because of some other problem?

 

[triplemom]

I think you had some symptoms of PPD and didn't realized it at that moment, It is not normal that you feel so depressed if you wanted that baby, so I suggest that you talk to a doctor or a psychologist.

PPD is serious. It will not just pass, you need help now.
The first time I had PPD I knew a lady in the doctor's office that had PPD and never knew it, well, she got worse and worse and it lasted like 10 years.

It is said that untreated depression will come back sometime, maybe when you have another baby, so please do something now. You are not alone.

 

[AppleBlossom]

Thanks, I feel a bit silly going to the doctor asking about pnd when my baby is almost 2 I just haven't felt right in myself since I've had her although now I love her to bits but again put it down to the way my ex treated me

 

[triplemom]

Do you feel like walking in the air, like dizzy sometimes?

It happened to me, and when I saw my baby, I saw a glass between us.

It gets better if you find the right treatment (not always antidepressants, sometimes therapy is best).

Do something, PPD it is not fun, You will feel happy and yourself again.