http://sleep.pizard.com/baby-blues-or-pp-depression Help Fall Asleep Naturally Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:58:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://sleep.pizard.com/baby-blues-or-pp-depression/comment-page-1#comment-8749 colette4 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:54:16 +0000 http://sleep.pizard.com/baby-blues-or-pp-depression#comment-8749 Hi there, gosh my heart goes out to you. First of all, regarding the medication contact the Breastfeeding Network Drug Line. The pharmacist there doesn't just issue blanket instructions that you can't take drugs with b/f and really works out whether you can or not. The website is www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk I was diagnosed with Post Natal Depression after my daughter was born. I would say, from my own experience, that taking the tablets allowed me to enjoy my daughter without undue anxiety and anger. I get the impression you are feeling that the depression means that in some way you are not pleased to be a mom, but that is not the case. The two things are not related in that way. Your body has just been through a kind of biological hurricane over the last nine months and is still experiencing it now. It's not surprising that that fact, coupled with just how darned hard it is looking after a newborn should result in some mood changes. Also one key thing that leaps out at me from your heartfelt message is your feelings of 'guilt' at not being 'able' to carry her inside any longer. You should seek some counselling to talk these feelings out because they are not rational. There could be loads of different reasons why your daughter was born at that time, none of which are in any way your 'fault'. You sound like a loving mum who could just do with some loving support herself. Confide in your husband and accept that no-one expects you to be super-mum. Motherhood is not easy, and the way to deal with this is to seek out support, friendship, information, techniques and anything else that helps you. The very best of luck to you, and warm good wishes for you and your family. x Hi there, gosh my heart goes out to you.
First of all, regarding the medication contact the Breastfeeding Network Drug Line. The pharmacist there doesn’t just issue blanket instructions that you can’t take drugs with b/f and really works out whether you can or not. The website is http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
I was diagnosed with Post Natal Depression after my daughter was born. I would say, from my own experience, that taking the tablets allowed me to enjoy my daughter without undue anxiety and anger.
I get the impression you are feeling that the depression means that in some way you are not pleased to be a mom, but that is not the case. The two things are not related in that way. Your body has just been through a kind of biological hurricane over the last nine months and is still experiencing it now. It’s not surprising that that fact, coupled with just how darned hard it is looking after a newborn should result in some mood changes. Also one key thing that leaps out at me from your heartfelt message is your feelings of ‘guilt’ at not being ‘able’ to carry her inside any longer. You should seek some counselling to talk these feelings out because they are not rational. There could be loads of different reasons why your daughter was born at that time, none of which are in any way your ‘fault’.
You sound like a loving mum who could just do with some loving support herself. Confide in your husband and accept that no-one expects you to be super-mum. Motherhood is not easy, and the way to deal with this is to seek out support, friendship, information, techniques and anything else that helps you.
The very best of luck to you, and warm good wishes for you and your family.
x

]]> http://sleep.pizard.com/baby-blues-or-pp-depression/comment-page-1#comment-8748 Lisa Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:46:42 +0000 http://sleep.pizard.com/baby-blues-or-pp-depression#comment-8748 Reading your story was as if I was reading my own.... my heart goes out to you. My son came one month to the day early and also had to stay an extra day at the hospital for jaundice and I cried all the way home and could not sleep at all that entire night. My advise to to try the zoloft, I did and it did help. My son is now going on 7 months and all is better I came off of it just fine. I had the same feelings as you and kept putting it off and i was unable to see how bad it was till I was better adn able to look back on it. I wish all the best. Reading your story was as if I was reading my own…. my heart goes out to you. My son came one month to the day early and also had to stay an extra day at the hospital for jaundice and I cried all the way home and could not sleep at all that entire night. My advise to to try the zoloft, I did and it did help. My son is now going on 7 months and all is better I came off of it just fine. I had the same feelings as you and kept putting it off and i was unable to see how bad it was till I was better adn able to look back on it. I wish all the best.

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