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Old 02-28-2008, 08:03 AM
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Default Did You Suffer Postpartum Depression?

Was this ever a problem for you after a pregnancy? I had some new-mom anxiety after my daughter was born, but luckily it never got worse or moved into postpartum. What's your story? And if you suffered, how did you treat it?
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Old 02-29-2008, 08:45 AM
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Thankfully, I never suffered from any more than mild baby blues but I think it must be incredibly difficult to diagnose. I mean, allot of new moms are so exhausted that they feel and act like zombies. It must be really hard to tell when 'normal' turns into something more.
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Old 03-01-2008, 11:12 PM
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No, thank goodness I didn't. The baby blues was enough for me. I could not imagine having to suffer from postpartum depression.
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Old 03-07-2008, 11:39 AM
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No, thank goodness I didn't. The baby blues was enough for me. I could not imagine having to suffer from postpartum depression.
For sure! The draggy tiredness those first few months alone is sometimes unbearable, let alone having a clinical form of depression added on top of it. That would be so extremely difficult!
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Old 04-14-2008, 03:56 AM
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My wife was a mess after having our child. It got so bad that we had to get her some medication to kind of ward off the anxiety she was having. I didn't understand it until we went to go see her doctor.
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I struggled a bit after #3. I had thirteen month old twins and newborn and it was HARD. I got through it without ever having to use medication, but it was a really long first few months with lost of exhaustion, tears and overwhelming fear.
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Old 05-31-2008, 02:40 PM
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I struggled a bit after #3. I had thirteen month old twins and newborn and it was HARD. I got through it without ever having to use medication, but it was a really long first few months with lost of exhaustion, tears and overwhelming fear.
Lacey Anne, you deserve a pat on the back for managing to come out the other end all by yourself without any meds! I can't imagine how hard twins alone must be, never mind adding a newborn to the mix. There's only sixteen months between my sister and I and I always thought that would be a real challenge but you win.

Seriously, I tip my hat to you. How did you ever get any time to recharge your batteries? Did you have much support? I'm interested.
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Old 09-28-2008, 01:01 AM
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I think my cousin has been suffering from post partum depression and has not admitted it to herself. I was wondering how long it can go on for and what can happen if it's left untreated.
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Old 09-28-2008, 05:34 PM
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When I had my son, I think I did have a bit of postpartum depression, but what I really got were horrible migraines. My son was about a month old and one AM I woke up to the worst headache I ever had. My mum was away on vacation, but I called one of her friends. She took the baby until my hubby came home from work. Had Mum been home she could have explained all about migraines.
I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my daughter, but I didn't understand what it was. Migraines and a case of pneumonia when my daughter was a few months over masked my symptoms. It wasn't until the PPD was basically over until I realised I'd had it.
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