postpartum depression

[mrzorie]

My worse fear is postpartum depression a.k.a baby blues! I almost went haywire after having my second babu and now I'm on my third and well that's my biggest concern cause I dont want to deal with that but I already have a lil of it going on and well I know I will need help n support but to be honest I dont know a good way of going about asking for it nor talking about it without judgments!!! :'(

[KieaRai]

Ask them to take a cheek swab to test. It'll let them know how much hormone or chemicals your organs are producing so they can put you on the right medication. Sometimes it's not that the meds don't work it's just that your body metabolises it too quickly so it doesnt stay very long.

[Gia80]

I always suffer from PPD...now I'm getting terrified BC I'll have my c section in 3 weeks...what meds if any did you ladies take for PPD? The last ones I took didn't helped too Much. Last time I took Zoloft.

[KieaRai]

Sane? What is this word of which you speak? I do not believe I have it in my vocabulary. Lol!!! ;)

[triple_a_mama]

Bless you for taking the proper precautions knowing that you are at risk. I hope it works out for all of us to be as healthy and "sane" as our minds will allow us to be.

[KieaRai]

I'm already. Seeing a therapist just in case. I've was in heavy therapy for a few years to help with my bi polar, schizophrenia,  and ptsd. Been clear off meds for 2 yrs now and except for being unable to deal with crowds without my hubby I live a pretty normal life. Because of my mental issues in the past though they say I'm a lot more likely to end up with ppd than most women so I asked to see someone so that I had the help if I needed it. I hate taking meds but if they feel I need it then I'll do whatever I can to keep my baby safe.
Half the battle is admitting you need help. There is no shame in it! If you're worried about it then ask to see someone in mental health. Since it deals with pregnancy, most insurances will cover it.

[triple_a_mama]

I had ppd after my first baby and it was very scary actually. The thoughts, the feelings,everything was just very overwhelming. I ended up wwith a therapist until I got it together. Luckily, once my husband abd my daughter's pediatrician noticed the signs, they got me the help I needed. Your baby's pediatrician usually does a screening for it, try talking to them.

[knufrio]

The baby blues and postpartum depression are two different things. Most women get the baby blues its from all your hormones trying to fall back in line. Post part depression is far more serious.

[cnj76]

I do too. Which is why I'm on anxiety medicine for now to help control it.  

[mrzorie]

Thank you both so much and yea I have a lil going on right now and its very scary! I dont want to go through it but I already feel it now!

[jessicamae79]

I can related totally I thankful see an awesome therapist and keep in touch with my psychiatrist I have had postpartum depression with every pregnancy plus I have mental illness I hate it but thankful for the support I have

[cnj76]

Talk to your doctor about it. I did that with my second baby. My first baby was just a few days of the weeps because I was so tired. I was fine after that. Then I had my second baby and went crazy. I would wake up to panic attacks at 4 in the morning. Couldn't eat or sleep. I cried constantly. I was extremely miserable. I asked my doctor this time what could I do because I really don't want to end up that way again. He said he would prescribe me antidepressants before I left the hospital. As much as I don't want to take them, the thought of having to go through what I did before is more terrifying. I want and need to be a happy mother to my kids.. All of them.