Postpartum Depression (PPD) Community

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How to know for sure that I have postpartum depression?

Mshelll

I thought I did but I'm on my second medication (2 weeks on prior, 1 1/2 weeks on current) and while I felt better initially with this on...

1 answer

Urinary bladder and abdomen pain

Arab_mahkam

I continously face abdomen and urinary bladder pain just after i pee due to pain my legs even starts shaking i start loosing balance. I h...

The beginnings or PPD or FTM anxiety? Please help!

Wendyg18

I’m a new mom and I just got home from the hospital yesterday. Today I find myself missing my life before my baby and crying a bit. Don’t...

postpartum Anxiety and breast feeding

GrayGirl210

I was diagnosed with PPA about 3 months after giving birth. I am in therapy and on busparone 15 mg. I went to see a psychiatrist to get s...

1 answer

Are anxiety attacks part of post partum?

daniedukes

I was diagnosed with ppd a little over a month ago. I have a 2 year old and a 7month old. I work full time and I am in school part time. ...

6 answers | 3 comments

Does it take more time for medication to kick in while pregnant ?

lilnewk

I️ am pregnant and I️ have been experiencing derealization for 3 weeks and in the past when I️ had it I️ took paxil and it went away but ...

1 answer

I'm pregnant and taking lexapro for my ppd as my youngest is 13 months?

Momofseasons

So I had a baby girl June 20th, 2016. In Jan, 2017 I started experiencing ppd symptoms. They progressively got worse until I finally talk...

1 answer

How to live with the guilt

mrsrussell601

I didn't realize I had PPD until my daughter turned about 1. I thought I would want to hurt her or myself. But, that wasn't the case. I l...

2 answers

Scare to have my baby taken away

Patriciaaa02

I had to feel out a survey for postpartum depression and I lied about feeling of harming myself bc I don't want them to take my baby I'm ...

18 answers

Can you have postpartum depression after your child is one years old

Dani220123

Feeling depressed all the time

3 answers | 1 comment

Pregnant and very depressed. HELP!

armira

Hi. Im 5 months pregnant and lately i started to feel very depressed and anxious. I had trouble with depression/anxiety for almost 10 yea...

3 answers

Worried

rebeccamurphyxo

I have had depression in the past- does that make me more suseptible for post natal depression?

4 answers | 5 comments

Postpartum depression

sammswift

Lately I've been feeling a weird guilt to not being able to breastfeed. My son won't latch because he is tongue tied and when I pump noth...

13 answers | 2 comments

Plz help!!!!

Dubosq09

I need someone who can relate to never being able to have children and actually having one later in life. I do not feel like my child is ...

6 answers

postpartum depression

Jbunny412

I have a slight case of postpartum depression and anxiety issues after giving birth almost 7 months ago due to a rough delivery. But my q...

2 answers | 2 comments

Postpartum psychosis

EmaleeJoy

Any moms expierence postpartum psychosis? Im 13 months postpartum but also 6 months pregnant and i was diagnosed with postpartum depressi...

5 answers | 1 comment

Medicate or not?

Briane4793

I'm 23 years old. I had a baby a little over a year ago. After I had my daughter I went through severe postpartum depression. I was presc...

2 answers

Need help

Sharr23

Hi moms. My baby is almost one month and ever since she was born, I don't want to be with her father. We had issues while I was pregnant ...

13 answers

Post partum after 3 months?

mommyemt

Has anyone experienced post partum depression starting 3 months after delivery? I'm not having any problems bonding with or caring for my...

3 answers

What's wrong with me ?

GorgeousBre

I just had my baby girl January 13th and today for some reason I'm really emotional keep crying And my husband took the baby with him aft...

8 answers

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