re: Post Partum Depression (PPD)

How do u know u have this. Because i think i might

Anyone took a natural approach to helping their PPD?

What is the best natural method (other than placenta pills or shakes etc...) for PPD? My SIL doesn't have insurance and she said it's getting worse.  

Quoting Kim ♥ 2247517922:" What is the best natural method (other than placenta pills or shakes etc...) for PPD? My SIL doesn't have insurance and she said it's getting worse.  "

I asked that 5 days ago. MY post is right above yours.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Lady Anon:</b>" I asked that 5 days ago. MY post is right above yours."</blockquote>




I'll let you know if I get any answers.somewhere else.

Well, I was definitely feeling ppd. Turns out I was anemic, hypoglycemic, and had low estrogen which can ALL cause unpleasant feelings! I got put on iron pills, estrogen to get back to a normal level, and watched my diet more and I feel a lot better!
Hope this can help anyone.

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I had my first son on october 8th. he was born at 31 weeks and spent 5 weeks in NICU. I was there everyday i never left the hosptial. Now that i am home and sunday will be 2 weeks. i feel so overwhelmed. sometimes when he cries ibegin to cry because im so exhausted. I think I am getting PPD. I am having a hard time getting my husband to help me with him becuase he works all day and when he gets home at night he goes straight to bed. sometomes when my son wont sleep and i know he is ok and safe I will walk away when he is cying because i feel like I cant take it anymore. I know that is ok but then I feel so bad for letting him cry that i go back and just hold him to get him to stop then I cry because i am so tired. I have to wake him u pevery 3 hours to eat and now that he is 37 weeks he isnt sleeping as much as he was and im not getting any sleep at night. I know i should see a doctor about it and get help but i just dont know how to bring up the discussion. I know that PPD is common and it doesnt make me a bad mother but i feel like I am.   I dont know what to do.

thats awesome to see something about ppd bc i have it bad with my daughter ive been on zoloft which worked to a point and then prozac and that made me suicidal and then now im on cymbalta and its working i was told that if we have another im at risk for psycosis and that i would need to be on meds for a while

How do you know..if you have PPD? Im starting to think I may have it. The biggest problem I have is that I have 0% patience for my son (hes 7mo). I get so agitated and angry at him all of the time and have since he was about 3-4 months (and its just getting worse). I know hes just a baby and just does what babies do, he whines, gets into things, spits his food out at me, I know these are normal things, but I get SO irritated at him. Its to the point that I want him to be an only child, I cannot handle another one. Sometimes I just feel like im not cut out for motherhood, I feel like a horrible person and a mean mom. I feel like we havent bonded, that he doesnt love me as much as his dad, and that bothers me alot since im the one who takes care of him 95% of the time. Sometimes I resent my husband for the fact that DS seems to just like him more and also because he doesnt have to take care of him all night and most of the day (he works night shift and sleeps thru the day). Thats not to say that he doesnt help, he does more than a lot of dads I know, which also makes me feel bad for resenting him. Right now ds is sick so everyting is way worse, hes super grumpy which in turn make me super grumpy. I have no idea what im going to do when the terrible twos roll around if its this bad already, im dreading it. I need help, I dont want to be a mean mom anymore  

Quoting evilekat:" How do you know..if you have PPD? Im starting to think I may have it. The biggest problem I have is that ... [snip!] ... the terrible twos roll around if its this bad already, im dreading it. I need help, I dont want to be a mean mom anymore  "

You sound just like me, I described this to a friend who is almost a certified midwife. She told me its mild PPD.

Im very glad to hear that im not alone!

I've only had ppd twice after giving birth. When I got ppd this last time, I felt horrible, I wanted to kill myself so bad, I cried, I had no one to express my feelings with... But, I tried to keep calm, I also did a lot of praying. Because while my boyfriend works, I take care of our baby all by myself since he's always working so it was kinda hard and when my bf isn't working, he sleeps and he doesn't even help at all with our baby when he isn't sleeping, I had never been depressed in my life up until after I gave birth... I don't take no medicine, I deal with the fact that I may get depressed sometimes and it's bad, but, I try to stay calm and happy! Within a couple of days later... I feel great again and the ppd is gone! Hopefully I never get it again, because it's such a horrible feeling...

I have 2 children my first one went great and everything was good after but after i had my sec child i havnt been feeling myself i dont have energy to do anything just take care of my to boys i am so depression so bad and have anxiety and panic attacks so bad that i have a hard time breathing and i cry all the time and i am scared to go to sleep i am tired all the time and i dont like to be alone it scares the hell out of me i have been dealing with this for almost 7months now my doc has tryed 5 diff meds with me and they are not working i just dont know what to do i never knew people are going tho the same thing this is crazy if anyone has any idea that cld help that would be nice thanks

Quoting bray7209:" I have 2 children my first one went great and everything was good after but after i had my sec child ... [snip!] ... if anyone has any idea that cld help that would be nice thanks "

you sound almost exactly like me the same thing happened with my 2nd. I am on zoloft right now but it doesnt seem to be helping me in anyway i am so tired of feeling the way i do and i just dont know what else i can do. I am very limited to the meds i can take because im on an anti seizure medicine.