@xoamby you do hun?

I do! I take Zoloft for it, have been for about a month now & I feel better than i did before i got pregnant.

@glencoco ok hun thank you

I have ppd. I got medication at my 6 week pp check up. I had to go back a couple weeks later to make sure I was adjusting to them well and was told the side affects along with being told to call if anything gets worse instead of better. Im currently on Zoloft. I didn’t adjust well the first time so I switched to Prozac but that wasn’t working so now I’m back on Zoloft and I’m much better with it now. If you breast feed medication is limited because of the medicine getting into your milk. I was started on Zoloft because it was the safest medicine. My midwife didn’t want to put me on Prozac right away because it’s not good for younger babies. Also watch for a decrease in milk supply if breast feeding.

No problem

@chasha2017 thank you hun

That's great that your husband went with you and understands what ur going thru. I reached out to one of my close cousins as well because she went thru it and she helped me out tremendously. Just having someone there that understood and VALIDATED my feelings meant so much to me. I wish you the best of luck mama. You're a strong woman and you WILL get thru this!

@newlyironman yes it was bc I was terrified to go in.

@monkeymomma2 oh ok

@chasha2017 yes thank you. I started to reach to cousin bc she went through it too nd my husband went with me yesterday to the clinic to get a better understanding of what I'm going through.

@sheenese17 I'm sorry that you hag to have that mentality! That had to feel incredibly isolating.

Trying to conceve

I honestly dont remember how long it was. I just gradually stopped having those thoughts and feelings way before he turned 1. My son was around 2 or 3 months when I finally reached out to my doctor. At first I didn't think that it could be PPD but when the feelings started to become more intense, thats when I reached out.

It really helps to have a lot of support. Idk how big your circle is but reach out to as many people as u can. Don't sit there and struggle alone.

@monkeymomma2 what's ttc?

@newlyironman u r so right bc I started not to even go seek help nd I blacked on my husband bc he suggested it. I felt like he was trying to turn me in nd I didn't like that. I grew up being told not to trust white people with problems like this. I told they were going to take my kids, I just didn't know what was going to happen before I walked in that clinic. I was scared to death.

Really good actually I went and saw a tharapist once a week for a while and she let me take my baby in. We learned more about what's going on with all the hormone s and the why's ( having that information really helped) then I was on a ganaric for zolfan and it's bf safe and babysafe I still go see her bit not for PPD anymore now we are ttc #2 and I went back on it and will stay on it till I conceve and give birth till needed it's good for bipolar depression anxity I spent a lot of time just talking to her and how I felt about meds and whatnot but having any outsider options was so helpful

@sheenese17 after my daughter was born, I suddenly felt a lot of resentment. I resented my son that I couldn't focus on my newborn the way I could when he was born. Sms i resented my daughter that I had to take attention away from my son.

Being a mom isn't always the way they make it seem. Not every mom feels sunshine and rainbows. But no one talks about it because we all think it shouldn't be like that.

You're a mom that is asking for help, a lot more mom's would benefit by being strong enough to do that too!

@chasha2017 yes thank you. How long was ur journey?

I didn't get on any. I told her I didn't want it.

Theres no need to feel embarrassed tho, this happens more often than u think. Your hormones are all over the place right now. You're only 2 weeks pp so it will take a while for things to normalize.

Your baby needs you at your best and the best thing you can do is seek help, which you've already done. 💕

@monkeymomma2 that's good. Was u scared of the meds bc I am. I scared that it's going to do the opposite. I heard antidepressants can do that. How long was ur treatment?

I had it so bad. I refused to except it so after four months of hiding in my room my husband made me to go to my ob and get tested and there was no denying it got on meds and got all better lol

Bc I felt like "I'm a mom nd y am I feeling like this?"@newlyironman

@sheenese17 why you embarrassed? You just had a baby. Hormones are crazy! It's not your fault and you're not causing it.

I had borderline ppd.

@chasha2017 bc I feel like as a mom how could i be going through this or having these thoughts. Did get on the medication?

Yes I did. & You're doing the right thing by seeking help. Why do u feel embarrassed?

@chasha2017 did you go to a dr nd get it looked at? Yesterday was my first day. I told the dr that I am so embarrassed that I'm going through this.

I did