Does this sound like PPD?

[kikimezz]

I am going to my OBGYN tomorrow for a regular appt, I had my first child, a boy 14 weeks ago. It was a rough experience he was born 6 weeks early, I had pre-eclampsia and 185/103 blood pressure, had to have an emergency c-section, my son was in the NICU for 9 days.

Anyhow, I keep feeling like I have PPD, I am just so overwhelmed, I cant take it (I dont have any feelings of harming myself or my child, nothing like that) I am so easily agitated all the time, I lash out on my husband all the time, I cant fall asleep at a descent hour anymore (which sucks because my son is sleeping a little better these days), I dont feel like my normal happy self like I cant enjoy life anymore, I cry a lot more these days too, also my memory lately has been awful, I get out of the shower, put deodorant on get dressed, then 2 minutes later have no idea if I put on deodorant!

I try to talk to my husband about it, saying maybe there is a medication she can give me to help, he thinks I am overeacting about having PPD, he thinks I just have to "learn to see the positive in things" and change my outlook.

[mom0810]

The advice you are getting from your husband is horrible. : Please talk to your doctor about PPD and get some meds. You need to find a therapist who is supportive. You have had a tough and scary time and you may also have PTSD. My first birth and pregnancy was very similar to yours so I totally understand. You do need to get help and your husband needs to read the partner section in Beyond THE Blues and stop belittling what you are going through. It's very real, and yes it sounds like PPD/PTSD. Talk to your doctor.

[kikimezz]

Thanks so much mom0810, I appreciate the support

[mom0810]

No problem, and if you need to chat, I am here. I hear a lot of myself in your story and I am always here to PM if you want.

Talk to your doctor and see what they say. Be HONEST about what you are feeling. It's nothing they haven't heard or seen before, and it is NOT. YOUR. FAULT.

[ziggyzaazaa]

Iud

Do you have Minera IUd? Just asking cause I went through the same thing and just realized it was the birth control. Just think about other things around you that could be triggering it as well.

[kikimezz]

I am currently on the minipill because I was breastfeeding. I am no longer bf'ing, I am switching to Yaz I think when I see the GYN tomorrow since that one worked best before I was pregnant. Thats an interesting thought though?!

[dawaller]

Same thing

I'm feeling the same way you are. My son is the same age (born 2/10/09). I am so forgetful lately, I argue with my husband, I'm tired all the time, I feel just completely useless to my son, and I have no interest in playing games with him and having fun as a mom. I wondered what was wrong with me, and I took the quiz someone posted on here. I'm not on BC (bfing my son). I wonder if it's me staying at home. The job market sucks here, so going back to work is about out of the question. "Think happy thoughts" sounds like something my hubby would say, too.

I don't want to take meds, because I'm concerned about the safety of taking meds and nursing. What to do?

[mom0810]

Anyone concerned about the safety of meds while nursing should talk to their doctor, because the molecular weight of say, zoloft, is way too big for it to make it in to your milk. Dr. Hale's book talks about this.

hales book also says that in several research studies, NO ZOLOFT was found in the blood of babies that were nursing while their mothers took it. None. So I would not let fear keep you from doing something that logic says is perfectly safe.

OP, I hope you talk to your doctor. I honestly do not think it is your pill, since the mini pill is only progesterone, and that is the FEEL GOOD hormone. If that was affecting your mood, it would make you MORE relaxed and happier. So... not the hormones. Don't know what's in the IUD that a PP referred to, but if it's only progesterone, I would question any affect on mood other than positive.