PPD or normal PP stuff?

[ShineliketheSon]

Is this PPD or just normal PP stuff? I hate how up and down I've been...I'm having a great day doing just normal stuff, my outlook on life looks pretty good, nothing exciting but I'm just grateful for my life...then BAM somethin in my brain goes haywire and I'm all depressed about EVERYTHING, wonderin what my life is for. There is no rhyme or reason or trigger...just my thoughts... it'll last sometimes all day sometimes just a few hours, sometimes 10 min then I'm okay... I still always care for P(4) and N(2 mo) and still spill over with joy of my baby during this, but I'm so emotinional about everything else, lack of friends here, inability to go places due to my screaming N, not wanting to play with P, house is cluttered and a mess (which usually it's not even that bad). I pour myself into my MDC and blog and FB world all day long cause aside from baby it is the only thing that truley brings me joy.

I get up, shower, smile, laugh, etc...all things I don't think you do during PPD, have to add that my sister suffered major PPD after her fourth child and was hospitalized 5 times for suicide attempts (one she almost died) She is doing better but still has a looong recovery. I got placenta caps for this very reason and take two a day, I also take fish oils and really good prenatal vit and probiotics. Dh helps around the house and with P alot but does push the sexual stuff too much which makes me more emotional.

[mom0810]

It could totally be PPD. You should take the screening quiz in the sticky at the top of this forum. You can also check out www.postpartum.net for more info.

Depression, especially PPD, does not always look like a "sad" person. Depression can look like anxiety, insomnia, hyperactivity, anorexia, overeating... it can take so many forms. I used to think it was just sadness, too, but boy have I learned a lot after having PPD twice.

At the very least, take a quiz or two online. Then perhaps talk to your doctor or midwife. It does sound like depression, which DOES cycle, btw. Sometimes you could be feeling okay. Then Bam! It hits.

[ShineliketheSon]

Originally Posted by mom0810

It could totally be PPD. You should take the screening quiz in the sticky at the top of this forum. You can also check out www.postpartum.net for more info.

Depression, especially PPD, does not always look like a "sad" person. Depression can look like anxiety, insomnia, hyperactivity, anorexia, overeating... it can take so many forms. I used to think it was just sadness, too, but boy have I learned a lot after having PPD twice.

At the very least, take a quiz or two online. Then perhaps talk to your doctor or midwife. It does sound like depression, which DOES cycle, btw. Sometimes you could be feeling okay. Then Bam! It hits.

Thank you...I took one quiz I was moderate. I thought that being so overwhelmingly loving with LO meant that I didn't have PPD. I just want to care for her all day long and disappear into my cyberworld. thought this was normal adjustments to having two kids and baby blues???