How do you know if what you're experiencing goes beyond the normal baby blues and moves into ppd? Did you know right away that something wasn't right with what you were feeling?
I'm two weeks post-partum with my second dd, and I'm starting to worry about ppd. I can't stop crying, and despite the fact that my new dd is an easy, wonderful, delightful baby, I don't feel okay. There are situational stressors (i.e. the lack of adjustment by my 3-year-old and my less-than-supportive husband), but nothing outside the norm of my everyday life and nothing unexpected. I didn't feel this way AT ALL with dd #1. I was so unbelievably happy after she was born. DD #2 is much "easier" yet I feel overwhelmed, sad, and vaguely hopeless.
I don't want to jump to the conclusion that what I'm experiencing is ppd, but I also don't want to ignore what I'm feeling and not seek treatment (not that I even know what treatment I would want). Any advice or help is much appreciated.
I'm two weeks post-partum with my second dd, and I'm starting to worry about ppd. I can't stop crying, and despite the fact that my new dd is an easy, wonderful, delightful baby, I don't feel okay. There are situational stressors (i.e. the lack of adjustment by my 3-year-old and my less-than-supportive husband), but nothing outside the norm of my everyday life and nothing unexpected. I didn't feel this way AT ALL with dd #1. I was so unbelievably happy after she was born. DD #2 is much "easier" yet I feel overwhelmed, sad, and vaguely hopeless.
I don't want to jump to the conclusion that what I'm experiencing is ppd, but I also don't want to ignore what I'm feeling and not seek treatment (not that I even know what treatment I would want). Any advice or help is much appreciated.
