Breastfeeding, Epidurals, Amplify? PMD? All of the above

[Donegal Mom]

Hi ,

I am a mother of three beautiful children and after 10 years my newest one arrived almost three months ago.. My delivery was easy and as natural as could be. Although just after baby being born I had complications and had to go to
theatre to have an epidural and this I can not eexpress enough terrified me . I was BF my baby and how could anyone be forced not to move for a period of 12 hours after having a baby. I was scared and felt claustaphobic, lying flat on my back in a hot hospital.. The longest night of my life.. anyway since then I have had overwhelming anxiety and darkkest awful thoughts.. Yes I took the test my score hit way over help.. I do need help.. The only thing I am doing good istaking care of my new baby., my other children and husband are on the sidelines right now which is awful .. I am relieved to find that there are other moms out there goign through similar experiences. My life is falling apart around me , I do not want to leave my baby I am afraid something terrible is goign to happen. I feel unwell physically , ever bone in my body is aching feels like a bad flu all the time. I have bee: n to my GP and she told me the baby is taking the vitamians ? I went to see a physictrist he prescrbed amplify? NOt safe while brestfeeding? What do I do ? i feel so alone and so tierd.. I want to be myself again.. Any advice please.. Thank you
Donegal Mom. : : :

[Surfacing]

Hugs to you mama. Are you taking vitamins yourself (like the ones recommended during pregnancy), getting some help with cooking, etc? Are you sleeping?

I wonder if you need some dandelion tea for detox? Is there a phone line you can call to get support? Keep dialoguing with your doctor about what is important to you -- breastfeeding -- and if she wants to prescribe meds, try to find something that you can take while bfing.

Must run, good luck.

[NotTheOnlyOne]

I totally agree taht you need to find a good vitamin supplement.... and A HIGH dose of Omega 3 fatty acids..... I take 4000 mg a day, plus Floradix (an iron a b vitamin supplement) and a mulit....

I feel soooooooo much better now. SO much better that I am weaning off my Zoloft and feeling very good about it. I know in my case nutrition had a HUGE part in my depression... and now that its getting under control I feel better than I have for a year.

If you need a anti depressant, take one.... I took Zoloft from 2 weeks pp until now (13 months later).

Good luck Mama, I hope you find your balance.

[Surfacing]

momtosimon - do you take capsules of the Omega 3? I have been taking it in the form of cod liver oil (lemon flavoured, even my toddler loves it and asks for seconds! ) I read that 1000-2000 mg/day was to treat depression and a lower dosage was for maintenance. (Of course I've heard that some require much more, obviously it's helpful for you so hooray!) I take 1000 mg/day. Anybody know if cod liver oil form is okay? Another question - do you count the mg of fat in the Omega 3's you take towards your daily fat intake? Just wondering.

Glad to hear the vitamins/supplements and Zoloft have been helpful for you.

[2mama]

do you mean abilify? I have never heard of amplify and I am a pysch nurse. Abilify is an antipsychotic.. I don't know if it is safe while bfing, but you could always check in medications and mothers milk. I think it is cheapest at target.com

[NotTheOnlyOne]

Originally Posted by Emese'sMom

momtosimon - do you take capsules of the Omega 3? I have been taking it in the form of cod liver oil (lemon flavoured, even my toddler loves it and asks for seconds! ) I read that 1000-2000 mg/day was to treat depression and a lower dosage was for maintenance. (Of course I've heard that some require much more, obviously it's helpful for you so hooray!) I take 1000 mg/day. Anybody know if cod liver oil form is okay? Another question - do you count the mg of fat in the Omega 3's you take towards your daily fat intake? Just wondering.

Glad to hear the vitamins/supplements and Zoloft have been helpful for you.

I started off by taking PFO Pure Fish Oil....but, its really expensive. I have found a much cheaper brand that is molecularly distilled in capsule form. I don't think the route it gets into is that important as long is you know its free of mercury and count the EPA's and the DHA's. It took me a year to figure that part out and once I did I could tell a difference immediately. The EPA and DHA count is what you add up to get the mg you want to take.

I am certain that cod liver oil is wonderful.... I know I dont need the vitamin D, so thats why I don't take it.

I don't count the fat grams as past of my daily intake, which may be why I have gained 4 pounds!!!! Maybe I should start counting!