Prenatal/postpartum vitamins and PPD

[Halfasianmomma]

I don't know if I've got full-on PPD...I was doing fine until a few weeks ago (my DD is 9 weeks now). I recently ran out of prenatal/postpartum multis I had been taking my entire pregnancy, and suddenly, in the past few weeks, I can't get my mood under control. I cry for no reason, even when things are going well. I feel tired all the time and stay in bed all day. I have anxiety that I'm not raising my DD well enough and that she'll grow up all messed up. This really isn't like me...well, ok, I am an anxious person who's prone to being depressed here and there, but usually I can bring myself out of my funk. This time around, I can't get out of it and I don't know why.

Would taking those vitamins once again really make a difference or should I just go the meds route?

[kasey08]

I have been taking the prenatals still every day (3 month old) and am feeling the same as you.

[goodygumdrops]

I would go see a doctor. I felt a lot of what your feeling now and I tried to ride it out...didn't work. Also, you should really make some time for self-care even though its hard right now. Exercising and taking some Omega supplements might help...but if your not feeling a lot better pretty soon than you may want to try meds.

[Surfacing]

I also had the fear about messing up my child, crying a lot, staying in bed, etc. Please consider the meds route. Have you ever been on meds before?

Do you have family support around at this time? Does your dh understand and support you? Do you have help?