anxiety after giving birth ? Posted: 05-01-08 04:36am
hello, 6 weeks ago i had a little girl
unfortunatly she was born with
gastroschisis and had to be whisked away
to special care unit. A week later she had
her op and went sucsessfull. Two days
after that i came to see she was on a
ventilator as she could'nt breath on her
own. Now she is off her ventilator she is
having trouble taking to her milk at the
moment its one step 4ward 2 back. Anyhow
since she was put on a ventilator i have
been suffering these weird sensations in
my head like pins and needles running all
over then comes the constant pressure or
heaviness and then my arms go numb and
heavy. Sometimes the pressure is so
intense i feel as though my head is going
to explode. Im finding it really difficult
to concentrate aswell. i went to the
doctors and they said i have post natal
depression which can trigger phobias and
anxiety. i am still not convinced. i know
this may sound silly bt i am convinced its
a brain tumor or something. please could
some one write back just so i know its not
just me thinking this X
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Georgia59
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Posted: 05-02-08 13:40pm
Have they done a physical exam on you?
Giving birth can trigger many
psychological effects like anxiety and
depression (especially considering the
added stress of worrying about your
daughter's health), so that could very
well be the cause. However, giving birth
is also really hard on your body in
general, so I would think it would be a
good thing for them to do a quick physical
exam just to make sure.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 05-13-08 20:30pm
You've been through alot with your new
one. Actually a heck of alot. Like
Georgia59 said is so true (mother of
three) that giving birth takes so very
much out of you, plus you have the
hormonal balance that is all off and then
not to say some good ole post partum baby
blues along with your anxiety "Is my baby
going to be alright". Take a deep breath
and relax. Just try and think wonderful
thoughts of all the good times you and
your new daughter are going to have
together.
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