depression after giving birth Posted: 04-24-08 10:03am
hello, i ccant get over the fact that i
dealing with a new baby. i have another
two kids and i got this one after 10yrs,
besides this i got that sort its called
sciatic pain. the baby is 1month old and
now im in a double pain, that of my leg
and that i have to take care of this baby.
will this leg pain will go away?? how am i
goning to get accustomed with my baby
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 04-29-08 11:54am
I am going to move this to the postnatal
forum for you. I think you will get
better answers there.
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Beline
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Posted: 05-02-08 14:45pm
Whenever I read posts like these it brings
back such vivid and painful memories.
I too suffered from severe depression
during and after my pregnancy. Add sleep
deprivation to the equation and you are
heading for a breakdown.
The only advice that I have for you is to
go see a doctor as soon as possible. I
mean it. He can prescribe some
antidepressants for you that will be safe
to use if you are lactating.
Please feel free to pm me if you need to
talk. It might take a while for me to
answer as I don’t think we are in the
same time zone, but I will answer as soon
as I get the message.
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Re: depression after giving birth Posted: 05-04-08 09:17am
jennyjean
wrote:
hello, i ccant get over the
fact that i dealing with a new baby. i
have another two kids and i got this one
after 10yrs, besides this i got that sort
its called sciatic pain. the baby is
1month old and now im in a double pain,
that of my leg and that i have to take
care of this baby. will this leg pain will
go away?? how am i goning to get
accustomed with my
baby
Congratulations on the new baby for one,
and two, give yourself a break! You are
doing the hardest job in the world and
anyone taking on that task is brave. You
will get used to the baby, but you must
also get enough sleep. If you think your
baby is crying too much and not letting
you rest, maybe you can post here about
what the problems are and I might be able
to help.
One months is about where PPD sets in, so
if you think that this time is really too
much to handle, you should see your
doctor, and like Beline said, get you an
anti-depressant to help you cope with the
job you are doing. You wouldn't want to
hurt yourself or the baby and then be
sorry for that. I know it sounds really
impossible that any one would want to do
things like that, but I can tell you from
personal experience that it really is
something that can happen. The good thing
is too that you most likely would not
remain on anti-depressants forever, just
until the hard times are over. Once you
start getting more sleep, your life will
be worlds better!
As for the leg pain, your mechanics are
probably really out of wack from your
pregnancy. Pain meds will help but not
solve the problem. I would recommend a
mechanical activator (make sure you find
that specific treatment) from a
chiropractor. It is much more gentle than
the regular methods they are notorious
for. I am usually able to alleviate my
sciatica with this. For you it might take
a few adjustments since your hormones are
still making your joins very flexible.
If you have any more questions, we're here
for you Remember: hardest
job in the world, brave one.....
Remember: hardest
job in the world, brave one.....