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How long does PPD (Postpartum Depression) last?

Women who have/had postpartum depression?

  • My first child was born 12/4/08. My baby blues lingered and eventually I admitted I had PPD. I am no stranger to depression - and while I was pregnant I vowed I wouldn't get PPD... but obviously that isn't how it works. I just didn't want to experience depression at a time in my life that should be one of the happiest times. I started taking antidepressants when my son was almost 5 months old. I've been on them now for 1 month and I'm starting to feel a bit better. Just wondering how long it took you to seek treatment for PPD? Did it affect your relationship with your baby? ...for me, I don't think my relationship with my son was drastically altered by PPD, but my perception of myself as a mother was .. ie: the constant thought I was an awful mother.

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    I didn't start treatment until it was over. I once mentioned my feelings to my doctor but not the full extent so she just suggested getting more rest and such. I really should have said more. My son is 15 months old and I just had my first counseling appointment about a week ago. I'm working on making a plan for next time. I'm hoping to make changes for next time that will allow me to avoid medications, I think I can make it with enough support next time. It didn't change the way I cared for my son but I didn't feel the blissful in love feeling for him until he was 8-10 months old. It took me a long time to bond with him. I don't want to say that I resented him, that's not the right word. I resented the lack of support I had from both my husband and family. My son was very high needs and far more than I could handle alone. I feel like I could have bonded sooner if some of the pressure was taken from me. I felt like an awful mom for the thoughts that went through my head, what kind of mom would think like that? I felt awful that I didn't enjoy waking with him 8 times a night or that I wished my husband would do it just every now than then even though he worked full time. I hated that I couldn't manage to keep up with the house and cooking, I felt like a terrible wife. Other mom's do it all right? Why couldn't I? My son wasn't other babies and I'm not other mom's and I now understand that but I still beat myself up for it.

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Take it from a momma who has dealt with depression since adolescence, once you feel it, you deal with it or it gets so bad you can't get out of it. I am bipolar with borderline personality disorder and I have come off of my meds with every child and I made the mistake of not going back on my meds after my fourth child. It was very bad. I commend you for dealing with it immediately as opposed to letting it go and getting worse. You might be on them for about six months to a year and then be weaned off and you should be fine. I cannot foresee it affecting your relationship with your baby unless you didn't take the meds. I am truly sorry that you're dealing with it because it can be very bad, but I have confidence that you will pull through and come out ahead. =)

I probably don't have much of an answer, but I couldn't help but try. I know I had PPD...but never seeked help and I wish I did. It was the hardest thing to go through. I still go through depressions at times and my son is a year old. My perception as a mother was affected more than my relationship with my son. It also had a HUGE impact on my relationship with my boyfriend. It almost tore my family apart. My boyfriend was actually convinced that if our son had been colic, that I would have left. I've promised him that when we find out we are pregnant again, that I will seek the proper help in the beginning of my pregnancy (I was severely depressed during my pregnancy, I resented being pregnant). Basically, what I am trying to say is I know what you're going through and I am proud of you (even though I don't know you) for seeking the help that I wish I got. Stay strong for yourself and your family and you can get through it.

My daughter is 7 weeks old and I have been on Zoloft since week 2. I struggled with depression in the last month of my pregnancy so my doctor wanted me to go on the Zoloft at my 2 week checkup, that way to give me time to see if I were going to have the problem after. I totally understand the feeling of being a bad mother. Like you said the perception of yourself as a mother, that's what I had a hard time with. The other thing was at night when she was fussy and wouldn't latch on to nurse, I felt like I was not doing anything right since I couldn't feed her correctly. She eats just fine now, actually is a little piggy, but I still take the Zoloft because I don't want to feel like that again. I have another 3 months of the meds and I hope to stop taking them after thatt.

honey, i knew i was high risk and i had the psychiatrist come to the hospital and give me scripts to go home with....:0)

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