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Hi everyone I delivered 2.5 weeks early when my water broke randomly. i was brought into the hospital 5 days ago, and pushed / labored for a little over 24 hours. Then when the pushing was not working, i had an emergency C Section. Zero recovery time at the hospital. I was stitched up, given the baby and placed in a room with the baby on my chest. The nurses came and went but after not sleeping for over 48 hours, i started to feel anxiety coming back. ​ Then the not eating began. I am usually a big eater. But ever since delivering, i have zero appetite. I physically have to force myeslf to ea ..read more

Hi all, I am 5 weeks pp and really struggling. I love my LO, but I literally am at my ropes end dealing with this. Came here to vent, as hopefully judgment will not be passed. I've vented to my partner and while he tries to help and understand, he's not a mother struggling with mental illness. I was diagnosed bipolar type 2 at 16 (now 31.) Had taken meds but found after time i could manage with diet, exercise, meditation. Not the case being post partum. My babe is very vocal and very cranky. The lack of sleep and "me" time has taken a toll. The road has been rocky from week 2 baby came home ..read more

I've been struggling with depression for as long as I can remember, well into my childhood years. When I was pregnant I was started dealing with depression even worse after my daughters father left me, only to come back 1 month after she was born. Now, 17 months later after having my daughter my depression is still bad and my dr claims its post partum depression. If she isnt saying post partum depression, she claims it's my thyroid hormones out of whack and basically isnt taking me seriously. I ended up in a psychiatric hospital in Febuary of this year and was diagnosed with an anxiety disord ..read more

Doctors and medical staff always tell women to be aware the first few weeks after baby is born for signs of postpartum depression, and my midwife talked to me about it at my 6 week postpartum check up. But at 6 weeks, I was fine! I felt great, albeit tired, but I felt good and healthy and normal. My daughter is now 6 months old, and I've realized recently that I am depressed. It took me awhile to have this revelation, but I've been feeling this way about 2 months now. I feel constantly tired, terrible mood swings, no sex drive, random bouts of crying, and zero motivation to do anything (in a ..read more

Hi, I’m looking to get advice if that’s possible. I’m 20 years old and about 5weeks post partum my bf and I decided we weren’t mentally or financially ready for a child so we put him in open adoption. I know I’m my heart that this was the right decision because he can now have a life that I couldn’t give him. But I find myself looking in the mirror everyday hating my body and my decisions. I feel like my bf isn’t attracted to me anymore even tho he tells me everyday he is. I see other women and immediately am reminded of the damage my body has taken and the size of my stomach and hips. I can ..read more

Anyone has any tips on how to get through this I have to write cognitive behavioral therapy with no success so far . I do not want medication.I love my daughters so much and I do feel connected to her however I had a very difficult time being pregnant. In short, I found out I was a carrier of blindness Gene and spent the first five months crying continuously and worrying about my baby my baby turned out fine and is not at risk but the whole experience was very dramatic for me and traumatic. On top of that I had a good but stressful and insanely quick delivery I wanted an epidural But my baby ..read more

30 F. 52 kgs, good health overall. No weakness. have been having the feeling my whole vision trembles and shakes 24/7 like I have a subtle vertigo and my eyes are trying to keep vision still. No doctors can help me I have been to my GP so many times now and he keeps telling me all is okay with me. Please anyone andvice where to look for answers. I have no other symptoms other than I sometimes feel a bit shaky inside like my ears are buzzing/vibrating. Has anyone had this? submitted by /u/dlc2889 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

He can't handle my abuse anymore. My abuse? I'm sick. I can't get in with any postpartum groups or counselors in my area. Ive always had appointment anxiety. I've asked him so many times to find something and set it up for me and I'll go! But apparently I don't really want help if I don't do that myself. So he left me. I walked down to the coffee stand with my dog this morning. I told him I was doing it. He calls me 15min later screaming to come home, I can hear my baby freaking out in the background. So I hightail it back to the apartment. When I get there "you left your starving child and n ..read more

Hey everyone..... I can't ever seem to wake up....I'm ALWAYS tired.... and not normal tired....I'm exhausted to the point of hating everything. My 7 month old baby boy nurses constantly throughout the night and he needs constant attention during the day....along with my 2.5 year old. Being tired constantly makes me sad....so I'm constantly sad too. I also HATE myself. I used to have a really bad eating disorder and I haven't lost all of my baby weight. I tried doing keto and it lasted for a few months but I didnt lose anything. I ended up not being able to put my full heart into it because I ..read more