Is this PND?

[knittedpants]

It's taken me a while to sum up the courage to write this, and I feel emotional, so please excuse Ny spelling mistakes etc

I've suffered with anxiety/ depression in the past. At the beginning of this year I suffered a miscarriage with what would have been my first baby. I became pregnant again shortly after.

My pregnancy was horrible, but I felt like I couldn't say anything through fear of jinxing my new baby.

I ended up going into labour and had to have an EMCS, I've never had a rush of love for my baby. Since my baby has been born I feel so sad about the one I lost as I feel that baby should be here being loved by me. I do love my daughter but I'm don't feel like I'm doing it right.

I have no idea what to do with her. I try talking to her, singing to her, putting her in her play gym. But that doesn't take up much of the time that she is awake. She has reflux, I struggle to get her to sleep.

I don't know how to plan a routine, I don't know when she should be awake/asleep.

I miss my old life. I feel so trapped. My husband works long hours and tries to help me but is often tired himself.

To top it off, I've got a stinking cold.

My daughter is 8 weeks old now.

Do I need to seek help from the GP?

[Littleelffriend]

I left it four months before I saw my gp, please go. It took me about a year to feel the rush of love and I found the new baby days very hard. I went on sertraline for 6 months and felt much better. Pnd is treatable, please ask for help x

[Lilmummybear]

I’m reaching the point of packing a suitcase...
I am nearly 8 weeks post Partum and have been disposed with PND. I know I love my baby but I don’t feel it and I’m just getting through the days. I have a beautiful healthy baby boy but I’m so miserable. I don’t know what to do. Any one else out there feel the same? And when will I feel the love I do desperately want for my son.