To think that if PND is so serious and goes undetected all the time then why aren't my HCP doing more?

[SleepDeprivedGrumpyBum]

First time posting on AIBU, be gentle with me

I'd like to point out im not condemming anyone with PND, quite the opposite! I've just found it a bit alarming how uninterested my HCP have been since i had DS 10 weeks ago; especially when PND can be (from what i've read on here and from other sources) quite serious.

I had a pretty horrendous birth, failed ventouse, two failed epidurals resulting in a forceps delivery only on gas and air. I'm also a 1st time mummy, fully breastfeeding a refluxy monster big baby who doesnt sleep brilliantly and will not take a bottle so i'm doing all the feeds. (I dont have a problem with any of the above, but just pointing out its not been plain sailing for me and DS)

Knowing all of the above none of the HCP i have seen since the birth of DS have made any attempts to check that i'm coping. Midwife and HV were more interested in how much weight DS is putting on. At my 6 week check (which actually took place at 9 weeks as the surgery was busy over xmas )
the extent of the doctors probing was "how's your mood?" and "are you bonding". Neither the doctor or the HV has ever asked me to complete the edinborough test (even though at the checkup the doctor took the time to check whether or not i completed one, but didn't follow it up when i said i hadn't)

So AIBU to be concerned that if i (or any other new mummies) did have PND it could very very easily go undiagnosed? I honestly thought that HCP's would have been more proactive in trying to make sure new mums really were coping; but for me personally the lack of interest that any of them has shown would make me very reluctant to admit if there was a problem IYSWIM

Yeah, I agree, i have a history of depression and my mother suffered PND both of which are on my notes, but i've had just one home visit from health visitor, and the doctor didnt ask me any questions at my 6-weeks check (at 8 weeks), just felt my tummy and sent me on my way.

I would have thought they would have been a bit more pro-active about it too.

I'm sorry you've been through so much... I hope you (eventually) get the support you need...

To cut a VERY long story short, I had a horrendous birth as well, made worse by one hospital f*ck up after another, which means I can't now have any more children.

Thankfully for me, my HV suffered/suffers from severe depression herself and was keen to make sure I hadn't been affected too badly psychologically. Luckily for me I hadn't, but my heart goes out to those who do suffer from PND and don't receive the help and support they should... Just having the HV give me a cuddle while I blubbed my heart out at the unfairness of it all helped...

JP - i hope you're ok and if you do or dd need any help that you get it or feel able to ask for it.

FFCP -Really sorry that you had such a terrible experience but also encouraged to know there are some decent HV's out there
i'm personally ok, i wasn't posting because i think i may have PND. Its more that after my experiences i can understand how easiy feeling a bit blue could spiral into something more serious, especially when the birth or motherhood isn't how you expected it to be. I'm incredibly lucky that DP has managed to help me through it when i've felt low; but i do genuinely feel that it would be very easy (again in my experience only) to convince the HCP that everythings rosy even if i was falling apart as they really do come across as not being interested.