No support for what i am sure is PND.

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I am pretty sure that I have PND, I plucked up the courage to tell my DM on the phone that I think I have it and she said "Don't be so stupid, It?s your Dick of a husband".

Me and DH have been having some trouble in our relationship lately and I asked him to take a morning off of work so I could go to the GP about what I think is PND and his reply was "No, I like work so I don't want to take anytime off" he also keeps saying that he prefers being at work than at home, he has said some pretty horrible things to me lately and I do not understand how he has just become so hostile towards me.

I have taken the PND test online and got a score of 25, I also have pretty much all of the symptoms of having it.

I have no family or friends around me, I am 20 and my DS is 9 months old, I just don't know what to do anymore, I don't want to take my DS to the appointment as I don't want him to be in that situation.

Please I need advice.

Im sorry, I know i put this on WWYD but there are not as many people to offer advice as this forum.

you've made the first step to recovery just by talking openly about how you feel on here. People who dont understand PND are often in denial, or scared about it themselves. It takes a braver person to seek help. Its better than living with it alone, pretending everything is ok, when it isn't.

When I had PND the Association for Post Natal Illness really helped me.
apni.org/ is their website - perhaps give them a call and see what they suggest?

I took my dd to my appointments with me and she was 9 months old when I was diagnosed. No-one thought anything bad of me and it was fine.

You do need to get yourself some help.

where in the country are you? If you're anywhere near me (Cambridgeshire) I will help and if not I'm sure someone could point you in the direction of groups/people/services that can help you.

first babies can be a CAR CRASH

i went to docs at 6 months, turned out that it was partially fuelled by sleep deprivation

No advice on DH, but you are niot the first or the last to have a relationship crumble when a new baby arrives

darling, go to the GP. Take baby if needs be. cry, wail and ask for help

get help, and be strong. there is light at the end of the tunnel
xx

once you feel like you are adressing it, things will become easier too x

I'll make an appointment tomorrow morning, I just feel like I can't cope anymore and I do not want my DS to be even more affected by it.

Thank you all for your consideration and advice, I'll just take DS and I won't tell my DH about my appointment tonight because I couldn't handle the comments that he would say.

I know the NCT run PND groups because I found out for my DSis as she has PND. There was one in her town. Just google PND and NCT and there should hopefully be one not too far if you are up to it.
NCT also run post-natal groups,.. I always found big play groups etc intimidating but it was postnatal group where I met great group of friends who are really my support network now...my family are 100s of miles away too.
There is probably a young mums group too, the HV will know.
DSisters PND much better now!! Hope you get help. X