Doctors in one hour, what do I say?

[PumpernickleInaWarehouse]

I have doctors in one hour that the midwife made me book, I strongly suspect I am suffering with PND quite badly, I spent the day yesterday hiding under the covers crying my eyes out and wishing I could run away from my life. I can't cope at all.
I've never been to this doctors before and I suddenly feel so nervous and like I don't know what to say to him....
What if he fobs me off or just says I have baby blues?
What if he goes the other way and reports me to social services?
I just wish this wasn't happening to me.
Im feeling utter hopelessness.

So good to hear from you and welcome back, literally. Every day will get better now, you are well on the road 💐

You don't have to feel the way you do.

The GP will help you feel better- probably by medication. You can take older types of antidepressant safely if you are BFing.

My PND was totally hormonal/ chemical. The anti depressants masked it until it went away ( almost 2 years). They helped me feel normal which was such a relief after sliding into the depression.

No one is going to take your baby away. Get help, take any support offered, be kind to yourself xxxx

Good to hear from you, OP, and very glad things are looking up. I bet all that sleep really helped!
Just remember, you might still have tough days, so don't feel disheartened when they happen. If you take a step back and look at the whole picture, there's a huge upward trend.
Well done for taking all those positive steps for you and your family. You should feel rightly proud of yourself.

Delighted to hear from you and I am glad things seem a bit more positive now. Well done for accepting all the help available. Keep taking things day by day and don't ask too much of yourself - much of the pressure of parenting when children are young is pressure we put on ourselves.

Brilliant to hear from OP and that you're feeling a little better. Keep accepting all that help and look after yourself

Great news. Glad you're getting some support.

Hope your day has been a good one, OP. Thinking of you.

Hi everyone.
I don't know if anyone will remember posting on here but if you do I just wantED to give an update.
It has been just over four months from my first post.... and I cannot begin to say how different and better things are.
I have been on 20mg of citalopram now for three months, I am happy and settled with the baby who is wonderful, I started talking therapy. They said I had quite a severe general anxiety disorder, and it all came to a head after the birth combined with pnd lead to a breakdown.
I found it very upsetting to read this again and remember just how desperate I felt.
I just wanted to thank you all from bottom of my heart for helping me.

Also would like anyone who may be feeling like this to read this and see there really is hope and you WILL feel better.

Take every single bit of support and help there for you. Don't be afraid to ask.

Thanks again.

What a lovely update, OP. Thank you for posting.

So glad you're feeling better now.

This is fab!!! So glad you are feeling better and have updated your thread so others can see it gets better.

I'd missed this thread prior to your update OP but it's wonderful to read how far you've come. MN has its faults but the kind of support you've found here is what it's really about, I'm so glad you posted and that things are so much better

Oh how wonderful. That's made me cry in a good way. Im so pleased you feel better

So pleased you got help! I had the same treatment as you're having and it's changed me so much over the last couple of years ❤️

Excellent result! and I'm glad that it was a good outcome for you:-)

Now mum enjoy that babe, they grow quicker than you can imagine:!

It’s nice to see that everything has worked out now. Thank you for the update .

Pumpernickel what a lovely update! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your little one. Your thread and your update will definitely help others

OP, your initial posts brought back all the feelings I had after my daughter was born. Sitting on the stairs weeping, unable to do anything with the toddler, just incapable of functioning.

I'm so glad you are beginning to feel better. I remember just wanting to feel like me again. But your fog is beginning to clear, you have recognised that asking for help is being strong, you have accepted help and you will get better in time.

Don't rush it though- it will take time and you need to keep thinking of yourself and accepting the help offered. In the end, you'll be a better mum because you recognised you weren't well and did something about it. You will be you again! Onwards and upwards.

Just saw this marvelous update. Could not be happier for you OP!

I know you will have a very merry Christmas 💐

Go in and tell the GP that you are feeling a bit down and the midwife suggested that you see him/her.

They won't report you to SS if you have PND, if they reported every parent with depression to SS then practically the whole country would have been referred at some point.

Sorry OP, I didn't realise it was an older post. I'm glad that things are going better for you now.

brizzledrizzle RTFT - it's an old thread that the OP has just updated.

Oh thank you for the update op, I'm so glad things are going much better for you now

Glad you're feeling better, OP, PND is an absolute bastard.
Enjoy Christmas with your lovely family

That's great. Wishing you the very best for the future. Have a lovely Christmas.