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Suffering from post natal depression - does it ever get any better

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Hammers1998 · 03/12/2024 22:06

Just started to suffer from post natal depression. I’m 3 months PO following an c section. Everything has hit me like a tonne of bricks. I hate being in the house on my own. I have this constant thought in the back of my head that I’m not good enough and people never want to spend any time with me. I need ideas of what I can do with my baby to get me out of the house but something I can do on my own as I don’t have anyone who wants to do anything with me. I feel so alone and not good enough.

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Cantgetausername87 · 03/12/2024 22:10

I'm sorry to hear this, have you spoken to your GP? At 3 months it's very difficult anyway, as they don't need to be socialising.
What are the baby groups like near you? Do you have a library which does rhyme time etc? This can be a great way to meet other parents.
What are your hobbies? Do you have support so you can go out and about without the baby? What did you do before having a child? X

muddlingthrou · 04/12/2024 20:20

I'm sorry you don't feel like anyone wants to socialise with you. Have you tried peanut? I found a good local group through that. There's also a mums meet up at my local pub that's really welcoming.

Senseibility · 26/11/2025 20:36

I suffered after a traumatic birth and being severely anemic which was undiagnosed until 6 months later. I felt like I couldn’t cope daily every day felt long and hard. I cried all the time felt like an awful mother. One day I was just in my kitchen and super 8 by light house family came on the lyrics “And I know
The sun is gonna shine again
It's gonna be alright again in the end
Yes, I know” played and I danced with my baby I knew in that moment that everything may feel so hard and heavy but it would all be ok in the end I would get through this rough patch. I didn’t no when I would but I knew it wouldn’t last for ever. Since then things have been better I still have days that are bad but I have 90% more good days now. I hope things look up for you.

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