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Im sooo stuck, can anyone help/advise me?? please......

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Helenemjay · 11/04/2006 12:08

My dd is 7 months and im still breastfeeding her she only has a couple of small feeds in the day as she doesnt seem interested in any more than that, and she has a feed before she goes to bed at 7pm and then she sleeps through til 7am which is obviously great, she doesnt seem too bothered about the breastfeeding but i think we both appreciate the closeness it brings us, BUT im very very convinced i have depression, it is getting considerably worse, i dont sleep well i cry at nothing, i am a permanent moody grumpy stressed out, misey to be around and im getting so im making life hard for my family as all i do is shout and snap - im a real wreck, and the only way i can help myself is to stop bfeeding and get some AD's. Dd is my third child and i have had PND before and i recognise all the signs, and i know its only going to get worse if i dont get some help soon, my problem is that dd is my last baby i wont have any more and i really love our bfeeding relationship, to give it up will bother me greatly and i know its going to break my heart everytime she roots for me! what the hell do i do, im finding everything so hard to cope with at the moment

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milward · 11/04/2006 12:14

Feel for you helenemjay xxx are there any meds that would be ok with bf?

Helenemjay · 11/04/2006 12:26

no milward i asked the GP and he said there isnt anything i can take while bfeeding, i always thought there were some ad's you could take but obviously not Sad

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milward · 11/04/2006 12:30

think there was a thread on ads & bf - will check.

What a choice to make - if you need to take the meds then go for it as you'll feel better & this is important. For the bf you'll miss it - don't know what to say to make this go ok - apart from your being fine will help you in this xxx

milward · 11/04/2006 12:32

www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1364&threadid=162329&stamp=060411104821

my links never work!! so have just copied the ref

best wishes xxx

georginarf · 11/04/2006 12:32

Helen, your GP is wrong, have a look at \link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1364&threadid=162329&stamp=060411104821\this thread} and in particular my contribution near the beginning Smile

milward · 11/04/2006 12:33

that's the link!!!

georginarf · 11/04/2006 12:33

is not only sertraline that's OK, there are others, but it is plain wrong to say you can't take any

Mummyvicky · 11/04/2006 13:09

My GP looked in a book to see which AD was suitable for me and I'm sure she said there were a few, but sertraline was seen as the safest.
HTH Good luck!

Helenemjay · 11/04/2006 13:39

Oh thanks girls!! i sooo hope my gp can find me some of this sertraline!!! thanku thanku thanku you have given me hope! im dreading the day i have to stop bfeeding! Sad

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georginarf · 11/04/2006 13:48

honestly, if your GP is still being an arse, try to see another one at the same practice or something. but, armed with this info, hopefully s/he will see sense! Giving up breastfeeding when you don't want isn't exactly going to make you feel better is it!

laundrylover · 11/04/2006 22:20

Hey Helen, my GP told me this crap with DD1 but following birth of DD2 two weeks ago I talked to my fab MW and she said there are plenty of options and was really angry that Drs say this. Hope I'm better this time but at least if PND starts I will be well armed!
Good luck at the docs and enjoy the bfing for a good while longer Smile.

colditz · 11/04/2006 22:23

Ask to see a female doctor, that way you can guarantee you don't have to see your normal one - only works if your own gp is a bloke though.

Helenemjay · 13/04/2006 16:16

Thanks girls! i got some! fingers crossed a few weeks from now everything will be alot better! thankus for all your advice and help! Smile

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PiccadillyCircus · 13/04/2006 16:17

You can take ADs and breastfeed. I do.

It's sertraline that I take.

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