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Could I have PND?

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miranda66 · 26/04/2011 16:26

I have a dd of 3 and am married for the second time. I cannot sleep properly, feel useless and since having my dd have felt worthless. I am a sahm, and get no breaks from dd apart from nursery twice a week. I have not been out with my dh on our own since dd was born. I have no family/friend support - all live miles away. I seem to do nothing but clean, cook, tidy etc etc. I don't feel as though I can cope anymore with my dd. I am frightened I may hurt her, even though I have never smacked her (don't believe in it), and earlier today I felt that I wanted to just walk away from it all.

Before dd I was a happy, confident, tolerant, intelligent 40yr old with friends and lots of interests.

I just want to know if I could have undiagnosed pnd.

OP posts:
natsyloo · 26/04/2011 17:09

Hi Miranda66,

Have you been to your GP about this? I am recovering from PND so am v familiar with the symptoms. Obviously it's not really possible to diagnose online so the best thing to do would be to seek medical advice and talk it through with a professional. You may also find considering counselling or CBT would be helpful if you're feeling low.

PND is a lot more common than people think and can be very isolating and scary but help is out there and we all deserve the chance to enjoy being a mum.

Hope you start to feel better soon - best of luck.

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