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I have a 7 week old baby and some suicudal thoughts. Is this just rational?

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splendide · 21/12/2014 13:08

My DS is 7 weeks today and I don't think I can handle being a mum. The sleep deprevation is killing me, I'm feeding him constantly. He had a tongue tie which went undiagnosed until Wednesday just gone. He hasn't gained much weight and is only about 7lbs now. I was hoping things would be better after the tongue tie snip but they aren't.

Anyway I'm having some pretty dark thoughts and I know I should tell the HV or GP but what could they do? It's pretty rational to want out of this situation. Do meds really make any difference? I'll still be a mother who can't feed her child and still having no sleep and still in a situation where ive ruined my life. How are drugs or counselling going to change that?

DawnMumsnet · 21/12/2014 13:41

Hi splendide,

We're so sorry you're having these thoughts at the moment.

We hope you don't mind, but when threads such as yours are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources - here. You can also go to the Samaritans' website here, or email them on [email protected]. Support from other Mumsnetters is great and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters, but as other MNers will tell you, it's really a good idea to seek RL help and support as well.

We'll be moving this thread over to our Mental Health topic shortly -this is part of the new protocol we've been advised to follow.

We also have to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

Sorry for hijacking your thread, splendide, and we really hope things start to look up for you soon.

DawnMumsnet · 21/12/2014 13:56

@splendide

Sorry Dawn. Didn't mean to do anything wrong.

Don't worry at all, OP, you've done nothing wrong! We just have a few guidelines we have to follow in cases where suicide is mentioned.

Please do listen to all the good advice being given on this thread. We completely empathise with what you're going through. Flowers

RowanMumsnet · 22/12/2014 09:50

Hello

Really hope you're feeling a little brighter Splendide.

We've moved this to Mental Health now.

Best wishes for a good Christmas from MNHQ Flowers

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