I had my baby 13 months ago and have pretty much been depressed since. Had a traumatic birth which left me with many problems both physically and emotionally. Started back at work 7 months ago which helped me feel a lot better in myself but recently things have been getting on top of me. My baby is always ill and I mean always, she has something new every week. I work 3 days a week and she goes to nursery during this time which means when shes ill I have to take time off work. I've had a lot of time off recently which makes me 1) feel depressed- feel having a baby has ruined my career and 2) resentful of my baby, why does she have to be ill all the time. Cannot stop crying all the time and feel I am grieving for my old life when I didnt have al the worry and responsibility of having a baby, had a healthy body that wasnt damaged by childbirth and had a good relationship with my husband which is under huge strain because of the baby. My baby moans and whines all day as well and often I feel I cant cope. What I really want to know is do you think anti depressants will help? Cant see how they can because they wont give me my old life back! Thanks for reading this epic!