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PND or just a bad day?

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EJS1994 · 21/05/2020 13:45

Hi, i was wondering what other peoples experiences of PND were and how you knew that there was something wrong? My son is 4 months old and most of the time i have good days but occasionally i get very hormonal and emotional and feel like everything is against me and I cant work out if its PND or if i just have off days like people generally do, especially in the middle of this pandemic. Everything with my son is good, i love him to bits and love being his mum, i cope with him very well i think personally but some days I feel very low in confidence and like i need a break to clear my head but as soon as im away from my son, i want to be around him again and feel uncomfortable being away from him, even if i need the time to myself. My other half helps out with his part of looking after our son but i do the majority of it and he isnt the easiest person to talk to about stuff so I feel a bit like im on my own sometimes. Also, is body confidence a cause of PND? Or would this be separate? This is my first child so i dont know what feelings are normal/hormonal and which are something to worry about. Any help to understand if other people feel this way and how to correct it would be appreciated.

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tinatsarina · 05/06/2020 01:21

Hi @EJS1994 hope your ok. I'm feeling similar my daughter is now almost 4 months and when I'm around her and my older child I feel ok, I can engage well enough but if I'm by myself say doing the ironing or something it's like I deflate. I feel abit low and I find now I'm worrying about this virus and also sids with the baby but I'm not sure if it's just lockdown or mild depression/anxiety. Did you get any answers?

I find if I've had more sleep the night before it isn't as bad but it's hard to get enough when you have a young baby.

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