Postnatal Depression Support

[susanmt]

Is there anyone else out there currently suffering from PND?? My son is 4 weeks old and I have a 2 yr old daughter. I am getting treatment for PND but would like to chat to others who are going through it - maybe we could support each other a bit and share the things that give us the good days?
Looking forward to hearing from folk soon
Susan

First time I have posted on Mumsnet, My dd is now 2and a half years old. I have been feeling down on and off since then,I put this down to adjusting to motherhood but I would say in the last 6-8 months have increasingly felt overwhelmed and struggling to keep up with everyday tasks. I got back to my pre baby weight quite quickly but was overweight to begin with and have since struggled, losing 8-10lbs and then gaining it again with binging and a complete lack of interest in cooking also feelings of being excluded by friends and a lack of interest in socialising and lack of libido. My dh now thinks I am lazy and is becoming less supportive and I was just wondering if how I am feeling could be PND has anyone else experienced PND at this late stage. I sometimes feel that I want another baby but I cannot consider it as I dont know how I would cope. Any advise or info would be greatly appreciated.

I see there were no responses to the last posting on this thread from last year - I suppose I have the same question too... can PND start later on I wonder? My DD is 18 months old, I am a single parent, have no family support at all where I live and I suppose if I had been less independant I would have accepted support from friends instead of thinking I can do it all on my all 24/7. I returned to work FT back in Feb, and from about June I have just basically started to feel I am on a slippery slope, I just feel I have lost the ability to socialise to the point I just can't be bothered and every day work is a struggle and I just feel I have no idea how to do my job any longer and have lost my confidence. I spend all my time with DD other than when at work and I suppose the only break I really get from motherhood is when I am at work... I just have very little interest in anything anymore and just don't feel I have anything to say to anyone. I feel fine when I am with DD but sometimes just yearn for a break.. and then just feel guilty for feeling that way. I feel I am not doing enough for her, and yet I am doing everything for her.. I have made an appointment at the docs to see if perhaps antidepressants may belp for a while. I don't even feel I can talk to my famiily about this as I just feel so isolated from everyone other than DD right now.

Hello I suffered with severe pnd and anxiety after the birth of my second child.I was in hospital on 3 occasions.I could not believe that there were no peer support groups for women in Manchester.I am still in recovery but in November 2010 I set up a group with a surestart centre in the Trafford area.I used to be a primary school teacher but it has taken over 2 years for me to feel better so I decided to do something different. I emailed our MP and she is meeting me on a one to one next week as I feel there should be much more help and I don't want others to suffer like I did.

I was hoping for a bit of advice. My lovely daughter is 12 weeks old and during the past 2 weeks I have felt completely overwhelmed with being a mum, mainly that I want to do the best by her and whether I am or not. She is happy and healthy but I worry constantly about her. I am concerned that I have PND, I do my best to keep her entertained and happy but often become emotional when she is napping and feel like I am a bit numb when she is not with me. My husband is great but I will not often except help from him even if I am knackered, I will often say 'no it is ok I'll see to her', and I feel guilty when I do leave her with him. He is a wonderful dad and would like to do more but I want to be a 'supermum' and feel that I want to make him proud. Any advice would be great, thank you so much...