PND question.

[Myotherbagisgucci]

This might sound silly, but what do you do if you think you have PND? What did you do?

I initially thought it was just baby blues but I'm 4 weeks PP and I'm still not myself. I'm extremely teary, overwhelmed, anxious and generally feel like I can't cope.

See your GP and go from there, hope you're okay the early days are really tough!

Go and talk to your HV or to your GP - whoever you feel more comfortable with.
Also, swallow any pride and ask for help.
Ask family or your friends. Try to get sleep. Sleep deprivation makes EVERYTHING so much harder. Friends don't tend to offer as they assume family can help. MiLs might have read MN and be aware whatever they do is wrong. Be specific. ASK if someone will come and watch your little one after a feed while you get your head down for a couple of hours.

Thank you for your comments, what will the GP do to help?

I went to the GP, she gave me contact details for talking therapies, prescribed sertraline, and contacted my health visitor who contacted me to chat about it

Thank you @Jinglejanglefish that's really helpful. I had considered ringing my HV, but I know that as soon as I try and talk about it, I'll break down.

Can I ask, do you feel better after your treatment? X

Do you have a local IAPT service? If you google IAPT and your local area something should come up. It's talking therapy. I didn't find it helped me but it was the individual rather than the service.

I have never felt so low as when I had pnd. I felt useless. Hopeless. I felt alone like nobody loved me. My husband was a bit of a shit at the time as well which didn't help. I had a plan to kill myself that I would never have done but I thought about it all the time. I felt like everyone was judging me. I couldn't get out of the house. I felt everyone would be happier without me.

I'm sorry to hear that you felt like that @foreverhanging and I'm glad you're still here!!

What you've said is somewhat relatable and I'll certainly google IAPT, as I know I need to sort this out. Xx

The sertraline has been great, I havent started therapy yet but have the first appointment next week.

I completely broke down to the GP, I am still embarrassed about it now tbh, but glad I did it.

I had considered ringing my HV, but I know that as soon as I try and talk about it, I'll break down.

Which is not a bad thing, as it will tell her how you are feeling / coping / not coping. Do contact them. PND is horrible and not something you should be embarrassed about or feeling you "should be able to manage". It is real. Ask for some help.