What resolved your post natal depression?

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Other than medicine?

Sleep training, stopping breastfeeding, Fluoxetine and counselling.

Medication (sertraline).
i had PND after the birth of both of my children. Both were poor sleepers. With DC1 I thought it was just sleep deprivation. But after DC2 I was tired but happier and realised it was PND first time around. When I felt PND taking hold, and it was lockdown so I had limited options for easing it, I started sertraline and it was definitely the right decision. With low level depression for a long time, I wished I'd started it years ago.
Other than that, things that helped me were yoga, general exercise, more sleep (yes to sleep training, it's not essential but it definitely helped) and going back to work.

I had to manage severe pnd a few years ago and couldn’t seek any help (I wouldn’t recommend this if you’re struggling please seek help. I couldn’t because of a previous malicious referral to ss and any concerns would have sparked further involvement so I hid it and it was horrendous)

So please seek professional help but things that also helped me were :
—combi feeding rather than ebf as it meant I could have a break.
massage appts as I was very stressed
going for walks

Going back to work. I went from spending most of my days crying/wanting to cry to actually feeling like 'me' and not just 'mummy'. :)

Letting myself sob daily, googling radical acceptance, leaning on friends who did it all 3 years plus- they knew all I suffered was a phase. Walks in the park- pushing the pram made me feel proud (fake it til you make it). Ditching the idea I would be a baby group mum. 2 x shower daily. Coffee. Wine. Time. Love for my son. We got through it. He's 7 month old. I feel teary seeing newborn mums in supermarkets still, I really want to hug them all.

Dts getting older and rational.

I know you said other than medication but honestly citalopram saved me. Nothing else helped and believe me I tried loads of things before finally going to the doctor. It was definitely a chemical imbalance thing for me and was the solution.