Is this PND? Whats wrong with this situation

[cbobtey]

Dh & I have a baby girl who is 8 months old.
We also have 2 others, 10+

Dh is working full time, we can live on what he makes, but only just! We are not well off but not on the breadline either. He does over time once a month which will consist of a whole weekend or a night in the week.

If i'm being honest I am starting to feel like I am at my limit with the baby, i love her to pieces but it's getting to me, the amount of time i am with her, so when dh does work a weekend i am starting to resent it.
I dont voice it really, I know he's not doing it for the fun of it but it just makes me dread the run up to it and the week after knowing i haven't had a break in the day or help etc.

I know being with her is the role i have chosen while dh works, (i couldnt swap as wouldnt earn enough) but i am really struggling.

So i am wondering is this PND thats come later... or is this normal.

I feel like this with a 4 month old so you're not alone! I think it's normal to want your own time to feel like you, not just mum.
I'm not sure if it's PND but I wanted to let you know you are not alone with feeling it and I don't think either of us should feel guilty about it! Also I know if DH was the primary parent at home he would have definitely lost it by now!

Could be PND, this is a test that was part of my PND assessment: perinatology.com/calculators/Edinburgh%20Depression%20Scale.htm

However, I also distinctly remember this phase with dd when she was about this age. DH goes on conferences for 3/4 days away at least once a month so it's 3/4 days of being locked in intensely with the baby. It's tough. I cried a lot. DD is now 15 months but because I work in the day while she's at child care, those few days a month where dh is away aren't nearly as tough. We all need a break, be gentle with yourself.

I have a 8 month old and feel like this but I'm also taking anti depressants because I wondered if I had PND or if I was just struggling with a high needs baby

I went on 6 months and thought enough is enough and caved and now 6 weeks later I feel so much better so I can't say if it's just happened or it's the medication

My husband also works full time minus the over time so I would say I just think your burnt out

I try and do things for myself but for me it's a bath/longer shower/ film nights with my eldest where I stay in her room and we do a girly night from 7pm and i get to lay in the next day just small things like that are enough to get me through the hard days in the week where I'm with baby who also has a night feed still and then with her 24/7 in the day

Hubby pitching in where he can helps massively so I would say it's that over pnd but as I say I've been able to cope better with what feels like a hard situation since being on anti depressants x