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Postnatal health

As with all health-related issues, please seek advice from a RL health professional if you're worried about anything.

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PND or sleep deprivation???

3 replies

BabyHaribo · 22/02/2015 09:51

How can you tell the difference?

DD is 7 months and I'm still surviving on about 5hours broken sleep each night. She's allergic to dairy and I'm sure thats related to the poor sleep but if she slept better I don't think id feel so down.

I don't want to tell anyone how I feel as I feel like it's admitting I've failed and like I don't love DD enough. I love her so much but the lack of sleep is killing me.

I've also got DS 3 to run around after and DD won't take a bottle, I can't express enough and she won't touch the prescription formula.

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Nolim · 22/02/2015 10:01

Accepting that you are overwelmed is not failure. On the contrary! It is the first steep to improve. And sleep depravation does not mean less love. Every parent has been there. Do you have family of friends who could give you a hand for a few hours while you get some well deserved rest?

Can you talk to a gp or hv? There is no shame in asking for help from pple who are there to help.

Rootvegetables · 22/02/2015 12:18

I had this exact thought yesterday, I have 6 month old twins and a 3 year old. We are having a pretty stressful time anyway at the moment very unsettled. I feel sad a lot am grumpy with my husband and 3 year old, but then I think they are both being hard work, sobmaybe it's not me at all. I have lots of family and am lucky to have support but still get woken 10-12 times a night. My husband has not been in a position to help since they were born I'm exhausted. So sorry to hear you feel the same and to offload on your thread but it really struck a cord. What will anyone do if it is pnd??

squishinglittlefatcheeks · 25/03/2015 21:39

Sorry you are having a hard time baby and root
Sleep deprivation is a known factor linked to pnd. Pls get help. Homestart is free and helps with stuff around the house. The hv will support you as will the Childrens centre when you are up to going out. The gp can prescribe ADs and/or refer you for counselling or cbt or similar. It's good to get help - it's not an admission of failure or being a bad mum, it's just a pathway to getting to love your kids more like you want to . Best thing I ever did was get help

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