PND and no support network

[Somewhereovertherainbow85]

I have just been diagnosed with pnd after struggling through the last 6 weeks since my second child was born. (Also have a 3 year old) I’ve started antidepressants. The problem is, I just have no support network. I only have 2 family members & neither of them have children so can’t really grasp what I’m going through, they haven’t been great. I haven’t told my partners family I’m unwell & due to current restrictions we aren’t seeing them much anyway.

I just feel really alone & lost. My partner just doesn’t get it, he tells me to be positive but I’m completely crippled by my feelings at the moment. He told me today my negativity is bringing him down & will ruin our kids lives. I think he was just lashing out because I’m being difficult at the moment but it’s hurt me so much because I don’t WANT to feel this way.

I just don’t know what to do. Every day seems like such a challenge to get through & I’m barely keeping my head above water. Please tell me this gets better?

Hi there I just wanted to acknowledge this post as I’ve just posted also re PND...I hope you’re doing ok. Hopefully this will help bump your message

It will get better but it’s so hard to see it when you’re in it. I had pond with both my kids and it’s awful so I understand.
You have seen your doctor so have started the process of getting better.
Look after yourself, eat well, exercise if you can, take breaks from the kids. Offload in a journal or blog or to a friend.
It will get better, you will get through it. Lots of love to you.

It does get better; I had PND with my second baby and i sometimes felt so hopeless. I had counselling which really helped and just took one day at a time, some days I just took an hour at a time and focused on getting through that.
My DH doesn’t really understand mental health but talking to the GP with me helped him understand and his family being aware helped as he could then lean on them for support as it was hard for him too and they helped me too.