Is it possible to have post-natal depression with an 8 month old or am I just over thinking and being too hard on myself?
I haven't had it easy since the start of the pandemic. I had a miscarriage a couple of days before my first wedding anniversary, we moved house and didn't have the easiest of pregnancies either. I ended up having to have a c section 2 weeks early as my LO was breach and didn't have a lot of fluid. The hospital wouldn't let me home because he wouldn't latch when breast feeding even though I expressed that I don't mind formula feeding, but they just ignored it. He then became jaundice, ended up with a huge lump on the side of his neck and spend the next 12 weeks crying all day and night to be told he'd grow out of it and try gaviscon for reflux. It wasn't until one day it was so bad we went to the hospital who diagnosed silent reflux and different medication and we saw an instant improvement. Within this time my husband was signed off with depression. Now that things are back to a new normal I wanted to start getting the house up straight before I go back to work but it feels like my tasks are never ending and end up arguing with my husband as it feels like he doesn't help to be told that I shouldn't be hard on myself and I don't have to get everything done. Other times he then says I have all day to do things so I should have time in between looking after our little boy.
Has anyone else been through this or could offer any advise?