Postpartum depression--question--need help ?
Q.Question for all of you moms who had or have postpartum depression--I had a beatiful baby boy four weeks ago and I'm having a hard time dealing with lack of sleep, caring for the baby, and dealing with my parents who are visiting to help take care of the baby, and my husband who has some issues with my parents. In addition, it's wintertime and I'm always more "down" during winter. A psychiatrist said to try first light therapy boxes, which I started on Sunday and I think it helps but I'm going to see her again on Monday and we are supposed to decide if I should go on medication. If things don't get better maybe I should, but I'm worried about the effect of medication on my baby (I'm breastfeeding). So questions to all of you moms out there who are and were on Prozac or other medication--how does/did that affect your baby? Did you notice any behavioral changes? What other ways of dealing with PPD are there except medicaton?
A.The MOST important thing is that you get on medication that will help keep you stable emotionally. I needed them while I was b-f my baby, but didn't get on them until I weaned her. I wish I'd been on them sooner. Your husband needs to deal with your parents himself--like a man and you need to take care of you and the baby. If your parents don't treat your husband with respect, tell them to go home or have your husband tell them. He's your partner and you're making your own family now. Your parents are partners with each other and made their family and, unless they ONLY help and support you, they're not doing that much good. It was a relief to me and my husband when his parents went home, then mine went home. They were all too self-centered to really help us anyway. They all wanted us to do things their way and they'd had their chance at making their families. We moved them out and got on with making a wonderful family of our own. That's what the psychiatrist I talked to said. She said that according to research depression medicine has no adverse effects on the baby, but it's proven that depressed mothers, and unhappy mothers do influence child's development negatively. So I do need to get better for my child's sake.
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