Postpartum depression??

channy3232 · Nov 3rd, 2009, 01:46 AM

So I went through the usual baby blues for a week or two after Rocco was born. I've Bern depressed in the past, I have anxiety and panic attacks. What's going on now is that I keep having these horrible thoughts in my head that something bad is going to happen to Rocco. I know all Moms are protective. But this is more of a paranoia and irrational fears. I'm afraid we're going to get in a car accident or fire or something. Or I'm afraid we're going to be one of those "it will never happen to me" cases. I don't feel the same as I did when I was depressed. When I was depressed before, I didn't want to get out of bed and nothing made me happy. I didn't eat and lost a bunch of weight. I'm not like that now. My little boy makes me so happy. I go about my day as usual but I always have a paranoia in the back of my mind. Is this normal Mommy overprotection? Or could it be more??

asacia · Nov 3rd, 2009, 11:47 AM

I suppose it depends on the extent it affects your life.

I have Depression & Anxiety and I worry about LO to quite a bad extent - I sometimes have to wake him up from a nap to check he is okay, and I struggle to sleep because I have to lie there and watch him breathe.

Does the worry ever stop you doing things, or affect how you act?

I'm sorry you are feeling this though, it isn't a nice feeling to be worried about your LO.

I think there is also Postnatal Anxiety Disorder, and as you've suffered from anxiety in the past, it might worth talking to a doctor.

Nov 3rd, 2009, 01:46 AM	#1
channy3232 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 2,561	Postpartum depression?? So I went through the usual baby blues for a week or two after Rocco was born. I've Bern depressed in the past, I have anxiety and panic attacks. What's going on now is that I keep having these horrible thoughts in my head that something bad is going to happen to Rocco. I know all Moms are protective. But this is more of a paranoia and irrational fears. I'm afraid we're going to get in a car accident or fire or something. Or I'm afraid we're going to be one of those "it will never happen to me" cases. I don't feel the same as I did when I was depressed. When I was depressed before, I didn't want to get out of bed and nothing made me happy. I didn't eat and lost a bunch of weight. I'm not like that now. My little boy makes me so happy. I go about my day as usual but I always have a paranoia in the back of my mind. Is this normal Mommy overprotection? Or could it be more??

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Nov 3rd, 2009, 11:47 AM	#2
asacia Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,708	I suppose it depends on the extent it affects your life. I have Depression & Anxiety and I worry about LO to quite a bad extent - I sometimes have to wake him up from a nap to check he is okay, and I struggle to sleep because I have to lie there and watch him breathe. Does the worry ever stop you doing things, or affect how you act? I'm sorry you are feeling this though, it isn't a nice feeling to be worried about your LO. I think there is also Postnatal Anxiety Disorder, and as you've suffered from anxiety in the past, it might worth talking to a doctor.

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