Post-Natal Depression

I must admit, I am not sure wether to write about this or not, but I have read some of the others, and if it can be uselful to even one person then it will make it worth writing about. I had my son in 2002, having had a fabulous pregnancy I was organised for the new arrival, and very very excited. Not going into details, but my birth was quite horrific and I experienced flash backs for weeks after. I gave birth to my beutiful son, and everyone was delighted, I remember looking up at him in his hospital cot and thinking--is he mine? I did not have the "bond" that everyone talks so much about. The first few months are a haze, and I hate ...

For a long time now Ive side-stepped over talking openly or even writing about my experience of Post-Natal depression- some of it is down to a slight tinge of shame about my illness, and part is related to not wanting to dredge it all up and ponder those awful feelings again. Theres just a small part of me that hates revisiting that hellish time, and almost wants to avoid admitting to myself that I went through, and survived the dark days. Perhaps writing this honest account will be a bit cathartic for me, and will enable me to feel proud of my achievements as a mother- especially in the face of such overwhelmingly bad emotions. Dont get me wrong, Im very happy with how ...

I suffered with post natal depression after bith of my children were born. With my first it started after a couple of weeks where I was struggling with breastfeeding her and began to feel a failure, it progressed from there to the point where because I was so tired as she would sleep all day and be awake feeding and crying most of the night that I felt I couldn't cope. I even began to wish she would get meningitis and even considered throwing her off a bridge as I was so desperately unwell and feeling down. Fortunately my husband and family recognised how down I was and I sought help from my GP who was great in heloing me deal with my feelings. I ...