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Hi sah 83 my son is 7 and I've told him that I need to get used to having a baby around which may make mummy feel tired but I've told him I love him and that his funny dance he does always makes me smile his teachers know and have been doing their best to help him and me I have a check up next week at docs so I'll ask about the extreme tiredness I'm doing my best totry and slow down a bit I've been sleeping when little one does I'm just waiting for a new early years worker as mine was relocated 2 wks ago so having the weekly support will hopefully help thanks sah83 for ure kind words xx

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Had a relapse last week as I forgot to takE my medication it was awful! I'm still not back on track yet as managed to accidently miss 4 doses!! Also the medication is leaving me exhausted like the first four months when ure pregnant and to top it all my eldest has become very emotional and aggressive at school and I can't help but feel responsible and also feel Like I've failed him as a mother as it's my fault he feels this way!!!! I feel overwhelmed again by everything and am worried that come November I won't be able to come off the medication sorry I'm whinging again..., that's all I seem to do at the moment Im so angry with myself!!!!

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Hi all just a quick update I've been on medication for bout4/5 weeks now and I feel like a different person!!! I'm stating to think more rationally although I do still get paranoid when he cries if I'm out but I didnt expect a miraculous recovery in a month I know it will take time am on medication till November then it will be reviewed I have an early years visitor who comes once every week to help with anything or just have a cuppa and a chat I also have monthly meetings with my doc and a review every eight weeks with health visitor.
I'm slowly returning to the old me I can function with daily tasks now without panicking.
I now want to raise awareness about Pnd to show women that there is no shame in the feelings that come with Pnd and that it is a illness like any other illness as my early years worker said if you broke your wrist you would go to doc and put a cast on it to help it heal and that is what my medication is doing helping me to heal I would also love to start a Pnd support group in my area but don't know how to go about it any ideas?... I don't want anyone to suffer for in silence or for as long as I did .. The main thing is that fingers crossed I'm getting there!! Xx

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Hi Alfie 222 My health visitor spoke to me on the phone but hasn't been over yet as she was going to give me details of a Pnd group near me that's starting in a weeks time but haven't heard yet ... The one mum I can talk to has gone back to work and as luck would have it so have I in the evenings as for preaching to me I don't think of it like that at all I appreciate the advice as I do feel like I'm doing it all for the first time again! X

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Hi all touch wood the good days are starting to outweigh the bad ones I still have the bad days: one of which being 3 days ago in debenhams cafe feeding little one there other mums there as well with babies some looked immaculate and others looked so confident with their babies and I felt that they were all looking at me with disapproval coz my little one was screaming for his lunch and I had to warm it first so he wasn't happy I started to cry while I was feeding him so embarrassing luckily I have long hair and just kept my head down I felt so inferior it was awful x

Recommendation of book on PND

Hi I borrowed a book from library it's part of a seris of books about various illnesses written by real sufferers the book is called need to know: post natal depression it's been helpful to me and my husband as it's broken down into chapters so you can dip in and out of it

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Thank you Alfie222 I spoke to my health visitor this morn and she said she thought she had better speak to me as I rang the health visitors secretary yesterday and begged to see anyone didn't care which one she has given me lots of advice and support and we have started the ball rolling on getting me the help I need she assured me there is no shame in admitting I am struggling and that many women do I'm yet to meet someone in my everyday life who will admit they also are struggling so it's hard not to feel alone thank you for replying i really didn't know what to do yesterday xx

Anyone with PND not on antidepressants?

Well after speaking to my health visitor this morning I was strongly advised to and I also don't want my older child seeing me crying when I can't feed his little brother anymore so have made the decision to give them a go

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Hi I just wanted some advice from other mums who have Pnd I made the step of going to my docs 4 weeks ago and saying I didn't feel right he contacted my health visitor who said it sounded like I had Pnd and that she needed to see me at home I had to put her off for two weeks as my eldest son who is 7 was on Easter half term and he's seen me cry enough I wanted to wait till he was at school to see her now I get a call from her secretary today to say she's cancelling our appointment as shes ill and can't see me till next week!! I've waited 3 weeks to see her and am crying everyday and feel worthless and like my son hates me and doesn't want to be with me I feel like I'm failing in everything I do and I just feel so let down as I wasn't offered anyone else to see she said she was worried about me on the phone when she called 3 weeks ago to make an appointment my Hubby says I should ring them back and say that I need to see a health visitor today and that it can't wait what do you guys think I should do? I know she can't help being Ill

Anyone with PND not on antidepressants?

Hi all I was diagnosed last week with Pnd after struggling for 3 months in silence I was offered Prozac but am put off by the side effects and am worried I'll feel spaced out so I've refused them but I'm feeling worse as the days go on...

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