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thegreenroom

Can anybody help me with what to say to the doctor about post natel depression I did tell her I was feeling down at 6 week check but she said to make another appointment to discuss it,it took a lot of courage to tell her then and I'm getting stressed about what to say so have put of the appointment,I don't have the symptoms of it from what it says on the internet,I don't resent my baby I love her to bits and I'm coping fine I just keep crying and feeling sad

mozzyc

sunshine_1988 wrote: »

This is exactly my situation, last night Aiden wouldnt even go down in his basket, he slept the whole night on me so I had to sleep sat up in the chair
I dont know what to do with him really, I hate hearing him cry but I know deep down there is nothing wrong with him, he has been fed, changed etc and just wants to be held!!!
Is your little one still like this? Yesterday I didnt eat anything until 4pm!! xx

yes! this is what Charlie is like. I end up sitting in front of the tv, remote and phone right next to me, and Charlie sleeping on me. But......he is fine at night. He actually sleeps ok at night. Its just the day where he doesn't sleep, and I end up sitting still all day so he can sleep on me. Every now and then, I have to let him cry it out whilst I make a bowl of cereal or something. At first I felt dead guilty about it, but now, I know he's fine, and I have to eat!! Even if I just make it, put him on my lap, and eat one handed. The other day I went through the day until 6pm with just a piece of toast. And i've realised now, that's no good.
But as for getting him to sleep during the day anywhere other than on me, that's a battle i'm yet to win!!

mozzyc

thegreenroom wrote: »

Can anybody help me with what to say to the doctor about post natel depression I did tell her I was feeling down at 6 week check but she said to make another appointment to discuss it,it took a lot of courage to tell her then and I'm getting stressed about what to say so have put of the appointment,I don't have the symptoms of it from what it says on the internet,I don't resent my baby I love her to bits and I'm coping fine I just keep crying and feeling sad

Hey hun, big hugs. Hopefully Lucy can help you, as I know she went through something similar.
I was the same, but don't think its pnd. I still cry very easily, and could even start crying just by looking at Charlie, but i think mine is due to the stress of the birth, all the pain afterwards, and just not being myself for at least the first month after he was born. It is getting better though. I'm definitely coping better now than what I did even last week.

I would just mention it to the doc hun. They deal with this often, and am sure they will know how best to help you. Just be open, honest and truthful about how you feel x

toniq

thegreenroom wrote: »

Can anybody help me with what to say to the doctor about post natel depression I did tell her I was feeling down at 6 week check but she said to make another appointment to discuss it,it took a lot of courage to tell her then and I'm getting stressed about what to say so have put of the appointment,I don't have the symptoms of it from what it says on the internet,I don't resent my baby I love her to bits and I'm coping fine I just keep crying and feeling sad

You sound just like I did, It's probably (check with Dr/Hv to confirm)the baby blues, sudden drop in hormones, overwhelming responsibility and lack of sleep all add up to quite a few weeks of tears at the slightest thing.

My baby is 10 weeks today and the blues went at approx 4/6 weeks, though I do have the odd bad day still.

I just kept telling myself it's the blues, it's the blues, http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/youafterthebirth/babyblues/

Hope you are okay, and honestly you are not alone x

toniq

Hope everyone doing okay, hope lo is doing well now Jen.

Ro my topsy has been a very sick dog, thought we were going to lose him, he is on the mend now, thankgod, hope dylan is being a fab furbaby!

We have at last got Jessica used to her bouncy chair, she will just about let us gently bounce her in it when she is starting to grizzle, which means I'm not pacing/rocking her for ages to settle her, took a few weeks but it's starting to show results, her grizzling has decreased loads and as she can see me when she awakes she is happier! Nights Jessica will have 4/5 hrs then a sleepy bottle then another 3/4 hrs so loads loads better.

Hope the nice weather has been kind to us all xxxx

sunshine_1988

Thanks mozzy, I'm hopeful it gets better as he grows a bit.

I've had a bad day today, he just keeps being sick after ever feed, I need to see my doctor as I think that he may have a reflux

Thegreenroom - I am afraid I cant offer any advice, just wanted to say I hope you get sorted and send you some hugs xx

Kimberley

Has anyone any advice for me. My grandson is 4 weeks old on Monday. He is not sleeping well. He is feeding ok on the bottle taking about 90ml but seems to be always hungry when breastfed. Our problem is his sleeping. he seems to go to sleep after a feed but a few minutes later wakes again wanting more food, we know this because he sucks his hands when hungry. Yesterday and today he hasn't really slept much and at night only goes off for about 4 hours in all. has anyone else had the same problem or is this normal? When my kids were born they slept throughout the night so I can't really advice my daughter but then they were bottled fed where as my grandson has bottles at night and breastmilk in the day.

sunshine_1988

Hi Kimberley

Im formula feeding, but my little boy wont really sleep at night either, unless he is held or being fed. He is 3 weeks on Sunday.

Would he not take any more food if he is hungry? Or have you tried a dummy? Mine sucks his hands too but does settle for a bit with his dummy.

x

Kimberley

sunshine_1988 wrote: »

Hi Kimberley

Im formula feeding, but my little boy wont really sleep at night either, unless he is held or being fed. He is 3 weeks on Sunday.

Would he not take any more food if he is hungry? Or have you tried a dummy? Mine sucks his hands too but does settle for a bit with his dummy.

x

I don't think half the time he's hungry because she puts him on the breast but he only suckles a few minutes then falls asleep again so I do think he just wants comfort but he spits the dummy out all the time and when he has had formula he still does it so he can't be hungry. I took over from her when I got home from work today so she could get some sleep because I could see she needed a kip but it's difficult when a baby doesn't want to sleep.

Wonder_Womble

thegreenroom wrote: »

Can anybody help me with what to say to the doctor about post natel depression I did tell her I was feeling down at 6 week check but she said to make another appointment to discuss it,it took a lot of courage to tell her then and I'm getting stressed about what to say so have put of the appointment,I don't have the symptoms of it from what it says on the internet,I don't resent my baby I love her to bits and I'm coping fine I just keep crying and feeling sad

As someone who has PND, I would advise you to be honest with your GP about how you are feeling. As with any form of depression, symptoms are individual and only a medical professional can diagnose whether you have PND or not and advise treatment.