Comments on: How I Realized I Had Postpartum Depression

By: Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:14:01 +0000

OOPS! I meant it is better to be alone and happy, then to be with someone and miserable!

By: Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:10:25 +0000

Thank you Kim for sharing your story! I am a single mother. I have a 7 year old & a 13 month old. I have struggled with PPD with both of my children. I was 21 when I had my first child & my PPD was so severe that I couldn’t eat & lost too much weight (20 + lbs.) So the nurse told me to stop breast feeding when she was 8 months old. I regret that to this day. I vowed that when I had another child I would let my doctor know ahead of time, that I will probably need help. After I had my second child at 27, I was aware of the fact that I had PPD and got help sooner and I am still breast feeding! It is a daily struggle. My advice to other moms is don’t feel guilty if you need help, it doesn’t mean you are a bad mom! Surround your self with people who love you! It is better to be alone then to be with some one and be miserable!

By: Shannon Guyton

Shannon Guyton — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:57:59 +0000

Thanks Kim for sharing your story, I think this affects more women than we even know. I believe I also went through it but never realized what it was at the time and never sought help. I managed through but my son’s first year (coincidentally it was the year I turned 30 as well!) was one of the hardest of my entire life. I just thought I was being weak/couldn’t hack it at the time. I thought, OMG THIS is what I went through all that emotion and effort to accomplish (I struggled with infertility as well). I felt guilty because I had wanted to be a mom so badly and it wasn’t what I thought it would be at the beginning. I wish I had reached out and gotten help like you, being a new mom is hard enough even without that additional anxiety.

By: Caroline @ crackers & carrots

Caroline @ crackers & carrots — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:26:00 +0000

I too struggled with PPD. I wrote about it on my baby blog: http://chocolateandcarrots.com/crackersandcarrots/2012/09/baby-blues Thank you for sharing your story Kim!

By: cassandra Lowe

cassandra Lowe — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:25:16 +0000

I was pretty close to it. My little one was in the hospital for a month with a jaw distraction surgery and I was hospitalized for 2 days for blood clots. As soon as I got her home I had panic attacks! not fun!