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Jul 24, 2015 19:54:44 GMT
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Post by thundersparrow on Jul 24, 2015 19:54:44 GMT
Hi all, well I'm 30 weeks pregnant with my third baby. I suffer with depression on an everyday basis but when I had my first baby had pnd severely on top meaning I didn't bond with him and still to this day struggle with him (he is nearly 7) My second baby was an instant bond but pnd hit pretty quickly and I struggled to look after myself I'm on a better place now with better support but im panicking that I will get it again and have been warned it's a high possibility, I just want to enjoy my baby especially now I know what I'm doing! I'm determined to be ok but don't want to set my sights too high and feel I have failed does it happen every baby??
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Jul 25, 2015 3:27:56 GMT
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Post by monica on Jul 25, 2015 3:27:56 GMT
Hello
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
It's impossible to predict whether you'll get pni again however as you know the risk is higher having had it before. Do you know what caused it previously? It's not always possible to pinpoint the exact cause - with me there were a few things that triggered it after child no 2 exhaustion and lack of rest being the main one , so with child no 3 I took steps to sleep as much as possible.
Of course it's understandable you are worrying about this.. However forewarned is forearmed - that does make s huge difference and it sounds as if you have got s good support network around you. If you feel you're get pni again contact ur Dr at the earliest opportunity . When I got pni it was months before I got help.
Did u take meds before? If u r v high risk you can start taking meds even in pregnancy or afterwards. There are ones deemed low risk in pregnancy and safe with breast feeding if that's what you choose to do. Talking therapies can also be put in place to help. Perhaps talk this over with ur midwife and Dr if u haven't already so you feel secure knowing that safety net is there if u need it.
Having suffered from pni before I'm sure you've lesrnt a lot about managing the illness . You'll know the type of triggers that make things difficult for you - sometimes these can be avoided or minimised.
Do keep talking to usx
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