in brief, my H left me in Jan, 15weeks pg with a 17mo. Baby now 12weeks old, DS now 2.2mo.
My relationship with STBXH under tremendous strain - he moved in with OW almost immediately and is pushing for divorce all the time (even 3 weeks post birth when he was meant to be spending time with our newborn, he was hassling me about it). He is bullying and puts me down any time I say no to him, which obviously makes me upset.
What I'm not sure about now is if I'm upset, or just sick with stress/anxiety or getting PND. I expect to feel pretty shit tbh, because it's a shit situation. But now I'm getting periods of time in the day of up to an hour or more at a time where I feel really low, and nauseaus. I am struggling to eat (history of anorexia, so I am pushing on through to avoid relapse). I feel sad and worst of all, incredibly irritable with 2yo DS. Not all the time though, just for these waves that last 1 - 1.30 hours.
I am finding it hard to sleep obsessing over the problems that have been going on. To a certain extent I guess this is normal, I'm a new lone parent and have a horrible ex, who I have to see for contact all the time. But should I be worried about the rest of it? How much feeling 'sad' is normal and when is it not normal anymore? I do feel tearful, and not myself, but my life isn't what it used to be either...
Gah, I go round and round in circles. I am seeing my GP on Friday I just feel shattered and upset. Could do with some hand-holding in between. :(
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chocoreturns · 25/09/2012 19:43
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