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Is this PND? or am i just being silly?

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jofeb04 · 24/10/2005 12:05

Hiya,
I gave birth to my dd 4weeks ago (tramatic birth) and for the past 2weeks I have been feeling tearry for no apparant reason. I also have a ds (20months), and felt the same with him, but didnt want to go and see the dr.
I have no bad feelings towards my dd/ds/dh etc, and love them all dearly.
I feel bad in myself, thinking i cant cope, guilty about the births (my ds was also tramatic), and as neither of them were bf, im guilty with that as well.
I feel really awful when i have to tell my ds off, i dont shout or anything, but feel awful about that. Any little thing will set my tears off.
Im sick of having to have the smile on my fave when family come around to the house, as i really dont want anyone to know how im feeling.
Am i just being stupid, or could this be the start of PND?
I can laugh while playing with my son, love takin the kids out to places etc.

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blueteddy · 24/10/2005 12:07

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PrettyCandles · 24/10/2005 12:16

You're not being silly, it could be PND, it could also be the exhaustion and shock of it all. Either way, go see your HV or GP, whichever you feel better with. It doesn't necessarily mean that you go straight onto ADs, sometimes being able to talk and get things into the open eases the pressure a lot.

There are quite a few threads about PTSD as a result of traumatic births, which might be helpful to you. You could try a search, or just post asking about it.

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shhhh · 26/10/2005 09:07

I was the same and hv advised me that it was pnd. I wasn't on medication as I wanted to try and control it myself. It helped with my Doc being pnd as well as she knew exactly where I was coming from. With the help and advice from both my doc and hv I am now on the road to getting better.
I still have good and bad days but thankgod the good days outweigh the bads ones. Hope you are feeling more yourself soon.

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