Postpartum depression

Can ppd come after 6 months? I feel like i have it. It’s a lot to do with how much weight i have gained and my husband always telling me to work out. If i tell him that i have gained too much weight and i feel fat and ugly, his reply would be “you should work out”. I don’t think i have the time or mental capacity for it unless he could take the baby and say “okay go and work out now”. I even told him this but he wouldn’t do it. He is always busy and wouldn’t keep the baby long enough for me to exercise. I don’t care about him. I just want to stop feeling this shitty 😞

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You’re not alone. I feel the exact same at the moment

I’m with you.. I lost all my baby weight within 2/3 months pp through breastfeeding and then when I started combi feeding at 3 months and then stopped breastfeeding at 4.5 months I carried on eating as I was and I have put about half a stone back on. I wasn’t happy with my weight pre pregnancy and as I had a c section my stomach is noticeably bigger. I know I need to start exercising and eating better but I dunno why I can’t bring myself to do it even though I HATE how I look! It’s driving me insane, my skin is also terrible and what with pp hair loss aswell I feel like I look terrible.

Totally understand you. Its the time. Time to cook and eat healthy, time to exercise. There just isn't time. Then when you get a moment at about 11pm you're just drained and exhausted and stuff yourself with crap and try go to sleep. Its awful.

Thanks everyone. Im glad im not the only one. ❤️

Yeah mine came on around 5 months :((( I spoke to a pharmacist about it and she said it often does come around the 5-6m mark because you have the love hormones going through you before this!! I think mine is because I had a traumatic birth and I’m a single mum, so life has changed so drastically. I constantly compare myself to others with families and also nice big houses (I live in a small flat) and it’s just escalated. Also I’ve found as my LO is getting older I’m finding it all harder and harder and feel like I’m only just getting through each day. As im feeling like this, I’m not playing with him enough and feel so bad :(

You the not the only one. Not sure where your location is, but I am in the UK so the winter season is not helping at all. My sense is fighting against the negativity - it’s only hormones and the lack of sunlight, I can’t help feeling sad about everything… But do tell yourself you will get through this. If your partner does not know the art of encouragement ( just like my husband, it’s not saying he doesn’t care for me just he does not know how to care for my delicate mood by saying something nice!…), don’t take it seriously, just throw into your mind bin. Xx

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