in Mamas with depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders

Feeling lost

8weeks 3days PP. I’ve had anxiety and depression since early teens. I have recently taken myself off anxiety medication as my perinatal mental health team increased it and i found I was constantly angry! I’ve discharged from those services also as they were not listening to what I needed the most. Now I’m constantly annoyed at everything and my mum and step mum. They act like they know my child better than me! I’m worried about his feeding he’s constantly chocking and only since talking to my sister my mother agreed it’s not right, I said he’s thrown up a lot and my step mum goes “it’s because he’s not shafted his wind properly” I spend more time winding him than he does feeding and he can take an hour to feed! I feel lost in myself at the moment constantly miserable and always wanting to cry 😭 I don’t want any more medication because besides the anxiety medication I’ve been on constant antibiotics and other medications for health complications since his birth! It was traumatic birth also! I just also don’t think talking therapy will help I’ve done it forever years on and off and get nothing from it! Even done it start of the year and still partly now due to the relationship I had with baby’s dad!

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Bless you. I’m currently pregnant so not in the exact same situation however a few months ago I basically had a mental breakdown and I too didn’t want tablets. I found a lot of peace in reading self help and anxiety books, listening to podcasts daily and exposure therapy. The best book I read was ‘stop thinking start living’ can’t guarantee it’ll help you like it did me but it’s nice just to have time out of your head and into something else

It will get easier! You’re in the trenches right now, I was the same. It’s not easy but just hang in there. The next few weeks, you will notice it getting a bit easier and with time when baby sleeps more, you will find u feel better too. Speak to your hv about babys choking and about your mood. You’re a good mum!! You’re doing the best for ur wee baby! Hang in there, I promise with time it will get easier. You and baby are a team, you will get to know each other more and more with time and get into a nice wee routine. You can do it!! By this time next month u will start to notice a difference ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Iv struggled PP with anxiety and depression I litrally cried every single day I stopped talking even when my mam came to visit who I’m super close to , it does get better you will just feel like your in the trenches atm , but stay not to stress to much try be confident about what your doing with your baby you know in yourself your winding him longer than you are feeding him so don’t get your self upset or down by family coments , it might be reflux/colic , but mention it to your health visitor if your worried , but give your self sometime since youv stopped your med I stopped mine myself and because I didn’t know you had to gradually come of them I felt like I spiralled for couple weeks until my body settled , don’t be so hard on your self xx

Hi there! My baby was exactly like this at this age . Try changing him to a comfort formula if you are bottle feeding . Infacol worked for us too, for getting wind up in one big burp and baby less fussy at bottle . My baby suffers with reflux and we have to give him Infant gaviscon with each bottle but he literally is never sick now !! Compared to about 6 times a day

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