Late PND
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@Iona just messaged xx
@Iona sorry you had to go so long without any help. Thanks for your comment. I hope things are getting easier for you now. Has this effected your relationship with your son at all? I know it's not my sons fault and I love him loads but I just feel stressed all the time and like I'm starting to hate being around him because he always cries. Obviously he is a baby and that's what they do but I used to love being around him and now I feel so guilty for not wanting to be around him x
@incognito I am getting there, slowly but surely and with my LB being 3 it is much easier to communicate with him. I actually explain to him how I’m feeling and that it’s okay to feel that way and take care of yourself and he’s got really good at sharing his emotions with me - so it’s sort of had a positive effect between us. Previously though, I resented him and I resented my life and where I lived and being left all alone. I resented everyone for not being there. It was so difficult. Some days I had to put him in his play pen (where he was safe) and go to another room to cry
@Iona thank you lovely. Yeah I'm a single parent and I think there is resentment towards his dad for not taking responsibility. And I'm stressed about going back to work and my son is crying all the time. I'm not sure if that is because I am stressed and he can feel that or something else but I just feel guilty, like I'm failing him. Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope it gets easier for both of us xx
Hope it does for you! It may be a phase he’s going through. At one point I was lucky to get any sleep as my LB was just unsettled constant but then somewhere out of the blue he went back to sleeping and being content! I’m just a message away if you ever need it x
Hi, Mum to a 3yo (almost 4) and I developed PND from when he was 3 months. However I went undiagnosed until a few months ago. A house move masked my symptoms but now on Setraline to help. My best advice is go to your doctor. They should be able to advise if you require medication and also direct you to different methods (online and in person) that can help with your mental health. You were most likely PND from start, but the excitement of new mum, everyone is around to help to start with and you have most likely reached a time where less help is around (I certainly did) - maybe not the case but something to consider