Comments on: Seven months pregnant: the black dog http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/ Pregnancy, babies and small children: the truth about motherhood. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Pixy http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1814 Pixy Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:15:04 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1814 Pregnancy can be beautiful and hard experience at the same time. The depression, weariness and dark thoughts are very common conditions during this time. But when the little one shows up and you hold him, it all fades away!:) Pregnancy can be beautiful and hard experience at the same time. The depression, weariness and dark thoughts are very common conditions during this time. But when the little one shows up and you hold him, it all fades away!:)

]]> By: angela marie http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1723 angela marie Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:42:48 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1723 Gosh it's tough, isn't it? My four range in age from 13 to (almost) 5 and I feel like I am just becoming myself again. It is hard to constantly give so much of yourself away every day -- yes, worth it, blah, blah -- but difficult nonetheless. Here's to hoping those blues go away and you see the sunshine. :) Gosh it’s tough, isn’t it? My four range in age from 13 to (almost) 5 and I feel like I am just becoming myself again. It is hard to constantly give so much of yourself away every day — yes, worth it, blah, blah — but difficult nonetheless.

Here’s to hoping those blues go away and you see the sunshine. :)

]]> By: Kristen http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1684 Kristen Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:27:21 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1684 I don't know if many women make it through the babyhood of their children without some form of depression...I just don't think we get the help we need and a lot of it comes down to that. I pray this is a better week for you. I would come babysit if I could!! And I would bring you plenty of chocolate. I know it always makes me feel better... I don’t know if many women make it through the babyhood of their children without some form of depression…I just don’t think we get the help we need and a lot of it comes down to that. I pray this is a better week for you. I would come babysit if I could!! And I would bring you plenty of chocolate. I know it always makes me feel better…

]]> By: geepeemum http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1673 geepeemum Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:11:55 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1673 Poor you, I hope the lightbox starts kicking in soon... I know you know this already but the evidence from a very large body of women taking SSRI's thoughout pregnancy has not been shown to have many detrimental effects in pregnancy. I was on a course recently where we heard from a gynaeologist from a large teaching hospital with quite a lot of experience. He didn't recommend paroxetine as there is some evidence of problems in early pregnancy and he said that 30% of babies of mothers on fluoextine and paroxeting tend to be jittery in the first couple of days and it is thought they might be withdrawing... So they recommended citalopram or sertraline generally. There is a small risk of one more serious complication that he recommended discussing with a knowledgable practitioner (ie him I guess)... but oiverall he was definitely more pro than anti. Where necessary obviously. But it's easy for other people to suggest things and hard when you have to be the one to make the decision. I know that. i don't mean to sound like I'm saying "do this or do that". And I think that your fears sound like symptoms rather than causes.. But I do wish you could find a wonderful au pair to come and make life easier for the first few months after this one's born... Thinking of you. Poor you, I hope the lightbox starts kicking in soon… I know you know this already but the evidence from a very large body of women taking SSRI’s thoughout pregnancy has not been shown to have many detrimental effects in pregnancy. I was on a course recently where we heard from a gynaeologist from a large teaching hospital with quite a lot of experience. He didn’t recommend paroxetine as there is some evidence of problems in early pregnancy and he said that 30% of babies of mothers on fluoextine and paroxeting tend to be jittery in the first couple of days and it is thought they might be withdrawing… So they recommended citalopram or sertraline generally. There is a small risk of one more serious complication that he recommended discussing with a knowledgable practitioner (ie him I guess)… but oiverall he was definitely more pro than anti. Where necessary obviously.
But it’s easy for other people to suggest things and hard when you have to be the one to make the decision. I know that. i don’t mean to sound like I’m saying “do this or do that”. And I think that your fears sound like symptoms rather than causes.. But I do wish you could find a wonderful au pair to come and make life easier for the first few months after this one’s born…
Thinking of you.

]]> By: Annmarie http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1668 Annmarie Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:21:47 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1668 Have you thought of trying natural therapies? Especially if you are overtired your emotional balance is going to be right out. I have had accupuncture through two of my pregnancies, relating to hayfever for the first one and just to boost my system for the second. My accupuncturist could tell my blood was weak (or something like that) from reading my pulse and I suggested it was because I'd had a miscarriage in 2006 and she gave me herbs to take to help. She suggested that it's common to end up with PND when you don't have enough blood for yourself, according to chinese medicine. I've probably explained that all very poorly compared to a chinese medicine practitioner, as I don't remember all her terms, but I figure if your not happy with the obvious solution, which in your case is medication, find something you can be happy with. That's how I ended up having accupuncture when I was pregnant with our second child and I was spending every day sneezing, and crying from extreme hayfever. Have you thought of trying natural therapies?

Especially if you are overtired your emotional balance is going to be right out. I have had accupuncture through two of my pregnancies, relating to hayfever for the first one and just to boost my system for the second. My accupuncturist could tell my blood was weak (or something like that) from reading my pulse and I suggested it was because I’d had a miscarriage in 2006 and she gave me herbs to take to help. She suggested that it’s common to end up with PND when you don’t have enough blood for yourself, according to chinese medicine.

I’ve probably explained that all very poorly compared to a chinese medicine practitioner, as I don’t remember all her terms, but I figure if your not happy with the obvious solution, which in your case is medication, find something you can be happy with.

That’s how I ended up having accupuncture when I was pregnant with our second child and I was spending every day sneezing, and crying from extreme hayfever.

]]> By: Violet http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1641 Violet Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:35:59 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1641 I guess I am not having more kids (have just the one) for this very reason. I didn't suffer from depression, but was apparently very hard to live with, during my daughter's first years. So much so, that my partner is actively opposed to us having a second child. I can't really blame him, because I know that I've forgotten much of that year. But if the medication helps, then why not take it? I guess I am not having more kids (have just the one) for this very reason. I didn’t suffer from depression, but was apparently very hard to live with, during my daughter’s first years. So much so, that my partner is actively opposed to us having a second child. I can’t really blame him, because I know that I’ve forgotten much of that year.

But if the medication helps, then why not take it?

]]> By: Frally http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1640 Frally Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:47:19 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1640 What she said and what she said. Hang in there, and remember these difficult years are over before you know it. And keep writing, it will help get some of it out of your system. What she said and what she said. Hang in there, and remember these difficult years are over before you know it. And keep writing, it will help get some of it out of your system.

]]> By: Madeleine http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1638 Madeleine Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:48:06 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1638 Ella, I'm so sorry to hear the depression has snuck in again. Please get treatment if you need it, and remember that a big group of us out here are thinking good thoughts for you. For what it's worth (very little, given I only know you from here) I think the worries about how you will cope are a symptom more than a cause of the depression. You have coped with a lot; you will continue to cope, as long as you are healthy. Ella, I’m so sorry to hear the depression has snuck in again. Please get treatment if you need it, and remember that a big group of us out here are thinking good thoughts for you. For what it’s worth (very little, given I only know you from here) I think the worries about how you will cope are a symptom more than a cause of the depression. You have coped with a lot; you will continue to cope, as long as you are healthy.

]]> By: Donna http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1637 Donna Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:04:30 +0000 http://mostleast.com/2008/01/10/twenty-seven-weeks-seven-months-pregnant-ante-partum-depression/#comment-1637 Oh, Ella. I'm sorry you are going through this. I know there's nothing I can say that can make the depression go away. But I can remind you that you are loved -- even by people like me, who live far away and have never actually met you in person. And I can urge you to at least talk to a professional when it feels overwhelming. That may not make the depression go away either, but it can help you get through it until you can have medication you might need. And remember, while it may be a nuisance, there's no shame in taking meds for a health condition. Oh, Ella. I’m sorry you are going through this. I know there’s nothing I can say that can make the depression go away.

But I can remind you that you are loved — even by people like me, who live far away and have never actually met you in person.

And I can urge you to at least talk to a professional when it feels overwhelming. That may not make the depression go away either, but it can help you get through it until you can have medication you might need.

And remember, while it may be a nuisance, there’s no shame in taking meds for a health condition.

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