I guess I may as well call it a day. Now I see a post on Anxiety!!!
What are you guys thinking??? I am going to be dancin’ back and forth??!! I cant wait to join the “Nothing to say” thread. That would certainly give everyone some peace of mind.
Just want to let you know “beena yeseira,” all those good things you mentioned are certainly helpful in making a situation better, but “Always here” has mentioned and is correct- it is not always that simple. I do want to say that outcomes are far better, when there is household help, more effective sleep, taking supplements and the biggy..here goes.. (drum roll) good support from the husband and family system. Would you believe that statistics show that women whose husbands were clued in and there, supportive interested, and concerned, actually had far greater outcomes in the healing process. I will add though that husbands also need support to help them understand what is hitting them when after a simcha, which promises to be the highest time, suddenly throws them into this terrible situation. They get burned out and there is actually some incidence of depression in men that are going through ppd with their spouses. (makes sense) You cant expect them all to know how to respond to a wife that is in such a state. There are trained people that will talk to these men and normalize what is happening to them. There is some really valuable help out there.
ppd is different than regular depression. It is considered a physical illness. Yes hormonal imbalance is physical, although symptoms are the same and meds the same, ppd gets better, one can wean off meds and will not necessarily suffer other bouts of this in future pregnancies.