I’m so sorry you’re going through this, about 5 weeks ago I was diagnosed with ppd as well and have been on my medicine for that length of time and can only describe it as seeing in colour for the first time in 4.5 months. I HIGHLY reccomend talking to your GP. They were incredibly empathetic and very helpful and I feel like a different person. Better partner, better mum to our two kids, better self care and taking care of me again in general.
@Kate I have been on the program for about 3 months now, and they things they have been trying out with me is our classes and that, which isn’t always hadn’t been possible, I just kinda had to fight the battle on my own so far and with my husband’s help I’m getting to become more comfortable with being in my own skin again a little bit and our relationship is improving and getting so much better with each other
@Katherine thank you soo much means a lot, I have been trying to get through this rough patch, and hopefully will be able to get out of the dark tunnel soon I hope, I just think about my baby’s smile when he looks at me and the way he lights out and releasing sometimes I just need to leave the things alone and just have a moment to myself when he goes to sleep now and it’s okay to leave household chores for later on or another time
Sorry you have had a rough time. The way I look at it is that the more I care for myself the better parent I am. We need to fill our own cups so we can pour into others too. I also think it is positive for our children to see us taking care of ourselves because they copy us and we model to them so it will help them see that self care is vital.