Any One Else Depressed At Six Months After Birth
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I'm feeling really depressed and lonely. I love my son so much and love being a mom, but I am not feeling good about myself personaly. It is not so extreme that I think I need a doctor, but I could definitely use some other moms to talk to.
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Hi Louise (thats my middle name!), I have a six month old daughter. I've been feeling kind of the same way lately. I love my daughter to death, she's just getting a little more difficult to handle lately. She's so much more demanding of my time. Like you said, it's not extreme, I've just been feeling a little down. It's always nice to know that you're not alone. Where are you from?
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i love my daughter to death. i adore her. but i am lonely too. my husband works out of the home so by the time his workday is over she is already in bed asleep. when he asks how my day is i talk about her. nothing else is new. i used to be a writer, now im a mom. everyone that respected me no longer relates to me. its very depressing.
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Louise - I love my baby so much too, she's an IVF baby so she's so precious but I'm on the maximum dose of anti-depressants - she's 4 months. I got very lonely in the house by myself all day - we'ld just moved to a new area and everyone's really friendly but I didn't want to go round there in tears. I've moved to be with my parents now so I'm not alone and DH sees me at the weekends. Sorry to hear you're feeling bad too. Anne - I miss work too, I am an economist but I'm not that great as a mum and it makes me feel a bit useless. Though Sophie is really happy and smiles all the time which helps.
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Thanks for writing back. It does feel better to know that you are in the same boat as others. It's so contradicting to love your baby so much and feel thankful to be able to take care of it and at the same time miss your work and old life. For Chelle I just moved to Dallas and I do not know many people. For Anne by the time husband comes home it's just time for bed. He gets a little time with him, but then I'm exhausted and kind of shut down by that time of night. For Justine I do not feel like the best Mom either because I'm not at my happiest, but my baby also is very happy. Thank goodness. My sister calls the baby, "Happy here and now therapy". I love that. Thanks again everyone for the response it helps.
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