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mamacakes (965.7 days ago)
PPD is more common then people think. I suffered from it SEVERELY after my first child. In my opinion i think its ridiculous to feel ashamed or embarrassed about it. It`s hormones and chemical imbalances in your brain. PPD is something you cant control. Just like you cant control your mood swings while prego...LOL If people look, act and or feel differently about you for having it then they seriously need to educate themselves about the illness. And I would shut them out of my life if they were going to be so naive.

hillaryandmikesbaby (965.8 days ago)
I havent had my baby yet but I am fearful that I will have this. Many know on here I have Bipolar disorder so it is to assume more than likely that I will have it. BUT thats not how i am thinking lol, I gotta stay positive. Since being preggo I have only had slight boughts of depression but my psychiatrist believes its because my hormones are balancing out the chemicals i lacked before. I don`t really tell anyone in my boyfriends family that I have it. I tried telling his mom once and she just kinda pounced on me like `what do you have to be depressed about ..blahblahblah` so if i do get it I will probably keep it between me michael and my family not his they just dont understand.

nmck (965.8 days ago)
I don`t have PPD, but I recently have had some mild anxiety issues after a long period of stressful circumstances (to make a long story short). When I went to my doctor about it, both my mom and sister told me not to tell anyone about it, but it made me feel better to tell my friends about it. My friends were really supportive. You have nothing to be embarrassed about!! See if you can find clips of Brooke Shields on Oprah talking about her severe PPD after she had her first child.

GavinsMum (965.9 days ago)
I dont have it but I do sometimes think about how my life would of been different. And how my future will be. The father of my son is the one and only person i have ever been with. I want all my children to have the same father ( not that i am saying i will ever leave my fiance) but im scared to death about losing my perfect life now that I have it all because I wasnt one of those people who went out and experience things. My son is my life now.

happyforest (965.9 days ago)
iknow what you mean. people know i have it, but i dont like to talk about it, and even when i do talk about it, i dont like to say it `post partum depression` i hate those words!!

jakentess (965.9 days ago)
i may sound silly but whats PPD?

lisa-82 (965.9 days ago)
i didnt have to tell anyone-the closest people who knew me could tell. i was more in and out of it though....it sucked! even more b/c i`m a single parent and i had to be reminded that it wasn`t my son`s fault i was in the situation i was in...i never went to the dr about it b/c i didnt think it was that serious although others might have thought otherwise-but eventually i just realized it is what it is and i have to enjoy every moment w/ my son even if it is just me and him...but yeah i wouldnt be ashamed of it-it happens.



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