tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82850138997243791.post7221435589362266865..comments2014-06-14T20:46:21.166-04:00Comments on Depression In Motion: My Journey Part 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03475461328866426080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82850138997243791.post-77548225114681823232012-03-20T09:58:43.977-04:002012-03-20T09:58:43.977-04:00I was so in denial about PPD, but I struggled with...I was so in denial about PPD, but I struggled with it, too. It was awful, but I wouldn't accept that that is what it was. In the hospital after #1, the nurse had come in and given us the PPD run down, and then I took a brief nap and when I woke up, I just started crying and couldn't stop. It was over an hour before I could pull myself together. And then I was like, "Well, that's it! That was my PPD! Onward and upward!" But then we went home and I just couldn't deal. I mean, babies are hard for the majority of women, but I was just a mess constantly and was not coping well at all. But I had *had* my PPD, so all this sadness and doubt and worry and paranoia was clearly just because I was really, really bad at being a mother, right? A little over a year, I got pregnant with #2 and so it just carried right on without stopping until she was about 18 months old. I was constantly paranoid about their health, about being judged, about being a bad mom, about crying (theirs and mine). It went on so long, that I had forgotten what my "real" was. And then, one morning, I woke up for the day, and it was like I had my old brain back. It was like a switch was flipped back over. Weirdest thing ever. But since then, I've been a lot more compassionate toward new moms, and even not-so-new moms.annehttp://chubbyrunner.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82850138997243791.post-8925522703925759242011-06-11T12:02:56.209-04:002011-06-11T12:02:56.209-04:00I had severe postpartum too. I didn't know wh...I had severe postpartum too. I didn't know what it was either. I could go on and on, and maybe when we see each other this summer, we can talk! Hang in there darlin'!Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15230275665633920902noreply@blogger.com