how did u feel 6 weeks post-birth?

[trixipaws]

i'm quite apprehensive coz while i was pregnant i was worried i'd get PND i thought it sounded like something i'd be prone to. but i must say i'v found motherhood a lot easier than i'd thought it would be, i love my daughter to bits and it just gets better every day, and i'm still on a high really. but i'v heard PND can sometimes not kick in until 3 months, so i'm not 'safe' yet! is it likely to just jump on me like a demon in another 6 weeks?! are there any pre-signs? i'm hoping other mums to say they felt like me at 6 weeks and were STILL happy and well at 12 weeks (and beyond)...?...!...?

 

[Baileysmummy]

Hiya hun..
i got pnd with bradley when he was 7 weeks old, they told me it was because he was in scbu for so long and having him home at long last started things off...

Pnd can start anytime ive been told though right up to the kids being 1,

Tbh i think im getting pnd now as i dont feel a bond with bailey and everything i do seems to be wrong, im constantly feeding him, feeling very depressed cos i cant express my milk, hence this could be why im feeding every hour, i'm feeling quite let down by everything, dont get me wrong i love him to bits, but the screaming he does espeicially over the last 24 hours has really got to me,
oh god sorry to take over your thread..

 

[Minxy]

I was lucky not to get PND but was still victim to those huge hormonal changes.

I started to see the 'light at the end of the tunnel' by 6 weeks, although it was 3 months before I felt Stanley and I truly bonded.

 

[Dinski]

At 6 weeks post birth I think I was tired more than anything. I also thought I was going to get PND as I am prone to depression throughout my life. It hasn't hit me yet. I'm not really bothered if it does, I'll just go and see my doc and get some happy pills but I'm really enjoying mummyhood and now that he is intereacting more its fascinating to see his progress and his personality come out.

 

[mrs_tommo22]

At 6 weeks i felt very low, blubbery and i did have PND but didnt admit it.But i feel it was down to the delivery i had and the after care and the total lack of bonding.
You will probably not get it trix as you had a amazing exoerience with millies birth and i should think alot of women including me read it with envy.I wish i had had the same experience. And you are loving everything at the mo and not let it get in the way.

It can get you anytime though, and you will know if you have it.Its horrible and changes everything you have ever knowm

 

[Babylicious]

It hit me around 6 months and I lost the plot for a couple of weeks, wouldn't go out or open the curtains! After about 3 months I was ok but on meds

 

[lauramumof2]

I can honestly say I felt shit at 6 weeks. He wasnt sleeping well, wasnt feeding well and I was depressed about not bfeeding.

At about 12 weeks I think it was better. They arent just as fragile, a wee smile is evident and you feel more like a mummy than a skivvy.

It will pass

 

[Eblinx]

Hey i got it about 8 weeks after - had to be put on meds and reffered to the mother and baby unit, not feeling half as bad now!
I didnt just jump out on me out of no where - i was half expecting it to be honest because of previous episodes of depression and i noticed it slowly creeping up on me.

 

[jools221181]

I also was dreading getting it as I too have suffered in the past. At six weeks I felt the same as you are right now and I can honestly say I still feel amazing I'm praying it lasts!

True, there are the days of feeling tired and stressed but not as many bad days as good.

I hope you carry on feeling the way you do!

 

[Miracle babe]

I felt crap after the birth of my daughter, had severe PND and flashbacks for over 2 years. This time has been the total opposite, been on a high since my son was born and have yet to come down.

 

[zebrastripes]

How common is PND? I'm really scared of getting it

 

[budge]

at 6 weeks i was still feeling rough. I have only just started feeling human again to be honest.

 

[Tasha20]

Same here, by 6 months I felt alot better and I feel my normal self again.

 

[mrs_tommo22]

PND is very common zebra, but not everyone gets it.

 

[Rubys mummy]

I suffer with depression anyway, and was terrified about PND. I came off my anti depressants during PG and felt wonderful....after Ruby was born I was terrified, she was a difficult baby, always crying and unsettled-I felt out of control and hated going out of the house with her...got anxious if she cried in public. Spoke to doc who put me on a low dose of anti ds again, and it really helped me.

I really didnt enjoy her first 6 weeks, then suddenly it all clicked and I was in awe of her!! I relaxed and enjoyed her, and in return she was relaxed with me..I have never looked back and now we are the best of buddies and I love every single second of her-she is such a character and everyone keeps teling me she is so content and happy, and a credit to me. I am so proud of her, and myself sometimes although I do feel guilty for the bad times in the first 6 weeks when I was scared of her and wouldnt want to get out of bed each day

Just enjoy your baby, enoy EVERY minute of every day as it goes sooooo fast!! It just gets better and better

 

[Miracle babe]

Awww Rubysmummy that made me well up. So very true what you said

 

[Rubys mummy]

Awww Rubysmummy that made me well up. So very true what you said

I am always honest about my feelings when she was newborn, it saddens me to remember feeling so low, but I always think its good to let other new mummies/mums-to-be to know its ok to feel like that...I felt a failure for not having an overwhelming love for her instantly, but oh boy I feel it now BIG time!! Its so tough being a mummy, nothing prepares you for it-and I had been broody for 17 years so assumed it would be natural to me...

The rewards are so amazing!!! I thank my lucky stars every day for the blessing of Ruby in our lives

 

[Redshoes]

I've had some very hard days, I wouldn't for one minute not have Isaac here, although I would wish away the days where I just feel so guilty and selfish about wishing he wasn't crying, or wishing he would sleep I think 6 weeks is a milestone, and I think it FLEW by to get there, but by then things do seem to have settled into lots of wonderful moments, and a few not so wonderful ones, which is fine

 

[lella]

My little one will be 6 weeks on sunday and i feel like crap. I have good and bad days, but the bad days are really bad. I just cant stop crying and any little critcism will really get me down. My OH seems to think that if i get myself out the house and exercise more , it will help.Basically pull myself together. But what if you dont want to do those things.Some days i dont even open the curtains. Then I feel guilty cuz im not giving my LO the best cuz he is shut inside.

Dont get me wrong i love my baby and and wouldnt swap him for anything but i dont think ive bonded with him like my OH has. Im seeing my health visitor on thurs, ill tell her how i feel.

 

[Melanie]

I was like you hun, i was so worried about it. I thought being in a strange country would make things too hard for me but at six weeks i still felt great. I had a couple of days here and there where i just cried when my hormones were settling down but that was it.
Thea is now 9 months old and motherhood is still just getting better and better for me