Looking back, is there anything you would have done differently (i.e. seek help sooner, switched doctors, paid more attention to the mood section in the pregnancy books, etc.)?
I would have learned about the warning signs of PP illness and gotten help earlier the first time around. The second time, I feel I did everything really well and boy, did it make a huge difference in the amount of time I suffered and the severity of the suffering was significantly less! Jessica B Seek advice quicker. Obviously I wish that I had known more about postpartum mood disorders, but frankly I just thought PPD meant you cry all the time and it is really hard to diagnose in one’s self. Melanie I DEF would have sought help sooner & admit I had a problem. I was lucky to have a great doctor. Dona definitely paid more attention to the mood section of preg. books, gotten a referral for a therapist from someone who has gone through it. Jessica No, thats the scary part, there is nothing I wouldve done differently. Shelley I’m not sure … still sorting it all out! Rudy not really. I knew that there was a very strong possibility that I would have PPD because of my history, so I feel I
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