How can I make him understand?

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I'm one of these people who automatically will say fine if asked how they are, even if that's as far from the truth as it could get. As a result I'm having a really difficult time getting my partner to understand how I'm feeling at the moment. My doctor suspects I'm suffering from depression, possibly potnatal, and I've been very down lately. The effort it takes for me to get out of bed is tremendous. It's like my whole body has turned to lead and the thought of having to go out and leave the flat has the potential to make me cry. Just thinking of the housework I keep leaving to build up because I'm so tired at the moment can invoke tears. Luckily my eight-month-old daughter is an angel and my husband is reasonably thoughtful for a man. He does listen, he does care, but he doesn't understand that at times I feel suicidal, it's so bad at the moment. At the beginning I kept saying I was fine even though I didn't feel like that and now he doesn't think it's all that bad. Not everyday is a bad day but today I felt awful. It took all my strength to get up, get the shopping done, make his lunch and drop it off to him at work. I was so cheered by thinking of the hugs he would give me to make me feel better but he just said ahhh and reminded me to bank his wages today. I went home cold, cried for the fifth time today and wallowed in self pity. I know it's not that bad and I feel ashamed at how petty I sound just reading my own words but I just can't help myself. Now I have to get myself and my daughter into our car and drive two towns over to bank wages that aren't immediately needed because he has enough in his account to tide us over for another couple of days. But if I don't do it he'll chide me. How can I make him understand? I'm sorry to rant at you but I really needed to get that off my chest. Does anyone else understand me?