Postpartum depression and psychosis

I've never heard of cases this severe, but maybe we just don't hear about it a lot nowadays. When you become pregnant, one of the worst things is the changes in your hormones which cause mood swings and the crazy cravings for some people. After the baby, your body has to adjust again and the hormones and the emotional upheaval can come again and some women just get really depressed and apathetic about everything. I wouldn't be scared of having kids, though...I just don't personally know of anyone who has had this kind of problem.

I had some post partum depression after I had my daughter, but definitely not as severe as the kind of cases you're talking about. I didn't really want to be around her, and I felt next to no connection with her. Not once did I have any kind of thoughts about killing her or doing anything bad to her though. I really don't think that postpartum depression should be used as a scapegoat for hurting your child. It's not like you're insane, you know the feelings that you're feeling are wrong, you just don't know why you're feeling them. Anyone who ever has thoughts of hurting their children should go to the doctor immediately and get some help.

I have myself been a victim of Postpartum depression. I dont think it is really as bad as people make it out to be if the signs are all there and someone cares enough to give the help needed. I have two children and Im about to have a third. The ones that the News does tell about are the ones that didnt want or didnt get the help needed to overcome this crazy disease. There were several times I thought about leaving my first son just lying in a public restroom somewhere hoping that someone would come and take him away. I think it was more becuase I didnt think I could give my child a very good life and that I thought that maybe someone else might. I got the help I needed and it saved both me and my son! I have never heard voices or hallucinated. but if you'd like to know more you should really read Brooke Shields book that she wrote because she too had Postpartum. it did wonders for me

yes, it can get bad and if not delt with right, then i guess tings like that could happen. i had it after my daughter and it can go away in time. you feel alone and unable to deal with things changing with you body and the arrival of a new baby. but some people just never get over it and i feel sad for them and the babys.

I was very lucky to have PPD after my two girls, my sister in law had a minor case of it after my neice was born, nothing as sever as your topic or like Andrea Yates, but she still had times when she would just cry and feel like she wasnt enjoying motherhood at all. She got really down of life itself She was smart enough to consult her Dr who perscribed her something.

Yes, I had it both times I gave birth. I felt like everyone was against me. I completely understand how someone can get violent. The important thing to do is educate people before they give birth so they will know what to expect. Then maybe they will not be caught off guard.

I live in a very backward part of India.News of babies being killed by mothers are not rare in this part . One of my friends happens to be a reporter in one news paper according to whom some kind of psychological ailments in mothers had lead to such unfrtunate events . However , no specific adverse mental condition was named by him . But I doubt if anything like post partum depression is linked with such cases in my place . Poverty might be the root cause instead.Most of such events have been occuring in families of very poor people for whom the minimum quantity of food stuff is a luxury . Moreover , ignorance among the poor about family planning methods also have its long term effect leading to such events . For unwanted births mothers are mentally tortured by the husbands and other family members which also sometimes causes imbalance in the the minds of mothers and the unfortunate happens .

Yes this is true, I had postpartum depression:(, When i just had my baby, and i was sent home after 3 days i didnt love my son for 2 weeks, i really didnt want him in my life I pretty much hated him. Every time I looked at him one part of me said 'love him' but then another said 'hate him', well after the 2 weeks past by i spent more time with my baby i came to realize that i do love my baby. I guess i hated him cuz I didnt spend so much time with him, cuz i had the c-section and my mom took care of him most of the time. but now he is the love of my life!

Postpartum depression can become very bad. I have never gotten to the point of hating my child but you do tend to get down and feel you can't take it anymore. Some women have done some pretty horrible things to their children because of this. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't had a friend who went through it. She wanted nothing to do with the child after she gave birth. I think it is all because of the hormonal imbalance but can be dealt with be a Doctor. I would think anyone suffering from this type of depression would see all the signs and get help right away. The feeling of not wanting your child or loving your child is obvious right? I do not think it is an immediate onset and that makes you do something so horrible like this woman did. You will never know until you have a child how you will react. There are some women and men who think that having a child will bring immediate love to them only to find the stress on the womans body can't be handled by the woman. Check with your Doctor. Make sure you are financially, mentally and physically supported before having a child. That will help a great deal. Good luck to you on this big decision.

is this the same as post natal depression ? im confused

You might feel more sensible after delivery, but if everything is ok at home and with your family support, you will just feel a bit unbalanced, morever, with a new bor baby at home you wont have time to think about yourself. However, hormones are struggling to understand what is going on, but it wont be such big deal. Good luck

No one in my family has had this problem, and hopes not to have it when I'll have a child! But there are many cases of postpartum depressions and often they carry to having uncontrollable behaviors. Also in Italy similar episodes are happened to what you have described. I think that every woman must have next the own family for being helped to exceed this problem but often that not happends. I can't give you a council because I'm not a mother for now but I hope for you that you'll have your partner or your family very present in your life in every moment

I've never experienced depressions in any phase of my life. But I sure wouldn't want to. The trips to the psychologists cost a bomb, you know? :P

I just want to say that everything has two sides, we have to believe that it is going on to be ok. Then we have courrage to move on our life. Sometimes I talked to my mom, she alaways say I am her trouble-maker, But she thanked god for giving her babies and she is very pround of herself.

Everybody seems to be right on the money, here. I had PPD just a little bit after my son was born. I felt kind of sad and lonely, but the joy of having my son took over and I came out of it very quickly. Seeking medical help is essential it it doesn't go away after a week or two. One of my friends loaned me a book by Erma Bombeck and every time I started feeling depressed I read some of that. It really helped. She is so funny.

It is real and it does exist, but if the woman seeks help, there are wonderful medications and therapy that can help with it. If it makes you feel any better, it is extremely rare, and it usually only affects women who already have a history of hormonal disorder, severe PMS, or who have depressive episodes already before they get pregnant. I would not worry about this happening to you, simply because you are concerned about this problem, then the chances are you will not have these issues. I have two kids and they are the greatest things that ever happened to me.

well im an engineering student...but understood ur topic....i have not experienced it ....u dont worry to have babies if it was so terrific most of them would not have children byeeeee

My wife suffered from postpartum depression. It was so hard so see her like that. She did not go as far as hallucinating or hating our baby, but she did try to kill herself. It was not easy but with a lot of patience and love she got better. This is a real disease! It affects not only the person who suffers from it, but the family as well. If you know anyone with this problem help them..

PPD is very real, and many women suffer from it. But in most cases it is mild and can be treated rather easily. I suffered from it twice. The first time I thought there was something very wrong with me because I didn't know what was happening, and the second time I was right on it, talked to my doctor about it and got help right away. The key is to remember that if you are suffering from depression, anxiety, unreasonable feelings of anger toward your baby or others, then you NEED to talk to someone IMMEDIATELY. Don't wait for it to pass. Get HELP

Don't be terrified. But this is more common than many will think. I had problems with it when I first brought my daughter home. It was partly anxiety, like I worried if I was going to be a bad mother, then it was like I was afraid I couldn't handle and had made some huge mistake. I had suffered from depression before so I guess I should have expected it. Zoloft for a few weeks took care of it. My doctor was great, assured me that it happens all the time, so I didn't feel like such a freak when all was said and done. They told me that a lot of the time it just due to the huge hormonal shift after giving birth. If you think it could be a concern for you, talk to your doctor about it during your pregnancy. If I have another child, I will be better prepared.