Guest guest Posted December 13, 2000 Report Share Posted December 13, 2000 Glad that you got over it. Sounds like you definitely have a high needs baby! I had PPD for about 3 years, starting when my son was 4 months. We planned on having our kids 2 years apart, but because of the PPD we had them 3 1/2 years apart, which actually I'm glad for, it's a good time apart. KimB >I had postpartum depression for probably about 18 months. It started >getting better around ten months and then got worse again when my daughter >weaned at 13 months and then everything started seeming normal around 18 >months. Overcoming it was quite a process. I didn't have any idea what was >going on at first. I mainly had to deal with a lot of my disappointed >expectations. I thought that having a baby was going to be a lot easier and >a lot more rewarding. The lack of sleep was a huge factor in my ppd and >when she started sleeping 3 hours at a time I was much more able to cope. I >meditated a lot and did a lot of journaling, it wasn't an easy time. She >never really did have colic, she just wanted to be moving all the time. She >wanted to be held completely upright so she could see and she wanted to be >in fast motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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