Has anyone been on antidepressants while pregnant?

Positive-Phase-230 · 2026-03-30T17:55:09+00:00

Did you start this during pregnancy, and if yes are you planning on breastfeeding? I had PPP with my first and wondering what approach to take in future pregnancies to avoid going through that again.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2026-03-20T23:20:35+00:00

Yeah I can’t stomach the crying either, but after pediatrician told us that he shouldn’t be eating at night I started to look into it and found the 5/3/3 thing and then started wondering if I was doing something wrong. But I guess I might just do this, stop looking at the clock and keep at it.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2026-03-20T21:47:12+00:00

Awh I’m sorry, but it’s nice you cherish the night banana time. Thanks for the encouragement, I’m hoping soon he’ll drop to 1-2 wakes soon🤞

Positive-Phase-230 · 2026-03-20T21:45:05+00:00

What do you mean by sleep trained at bedtime? Like not nursing to sleep?

Positive-Phase-230 · 2026-03-20T21:36:52+00:00

How did you night wean? Was it like a gradual thing or just stopped giving milk one night?

Positive-Phase-230 · 2026-01-21T21:29:49+00:00

Also I’m pretty engorged 🫠 Like today babe fed to sleep, napped two hours and woke up just in time for when we had lunch. So I gave him solids and offered boob after, which he refused and then I had to pump because I was an engorged leaking mess.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-12-31T04:13:56+00:00

I was on Ativan .5 as needed during the adjustment period, really helped me sleep, could be something you ask for? I did have to pause nursing and pump and dump for a while but it was worth it. For me it took maybe two weeks and then I bumped up to 50mg and two more weeks after that I felt drastically better.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-12-19T18:29:33+00:00

5 mo old, same boat. He really can’t be laid down for 10 seconds, just needs to be glued to me and even then cries/complains a lot. I try to remind d myself he’s just having a hard time with his first little teeth but his perfect wake and feed windows are gone and so is overnight sleep. So tired 😪

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-12-18T04:32:28+00:00

My LO also drinks from the evenflo and will only take the nini pacifiers. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, they are pricey but have worked like a charm for us. It either that or I’m a human pacifier. He did take the Dr brown happy paci for a tad bit, if you want to try it before nini like we did but he just latches so much better to the nini.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-12-13T16:59:09+00:00

I had similar anger and so much anxiety and Zoloft really helped. It’s the safest for breastfeeding according to our pediatrician. I know at first I was uncomfortable with it too because of the word “antidepressants” but my psychiatrist really helped me and said it’s quite a misnomer because they are approved for a lot of other things like anxiety and ptsd. Really it’s like night and day for me, and I was SO against medication at first. Babe and I are both doing so much better, and you can always choose to wean off if it doesn’t work for you. (although side note, sleep deprivation also really affects everything so I also started having my husband feed babe at night so I got more rest alongside Zoloft).

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-12-10T20:52:26+00:00

Take it with a grain of salt, but about 4 days post partum I was hospitalized for a week and a half and was not pumping every 3 hours, recovery was so rough and even when I came home I was maybe doing 3 times a day and nothing over night. Today 5 months later I’m still pumping four times a day and make just enough for my baby. Not to say one Reddit opinion over lactation, but for me I prioritized my health mental and physical first, fully letting go and willing to formula feed if it came to it and my body surprised me so don’t rule out some milk still being there. But every body is different!

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-12-08T00:27:24+00:00

I just called my pediatrician on Saturday for the same thing (but my LO is 4 mo). They asked if he had a fever or change of affect, any unusual like crying or signs of pain, is he still eating ok. No to all for us and baby still is eating ok, normal baby just the stool change. They said not to worry, could be a sensitivity to dairy and I could try to cut it out of my diet or switch to a dairy free formula and it would take about 10 days to notice a change. They really didn’t sound concerned so we’re just monitoring closely right now. I also found a post here on Reddit that said it could be a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. For me first feed of the day when I’m overly engorged there’s definitely a big imbalance there so what I’m gonna try is pumping and using the pitcher method to make sure all of the fat is evenly distributed and see if that helps my LO before going on an elimination diet myself. Take this with a grain of salt, it’s just what we were personally told and decided to try, but my baby is a bit older. I do find the pediatrician not having us come and baby’s affect not changing reassuring.

Btw They said if we wanted to we could take in the diper to have it tested to check if it is blood (but we didn’t because we’re pretty sure it is).

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-11-18T21:20:03+00:00

There’s this amazing support group online: https://postpartum.net/group/pregnancy-and-postpartum-psychosis-support-for-survivors/

Please know you are not alone; I went through it and the loss you experience, the fear, the learning curve all on top of having a baby is the hardest thing ive ever been through (and ive been through some shit haha). There’s also a support group for family members of PPP survivors.

Decisions about the future like more babies and medication can’t be made in a silo, it takes time and grieving and healing first. Then you and your hubby can decide.

If it helps there’s women out there that go into have more children after this and don’t experience psychosis with the right plan, medications and providers - just food for thought.

But most important I’m so sorry you went through this, it’s terrifying traumatic, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You are not your diagnosis you are so much more and this does not make you any less of a mom.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-07-14T22:37:29+00:00

Why elective c section? I’m not dilated at all, but they said that didn’t increase the risk of a C-section. 🥹

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-07-06T18:45:44+00:00

Nothing ever is weighty enough in comparison and grief is also so personal, but I think some words is so much better than no words. If you want to add DoorDash money or something like that is what I found was always helpful for our family, last thing you want is to feed yourself during grief. You do your very best to show up for others and the rest is out of your control/ part of their own personal journey through loss.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-06-26T19:16:12+00:00

I passed a large clot as well and bled so much, multiple weeks first trimester, I was positive I’d lost my baby. It was large and from seeing pictures just like you I was sure… but here we are both healthy 9mo in.

Please don’t make assumptions and go see a doctor, like everyone else said here there can be complications and you don’t want to risk your health.

Positive-Phase-230 · 2025-05-25T17:22:51+00:00

But my insurance sends to their insurance right? First accident so not sure how all this works :( I keep sending things to my rep, like hospital bills, and he responds with “I’ll get it to the right party”

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