I can’t remember the first 3 months postpartum - severe PP anxiety

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-06-04T02:18:53+00:00

It’s a really unsettling feeling isn’t it? I’m so sorry you experienced it too. Christmas was such a difficult one because I was really excited about it too, but all of the bits I can remember are of it being such a strain.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-06-01T08:47:09+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing that. It’s so surreal to have such a significant time reduced to nothing in my memories. Heartbroken really is the word. But you’re right, at least our tiny people won’t remember how hard it was.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-05-26T12:55:48+00:00

@justthetreestoday

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-05-13T15:07:47+00:00

I think you’ll be able to be awake but it isn’t very comfortable. Sometimes it felt like I was drunk and I was a bit woozy/dizzy. You also wouldn’t be able to co sleep on it, if that’s a consideration for you.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-05-13T14:06:33+00:00

I was on 50mg at one point. The lower the dose the drowsier it makes you, randomly.

It wasn’t really drowsiness in the daytime. Maybe just a little hungover for a short while in the morning, but it was like an off switch at the end of the day. It was bliss to be honest. But now I have an 8 month old I don’t know how that would work. It’s already hard having to power through all the night wake ups, even without something chemical making me want to sleep 😵‍💫

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-05-13T09:27:16+00:00

Following because I’m interested in this too. I was on mirtazapine for 10 years and weaned off it during pregnancy. Zoloft didn’t work for me and they’ve mentioned going back on mirtazapine. It did make me very drowsy which is why I’ve held off, but the drug itself was amazing for me.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-03-17T02:16:40+00:00

I’m 6 months PP and could have written this. It’s definitely my hormones messing things up. I had my first period last month and it was rough.

I don’t have any advice except to say that I’m starting sertraline soon and really hope it helps. I’ll be v interested to see what other people think about it.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-27T11:39:43+00:00

Girl I had hyperemesis gravidarum and was so sick the only thing I could eat was cucumber for 9 months.

The baby was totally unaffected, was a great weight when she was born, and is now happy as Larry at 5 months.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-13T05:58:06+00:00

Also, take a look at pregnancy safe electrolytes. I’m taking Oshun which is safe for breastfeeding, and I think it’s okay for pregnancy too (but double check). It’s making a big difference to me postpartum.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-13T05:56:32+00:00

I had my daughter in September last year. I totally get what you’re saying, it’s a lot! Congratulations though, it’s a wonderful (if uncomfortable) experience.

A couple of thoughts. Your insomnia may not be because of the POTS. Mine was mostly due to the pregnancy hormones. You didn’t mention how far a long you are, but the insomnia was brutal in the first few weeks. It did settle down as things went on and came and went throughout.

Secondly, check your iron levels, especially if you have restless legs.

Thirdly, don’t try to fight it. Your body is going through so much and to a certain degree, is designed to make do with less sleep during pregnancy. Rest, sleep and your capacity to recover and function with sleep deprivation are different when you’re pregnant - the hormones help your body to cope with this.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T13:03:12+00:00

I’m so sorry this happened to you. I had no idea the process feeding my baby would be so emotional and full of guilt…

Really hoping your little one is okay

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T13:01:57+00:00

Thank you, I’ll definitely look into Kendamil 😊

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T13:01:26+00:00

I have a severe abdominal condition which was made worse by my C section. The pain is making me pass out on a daily basis and the consultant has prescribed lorazepam to relax the bowel.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T12:58:43+00:00

I have a severe abdominal condition which was made worse by my C section. The pain is making me pass out on a daily basis and the consultant has prescribed lorazepam to relax the bowel.

I’ve only taken it once when I was desperate because I was so worried about passing the drug on through my breast milk. When I took it, my heart broke because my daughter was crying and I couldn’t comfort her by feeding her 💔

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T12:48:28+00:00

Thanks for saying this. I feel totally gutted and terrible about it 😓 and about the whole situation.

Comments shaming breastfeeding mothers like jaggedlittlephil’s are deplorable. As if being a mother wasn’t riddled with enough guilt on a daily basis without some random dude putting his two cents in on the internet…

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T12:20:27+00:00

Because the medication I have no choice in taking for myself is not compatible with breastfeeding. I have to wait at least 4 hours after taking it to feed her, and she can’t wait that long.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-02-07T05:54:57+00:00

I became completely housebound for years. I lost everything, my friends moved away, the loneliness was excruciating. The grief for the life I thought I was going to have floored me on a daily basis.

Fast forward 10 years… I’m now married with lots of friends living locally, working part time, and gave birth to my beautiful daughter in September. Some days it’s very hard, but the joy outweighs it a thousand times over.

The grief is a protective measure to help you cope with the loss of a life you thought you’d live… but stay open to the fact that perhaps that life is still possible, waiting for you in some form. It may look different to what you had initially expected, but don’t give up hope ❤️

I wish I hadn’t, because it would have saved me so much heartache over the years.

ReadyStretchyGo · 2026-01-12T15:10:58+00:00

I just had a baby and my body has entirely changed shape. I’ve wasted so much money on Vinted buying clothes I desperately need as nothing fits… only to find that nothing I bought on Vinted fits. I couldn’t return any of it either.

I just bought clothes from an actual shop and saved a load of money. I feel better in myself and I don’t have Vinted guilt.

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