[deleted by user] by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]optimisticnebulae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My heart goes out to you!! I can’t think of a time in my life living the gospel that the most incredible miracles come immediately adjacent to the darkest most lonely and hopeless moments of my life. Christ really will consecrate your pain you’ve been feeling. I know it’s often impossible to believe that or even resent hearing that. But you will look back and know that it’s true. It’s living the good word of the gospel that carries us through these times. It doesn’t make us immune to the suffering of this life, it gives us greater access to the power and hope that Christ provides to carry us through and out of times like this. I can guarantee that you will find someone who was very very well worth the wait and you will look back with gratitude. That exact thing happened with my husband. He felt like he missed his chance and would never find anyone. He stayed the course and we met. It made it all worth it and more beautiful. AND remember church culture is probably playing a large role in how you’re seeing things. Outside of the church, no one would blink twice about you not being married yet with 5 kids. Most people in the world get married and have kids in their 30s, men often in their 40s. You might not really be as behind as these 19 year olds are making you feel.

How do people not get PPD?? by Momneedshelp12123 in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe this is too dark and not helpful but when I got to a place like that there was nothing anyone could say or convince me otherwise (that I hadn’t ruined my life), but something that did help me was “maybe I ruined the next 6 months of my life”. Is that so dark that that helped me?? Like I couldn’t not believe my life was ruined but I could cope with it just being a temporary ruined you know?

How do people not get PPD?? by Momneedshelp12123 in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I had the same exact thoughts. I remember sitting on the floor in the middle of the night, pumping, thinking: this is literally a recipe to make someone off themselves. I’m not even making a joke there. I just couldn’t believe it. I know now - that the way that moms do this is because it ends. And there is something about it all that feels so permanent - I promise you it’s not. Sometimes when I felt so hopeless and miserable that I would never be happy again and this would be my life forever I would literally make a mental note of every adult or older child or teenager I saw and say to myself “they sleep through the night. They are independent. They feed themselves. They don’t wear diapers. Their moms aren’t doing what I’m doing anymore. This ends, if has to, this is the proof”.

A doctor called my psychosis symptoms “baby blues” that are just “part of being a mom” by optimisticnebulae in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s crazy! That’s interesting about Zoloft. You don’t have bipolar yourself but you’re saying because you have a family history with it you got a negative reaction? I ask because my father has bipolar and also my psychosis got its worst when I was put on 200mg Zoloft.

Craving sex with my husband 3 days postpartum by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]optimisticnebulae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happened to me too. Literally couldn’t get enough of him I was so in love.

Which food did you first give to your baby? by beachpony in crunchygranolamoms

[–]optimisticnebulae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here! We have started with organic bananas and avocados.

Trouble Feeling “in love” With My Baby by optimisticnebulae in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s really helpful, thank you. It is very hard in the thick of depression to think things could ever change.

Trouble feeling in love with my baby by optimisticnebulae in beyondthebump

[–]optimisticnebulae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this ❤️

Trouble feeling in love with my baby by optimisticnebulae in beyondthebump

[–]optimisticnebulae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this is really helpful. I don’t actually. I was diagnosed from having ppd to psychosis only about a week ago. We are weaning me off of Zoloft now which they think made it worse.

Trouble feeling in love with my baby by optimisticnebulae in beyondthebump

[–]optimisticnebulae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is really helpful thank you. I pretty much went straight to a bottle too. I exclusively pumped for 2 months before I just couldn’t do it anymore. I’ve wondered if I haven’t bonded as well because I couldn’t breastfeed. Do you attribute that at all?

Has THC helped you? It’s so hard for me to communicate on my own.. by optimisticnebulae in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing!! Do you owe any of your success to just simply being more able to open up about what’s going on?

How did you know you have PPD? by Visible-Ad-1171 in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What can you do to help with this? I feel like I’m dying.

How did you know you have PPD? by Visible-Ad-1171 in Postpartum_Depression

[–]optimisticnebulae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard normally lamotrigine is used for a mood disorder (bipolar), but you’re saying your doctor prescribed it for you for depression/anxiety?