Worried...

Hi!
Have u not used maternal mental health when u have had pnd? If u still feel like u have unresolved issues then I would recommend seeing someone and working through these now before having another baby. How old are your kids? MMH wont take u if your baby is over 1 yr- and Im not sure if they take people when they are pregnant if they havent already been under the service. I guess your GP would be the best person to advise you of the referral process, or you could ring maternal mental health, or community mental health and ask directly.

Adding to the family after having had pnd is scary- I was completely well when we concieved #2, but I was still petrifed of it happening again. We both were, ans so were my parents.
I thought a lot about what the triggers were, what helped, what could have helped, what didnt hep etc etc. We put a lot of things in place to prevent it from happening again, and measures to deal with it very quickly and to get help and support straight away if it did happen again.
We want 3 kids. But 3 kids is a lot! On days when Im finding my 2 a handful, I wonder how on earth I will cope and even why on earth Im even thinking of 3! I think thats pretty normal. I dont think your crazy,...that would make me crazy too! But I think u need to put a lot of strategies in palce to help yourself.
I found monthly accupuncture thoughout pregnancy really helpful- for energy and relaxation, and I also used a natural progesterone cream that I get from the accupunctist really good- it helps to balance out hormone levels- was part of my treatment plan for pnd after I stopped taking the antidepressants after having to come of a triple dose cold-turkey after an anaphylactic allergic reaction.

Hope some of that helps!

Yeah it was the most horrendous thing Ive had to go through in my life. But I had such a bad reaction that it was the only option- GP gave me valium and sleeping tablets to help with the withdrawl process- then the Pysch and GP wanted to start me on tycyclic antidepressents but I wanted to be off meds so I had to go to them for monitoring every day and they gave me a week to put a huge plan in place.

Fortunatly I havent had pnd with my second and hopefully we will have a 3rd one day too- we misscarried 3 weeks ago

Good luck! I hope MMH can help you to have a smoother/happier jounrney to being new Mum of 3!

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Hi Nukoo,
Where about's are you hun? I went through MMH in Hamilton, and I don't have enough nice things to say about those ladies! I was so thoroughly looked after. I had a nurse, an occupational therapist, a specialist doctor, and a psychologist all for free. I was referred to them probably too late in the piece (after ending up with the crisis team). But honestly, once your under their care, they'll look after you really well. I was referred to them via the family centre, but your GP can do it, and so can your midwife (I'm pretty certain).

I found the North Shore Plunket Family centre good for helping with baby- really supportive.
That was 5 yrs ago and we were desperate - we were living 5 hrs away but me and DD went to Auck to stay with my parents for a few weeks as we were all so stressed and sleep deprivaed that DH was in danger of losing his job. Even tho I wasnt from Auck, and my parents were living in Pakuranga,...the North Shore family centre fitted us in for a full day just a day after I rang them.

Thanks hun,...been wondering how u were getting on too- will comment in your other thread.