Post partum psychosis

Such an important read ✨

Thank you for sharing, these stories are important so that moms, their families, and friends can recognize the signs of perinatal mood disorders and help to ensure that mamas feel supported when reaching out for assistance. There is no shame in fighting for your mental wellness.

Thank you for sharing.

I’m about to take a look at this! I had post partum psychosis for 8 months . Still haunts me

Mental health matters

Thank you for sharing. So much compassion and empathy for anyone working through mental health challenges.

This was my worst fear when I got pregnant. I have a family history of bipolar disorder so I had a 40% higher chance of post patten psychosis. It did not help my fear that I was going through a divorce while pregnant from an abusive man. Anyways, I am happy to say I did not end up battling this, but very happy to see it being talked about.

I had it with my first born (6.5 year old) and now I have ppd after having my 3 month old. I am having a lot of marital problems that have almost caused me to have that again. I am here taking care of my 4 children basically 24/7 by myself. I have been praying that I don’t get any worse and it actually improve. Prayer helps a lot and so does listening to praise music.

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Listen to the song fear is a liar on you tube. It helped me a lot.

This really hits home for me. I didn’t leave our home for 6 months because I was so paranoid. I had these “black hole” pupils and didn’t recognize myself. I wouldn’t let my own husband hold our baby sometimes. I even called an ambulance and said goodbye to my husband and baby because I was convince my panic attack would kill me. One year later and I am better but still recovering. Would love to chat with other local moms who had experiences like this. We are not alone in this and post partum psychosis is not normal and it’s not just our hormones!

I had this. And it was the scariest time of my life and you can’t really put into words your thoughts and what you are feeling. I’m still attending therapy too. But know that you’re not the only one that has gone through this(once you come out on the other side and except that you’ve gone through this.❤️)

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You are doing amazing mumma. Thanks for sharing your story.

Postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression are two very different things. They definitely should not be lumped into one mutual thing. Postpartum Psychosis is the stories we about when the moms harm or kill their kids. Please learn and know the difference.

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Thank you for bringing this up, I was just about to

You’re welcome.

Essential info

What is that??

I had postpartum psychosis were I kept having almost OCD thoughts about what if I just dropped my baby etc..it was scary like I couldn't control my own brain. I never had any mental health issues before my daughter was born. I got medication for the psychosis that really helped but I do now battle with depression and anxiety. But I would not trade my daughter to be how I was before I had her. Postpartum psychosis is very scary and definitely is when you need support around you that can get you help because often you don't even realize you need help.

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Postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression are not the same diagnosis

Hey Trina. Is this about depression, I'm not sure what it is but I always see posts about it.

I got postnatal psychosis and ended up in hospital because of it. I in no way wanted to harm my baby. It was the opposite for me. I was scared that there were men outside trying to kill my baby. I had hallucinations and delusions but my bond with my baby was amazing. I just wanted to protect him

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Wow, this thread is so informative. Mommas who experienced this and are here supporting other moms are fighters! 👏🏻👏🏻