Needing advice (long)

Kellie

My son is almost six weeks old, and for the most part I feel ok. I hit the ground running once we made it home. My daughter is almost two, and my wife only had a couple of days off with us after I delivered, so I had to be on top of it right away.

I went back to work last week because it is the beginning of our busy season, and I hate being away from my baby. I feel rushed to pump at work, I'm constantly worried I'm not going to be able to pump enough for him. This weekend I hit my limit.

We had bought our house just before I was due, and the house needs a ton of work. My daughter is a tornado with limbs, and my wife doesn't help as much as I need her to around the house.

Well, today, I sent our daughter to a friends and tried to get the house under control. M my wife asked me why I get so crazy about keeping the house in order, and I told her I feel like she doesn't help (she cleans the kitchen, but that's basically it). She accused me of overreacting, and now I'm worried she's right. I've been trying to handle everything around the house, my son has latch issues, and work is frustrating. But I'm worried it's not just that and that this is PPD.

So, I guess what I'm asking is if anyone else has been in a similar position and if they ended up with a ppd diagnosis?