I was diagnosed with PPD when my daughter was 4 weeks old. I recognized the symptoms and asked for help before it consumed me too much. They put me on lexapro and it helps. I fall in to that cycle of taking it, feeling better, slacking on taking it because I feel better and then BOOM the feelings hit.

Worst part is feeling like every obstacle I face is just so large and that NO ONE else deals with the things I do.

For example:

6 month old daughter. Very smiley, friendly, loving, happy baby. Also very clingy (to me), very vocal and still kind of fussy throughout the day. Some days we have trouble with naps, some days we don't. She's much less fussy and needy when I'm not around. She needs all of my attention and snuggles when I am there (I breastfeed as well). 99% of the time I don't mind any of this. But that 1%, that one off day where I'm feeling bogged down, this all gets to me. Even friends have commented on how she's much more high maintenance than other babies they have known- they don't know that these comments stick with me and hurt even more.

Anyone else tend to feel isolated and alone, even though you aren't?

My beautiful girl who is full of personality❤️