Postnatal depression?

Question

My baby is 2 weeks old and I am really struggling. I had a c section so had a very rough start with a lot of pain and not being able to do much with baby part from feed him and cuddle him. Last year my husband and I lost our little girl at 20 weeks where she passed away not long after she was born.
However I’m stressing that I have postnatal depression and don’t know what to do and feel I can’t talk to my family as I don’t want to stress them out. I love my baby boy more then anything and have a great bond with him but because I lost my little
Girl last year I am terrified I will loose my boy. I don’t sleep at night because I just sit up and watch him to make sure he’s breathing, I’m so scared something will happen to him like get really sick or stop breathing etc. all I do is cry because I am so worried about him and just love him so so much! 
Sorry for the long post but I just had to let it all out! 😢😢

Answer

Girl you need some solid good sleep! Are you able to get some kind of monitor for baby? They make a couple that track breathing and such. 
I know it’s hard to sleep when you’re worried about baby. We had a scare with aspiration in the hospital when my boy was just two days old and I refused to sleep after that. It took a lot of work for me to be able to sleep while my husband slept, I wanted at least one of us awake at all times. That’s not healthy. 
It gets better mama. You’re not alone. 
Try and get some sleep and look into some baby monitors if it will help you.

Answer

First things first, you have to get some good sound sleep, because sleep deprivation will make you feel much worse. Is there someone you trust to be able to watch your baby and make sure he’s ok while you get a big long nap? What has helped me with the worrying is to listen to my baby’s breathing. I sleep with her either right next to the bed in her crib or in the bed in a little sleep nest. That way I wake up anytime she makes sounds. At least this way I can get some sleep. And for the postpartum depression, it’s completely normal, and you should try to at least tell someone in your life, or tell your doctor about it. Do you have any mommy and baby groups in your area you could go to? I just went to one and it’s sooooo nice to be able to talk to other people going through the same things. Good luck mama, you and your baby boy are gonna make it through. The more time that goes by you’ll trust more that he’s gonna keep on living and thriving.

Answer

Sorry for your loss 😭 but I feel like I was the same way. We had a miscarriage last july and I was so afraid of something happening to my daughter. I cried and cried. I went to the doctor and talked to them to get help. I also just let my family know what is going on in my head. That way they knew I wasnt crying because of them. Make you an appointment because they can help you!

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