New to this group so I am sorry if this is a repeat topic or an obvious answer but I really want to know what I'm getting in to.

So I am pretty convinced I have ppd. I do have numerous symptoms that are making my life hard to manage and it's not getting better. While I know not every person with ppd experiences this, it's important to my question that I mention I have never once even thought of harming myself or my child. I take very good care of my son and he is happy/healthy.

I mentioned to a close friend what I thought was going on and what I was experiencing and she warned me that if my doctor thinks I have ppd, they will call children services even if I explain both me and my child are safe. She said it's like a mandatory reporter situation.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Is there a way to get help without involving children services? My home is clean and my son is happy/healthy. Is that just an unfortunate thing I'm going to have to deal with regardless of what's going on? TIA