Postpartum Depression

Lynn

I am so overwhelmed. My baby is 3 months old, but corrected he is just over a month because he was a 32 week preemie. We prayed and hoped for a child for 4 years. Struggled with infertility. And now we have our baby and I’m feeling depressed... what?! So frustrated at myself for feeling these feelings. I love my baby to the moon and back, I’m just so overwhelmed and sleep deprived. He doesn’t sleep well at night, sleeps for one 3 hour stretch and other than that he’s up almost every hour. During the day, super cranky and will cry and cry and I don’t know what he wants. In evening he will continually nurse, taking a 10 min break every now and then. I am exhausted. My house is a mess. I’ve often hired someone to help me but soon after it’s like that again because I get nothing done during day besides holding and trying to comfort baby. My life seems so dark and overwhelming. Yet I prayed for this for years... and so I’m mad at myself for even feeling this way. Any tips or words of comfort? Am I normal or do I need help?