PPD/PPA and Marriage Issues

I don’t know if I need advice or just vent but I’m struggling. I’m 4mo pp and the depression has hit hard. I’ve also had extreme anxiety since he was born. He had a rough start and some hospital admissions for breathing problems and had to get a surgery for it so I feel traumatized from it and just constantly have this horrible feeling that he’s going to die. I’ll be holding him and all of a sudden have this intense panicking feeling like I’m going to look down and he’s going to be dead.

This constant anxiety has really made my depression bad too. On top of this I never have any time to myself. My son screams with my husband and my husband does not know how to calm him down. He’ll just say “baby you need to stop” or will even tell him to shut up. It bothers me deeply. Whenever I bring this up to him he just says it doesn’t matter that he says that because he’s a baby. I have no friends or family where I live because my husband is in the military and we’re stationed in Hawaii. I have no support and I just don’t know how much longer I can do this. I also am always then one to wake up for every night feed. The two times my husband has woken up he’s like asking for my help with holding the bottle and doing different things the whole time so I don’t get to sleep anyways.

Anyways, sorry for the long post. I’m just at a loss of how to make it through these days honestly.

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ma

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Giiiirl.this.was my life with my first two! Alone 18 hrs from home no family or friends around and my fiance was no help and worked lots. I was alone. My PPA after my first was AWFUL. I couldnt even go to the store alone... PPD with my 2nd. I did not seek help and i regret it! My PPD and PPA turned into an awful PPrage. It was terrible and the ppd got much worse because of it. Seek help from your dr. Talk to them about your anxiety depression and etc. Its so important to be open with them about this. <3 and its guna be okay mama it does get better. Breath ♡♡

ma

ma • Apr 23, 2023
Also side.note i left my fiance after our 2nd turned 1 yr old. He truly was no help and and was very.... controlling and belittling. I left for 2 yrs moved back to my family. The best decision!! Now though i am back with that fiance who is now my Husband and we are pregnant with #3 .lol