Anyone suffering or had suffer from PPD? How are you coping?

Yes, I cried very badly after my confinement nanny left. I will cry uncontrollably and without any reason. I guessed might have frighten my husband at that time. I remembered feeling helpless and lonely as a first time parent and my hub even contracted covid and then I was also subsequently contracted too. And at the same time, dealing with our new born of waking up every 2 hours for milk. Plus, I went back to work after 2 months of maternity leave; working from home 3x per week. I was tired , very worn out. We were desperate as not much help from family and hired a helper and she was great. Did lighten our stress but still my PPD did not ease. Gradually I went back to my exercise routine that help me to clear my thoughts. Had a lot of conversation with my hub on my feelings too. My baby also has lesser night regression that help us sleep better at night. Took me more than 1 year to recover. Remember everything takes time and the truth is it takes a village to raise a child. Do rest whenever you can and seek help if you need it. Take care of yourself and remember everything will be fine :) My son is 17 month old now :))

my best friend is suffering from depression, it started from ppd left untreated. So now have to take high dose of medication but she is coping well. It is best to get treated early. All polyclinics have the service for ppd you can even ask for a referal nearer your place if they have like social service office.