I HAVE DEDICATED MY TIME AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF POST NATAL DEPRESSION TO GATHER INFORMATION, RESOURCES, SUPPORT/CRISIS CONTACTS & RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR MOTHERS OF AUSTRALIA WHO ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME ADJUSTING TO MOTHERHOOD.
FOR THOSE WOMEN WHO ARE CURRENTLY SUFFERING PND & THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND MADE IT THROUGH TO THE OTHER END!
MY HEART GOES OUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!
YOU ARE THE WOMEN WHO INSPIRE ME TO BECOME A BETTER WOMAN, MOTHER & FRIEND!
I HOPE THIS PAGE IS OF SOME HELP TO YOU!
Hi! My name is Melanie and I'm a 22 year old Proud Mother from Sydney, Australia.
My son is 17 months old and we truly enjoy each others company now....however, the beginning seemed like a dark, isolating, guilt ridden nightmare! BR />
Post Natal Depression is a SERIOUS Mental Illness that can be brought on during pregnancy (pre-natal depression) and/or following the birth of your child.
You could have 3 children, yet only suffer PND with your 1st & 3rd child, or with only your 2nd..etc
In June 2007 I was hospitalised in a Mother/Baby Unit in Sydney and lived there for 6 weeks with my son and 7 other Mothers and their babies and that experience has truly changed my life, my behaviour, my family, my communication and my care for others and most importantly..myself!
I understand, first hand that PND is not openly talked about within groups of friends/family/workplaces and it should not go unrecognised as it can be a very isolating, scary, helpless, black hole depression if you don't get help.
One of the HARDEST phrases in the world to say is: I NEED HELP!
So here's a chance to find out a little bit more information about this devestating condition and hopefully it might just help a friend, a sister, a mother or even yourself!
PLEASE feel free to message me about anything at all..PND information, Hospitilisation Information, Help Resources..that is what I have dedicated this space for. Please take care of yourselves and the Mothers you know! There IS light at the end of the tunnel, but first you have to admit that you're in the dark.......
Mel xx
***Please Note: Symptoms depend on the severity of P.N.D.***
Around one in eight mothers develop postnatal depression (PND). It can happen either a few days or weeks after the birth, with a slow or sudden onset. Some women may even experience depression during the pregnancy (this is called antenatal depression). The range of symptoms experienced depends on the severity of the depression, and may include:
Low self-esteem and lack of confidence
Feelings of inadequacy and guilt
Negative thoughts
Feeling that life is meaningless
Feeling unable to cope
Tearfulness and irritability
Difficulty sleeping or changes in sleeping patterns
Low sex drive, none at all
Anxiety, panic attacks or heart palpitations
Loss of appetite
Difficulty concentrating or remembering things.
Disturbing/Suicidal thoughts/actions
•You wake up feeling exhausted, every day, even after a long sleep.
•You find it hard to concentrate on something, or organise yourself, or other simple tasks.
•You feel you’re a failure as a mum.
•You can’t feel much, as if experiences are happening to someone else.
•You find yourself feeling tearful, and sometimes weeping, and you aren’t sure why.
•You lose track of time, and find hours go by and you can’t be sure what you’ve been doing.
Hi Everyone,
It's Mel aka PND
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