Depression Treatment Care

Question by j: I think my wife is going through Postpartum Depression?
I think my wife is going through Postpartum Depression, what can I do to reassure her that she’s doing great as a mom?

Our baby is healthy and a big boy! It’s just those times when he’s fuzzing around and doesn’t sleep that are getting my wife down. She’s really tired and hasn’t slept longer than 3 hours for quite a while because she’s breastfeeding the baby.

thanks in advanced.

Best answer:

Answer by BrayZmA W
the question is are u helping around the house? try getting her to express some milk so she can get out and do stuff let her have some time out and if she expresses u can do some nite shifts to so she could catch on some sleep

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She has progressively become worse over the last 2 years since the baby was born. Her mum has been suffering from manic depression for the past 20 years or so. Do u think it could be hereditary? I am distraught. She has taken herself and the baby to her mother’s who is a manic depressive herself. How is that supposed to help with her post natal depression? My wife doesnt want to admit that she’s been having a problem and she has refused repetedly to go and see somebody with me or without me. She took my whole life away from me. We have just bought a house together and she left me on my own after 4.5 years together. She has also been distant from me sexually for more than a year now and every time I would try to make up with her she would tell me that I was doing it for the sex. It is awful! Men have feelings too u know! I went down on my knees asking her not to leave me but she did go anyway and very coldly. Now she’s texting me telling me to remember to eat and drink something and to look after myself. I feel helpless. My parents live in Greece nowadays and they had visited us recently to help us with the house with my dad suffering from cancer in its last stage. She left us back then too and left the baby to me and my mum for 5 days while she went and had a nice time with her family. She wasnt even here on my birthday or even text me. My parents are the only people who ever really helped us emotionally and financially and they didnt deserve that. What can I do? I also lost my job because of this. I am a strong man but this one has really hit me hard. I need people to give me their best advise possible. Men and women please.

As of late we moved out of our area and then my wife got laid off. Of course with the economical situation my business has slowed down.

Anyways, my wife has always shown signs of anxiety and depression, but has been able to snap out of it. This time she hasn’t. She hasn’t slept in days. Her sleep habits have been poor for over two months. She is showing signs of either bi-polar or manic depression. I doubt it’s polar because it’s all down and no ups.

This situation is very stressful for her and us (family). She has horrible thoughts, some very intense. Because she was laid off we don’t have medical insurance what should we do? Who has experience in this? I know she needs medical attention. Some say take her to General Hospital and try to get medical.

I feel if we get a doctor to prescribe Ambien so that she can sleep, she will get it more together and we can take our time in getting her the necessary help. Am I wrong or should I do?

Female relative of mine is showing terrrible mood swings of manic depression (possibly bipolar disorder), making life of her husband and her inlaws miserable. All kind of persuasion fails even through her parents. What can be the way out for her husband?

Even 13 months after birth? I will add that we have four other kids as well.