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Postpartum depression: Effects on the marriage - Blog Entry

06 Dec 2007 09:47 AM

So, I just had my second child this past summer after over 5 years. Me and the father are together but not married. After the birth of my first child I was fine. I had a little bit of the baby blues but nothing big. After I went back to work I stopped breastfeeding. After that I found myself getting more aggravated at people at my work. People who I was fine with before I went on my maternity leave. After having my second child I get the feeling of hopelessness and bordom sometimes, almost like I have nothing to look forward to and no one to interest me. I just dont care about anything except my kids and my boyfreind. I feel really irritable towards my boyfriend and he just irks me the wrong way. I feel like he is very critical of me and when i don't show enough love and attention towards him he gets angry with me. I go through periods of not wanting sex for weeks on end and that just adds to it. I feel like hes always on me about it. I feel like I love him but that It would just be easier if we separated and then finally i could feel releif. I'm not particularly sad just less caring. I go from having no emotion to being elated to flipping out over stupid little things and getting into arguments. I feel like im being pecked at and i just want to be left alone. Im fine with my kids but not my boyfriend. He wants me to get medication and i dont want to. I told him i think its hormones. Do you think I have PPD? Thanks