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   <title><![CDATA[How do you know? : Well i never got a chance to see...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=17989">WRXnKids</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 21025<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 10 October 2008 at 11:59am<br /><br />Well i never got a chance to see the GP cos we were on holiday but these last few weeks have been heaps better i feel like im coping heaps better and i dont  get so frustrated with josh when he is upset.  Its like everything has kinda clicked and fell into place.  I dont even know what has caused it but i even less stressed about the fact we have 2 weeks to decided where we will live and work before i notify work.  Does PND just clear like that?  Maybe it was something else (or i really am mildly bipolar and am having my high time).  Oh well im happy with the way everything is now but will get help if it happens again.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words and support and sorry i took so long to update.]]>
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   <title><![CDATA[How do you know? : TA I just found this but for what...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=17802">Bobbie</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 21025<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 29 September 2008 at 3:43pm<br /><br />TA I just found this but for what it's worth I didn't fit a lot of the symptoms either but I definitely had it (easy to see in hindsight only though).<br /><br />I hope by now you've had a talk to the GP - I think it's worth doing that. But regardless big big <img border="0" src="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/smileys/smiley31.gif" border="0"> ]]>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[How do you know? : lots of hugs, wrx.  I think you...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=18551">LittleBug</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 21025<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 18 September 2008 at 6:21pm<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/smileys/smiley31.gif" border="0"> <img border="0" src="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/smileys/smiley31.gif" border="0"> <img border="0" src="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/smileys/smiley31.gif" border="0">  lots of hugs, wrx.<br /><br />I think you are an awesome mum, and no it's not an easy job at all! I know how you feel with thinking that other people are finding it a lot easier to deal with things than you are, at times... sometimes I just think I wasn't made to be a mum!<br /><br />I've had a heap of support and sometimes feel like I'm a fraud too... I still wonder if I have PND even though I'm on antidepressants! I'm feeling a heap better since being on them, coping a lot better with everything... but I think it's a combination of things that have improved, not just being on the antidepressants, but I'm not going to stop taking them just in case it IS them that is helping too <img border="0" src="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0"> <br /><br />Anyway I don't really know what I wanted to say, I just wanted to offer you some hugs and support. And let you know that I think most mums have really up and down days, from what I gather. I know that I do.]]>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[How do you know? : I think that the fact that you...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=887">kezplanet</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 21025<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 17 September 2008 at 11:57pm<br /><br /><P>I think that the fact that you have/are having these thoughts and feelings ongoing means that you need to talk to someone.&nbsp; It doesn't mean that you need to fit into a box with a lable weather it be pnd, depression, bi-polar or what ever, you are having doubts about yourself and your capabilities and if nothing else you need someone on your side and some reassurance.</P><P>Living with family so close has a lot of good points but it also does have its downsides and you are already building the fear of moving out to your own place, with 1 or 2 kiddies, into a huge mountain and if your doing that now it will seem like an unclimbable mound by the time you end up doing it. </P><P>You have not had the chance to prove to yourself how good a mum you can be as you have had the family close and (by the sounds of your post) you have not had the room to grow into being a mum who has had to depend on herself to get thru the day.&nbsp; Sometimes I think more people helping and stepping in (or knowing that they will be there at a certin time) makes us feel less efficient as a mum and a person which can then lead to us doubting our abilities.</P><P>Enjoy the people and help you have around you at the moment, find someone you can talk to about your feelings - your GP or ask for some help finding someone, trust yourself a bit more and believe in yourself.</P><P>Keep posting, keep talking, dont give up until you find someone who is ready to listen to what you have to say as it is important!!!<IMG src="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0"></P>]]>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[How do you know? : First off big hugs and that is...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=17511">Kels</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 21025<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 17 September 2008 at 9:57pm<br /><br /><P align=left>First off big hugs and that is a huge step you have taken just talking about it.</P><P align=left>Secondly never underestimate your own thoughts and feelings. We all have stressors in our lives and while others may have very different stressors and what may look like a harder lot to deal with than what you have (eg supportive DH, living with family etc) &nbsp;it doesnt mean you are a drama queen and that what you are experiencing is something that may need further investigation. For sure if this is bothering you as it seems it has been I would contact your GP.&nbsp; </P><P align=left>It can be very hard not to but pressure on ourselves to be supermums but I think a supermum is one who tried her hardest and can admit when it is time to ask for further support whether from friends, family, health professional etc.</P><P align=left>Your an awesome mum doing a great job and boy is it the hardest job ever, our babies dot even come with manuals....talk about getting ripped off I mean they are all so different that with each and everyone it can sometimes be a mind field in the middle of a hurricane or a relaxed walk in the park lol (ok so IM not good at using words lol).</P><P align=left>Take care and I wouldnt think you were a drama queen at all for seeing someone about how you are feeling.</P>]]>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[How do you know? : I been tossing up whether to post...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=17989">WRXnKids</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 21025<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 17 September 2008 at 9:32pm<br /><br />I been tossing up whether to post or not for a while and really dont know what i want to say but here goes.<br /><br />I keep thinking i have PND but i feel like a fraud when i think i should talk to someone about it.  I feel like if i told someone how i feel they would just tell me to get over myself i have everything so easy and im just being stupid.  Im up and down all the time so i cant even make my mind up if i should talk to a professional or not.  Can PND be up and down lots? Everytime i read symptoms of PND i dont really think they relate to me but on something the other day a lady said PND to her was like something was missing from her experience with her baby and i kind of feel the same way.  I see other mums who handle everything so easily when im biting my tongue trying not to lose my temper in the same situation.  I love Josh so much but as soon as he gets unsettled or hard to deal with i just want to get away from him and have a break.  Im lucky cos DP and i are living with family who do all the cooking and cleaning and most days have Josh handed to them the second they get in the door and although i am generally really capable of doing it all on my own when they are away i have no idea how i am goin to cope when we get our own place or have number 2 (god that scares me even tho i really want 2 eventually).<br /><br />I guess i have always had this argument in my mind as i always thought i might have depression (or possibly bipolar cos when i think about it im up and down).  Ive just never talked to anyone about it because i really feel like im being a drama queen instead or that thats how i will be perceived.<br /><br />Im so confused and im only on here asking what you all think because im scared that ive been struggling all this time when i shouldnt have been.  I mean i know parenting is hard and a challenge but not like this - I even feel like a fraud writing all this.<br /><br />Am i nuts or do i need help?]]>
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