Started taking zoloft for the first time ever on monday and was wondering when am I going to feel the effects? Right now I’m more anxious and depressed than ever and I get nausea from time to time. No appetite either even though I’m hungry. Any positive stories?
I have a doctor’s appointment today and 99% I will be asking to be put on medication for both PPA and PPD. My anxiety is through the roof because I don’t want to cause harm to my baby by taking meds but also I can recognise that I’m in desperate need of relief. So when did you start your meds and how long did it take to take effect? Also would love to hear some stories on how you changed and what you noticed was different. 💕
LO is 8 weeks old and she sleeps pretty well during the night. Her weight gain is good and 6+ wet diapers a day. Pooping varies, one day she might have 8+ poopy diapers and another day 2-3. She is mostly breastfed, I sometimes offer her one bottle of formula in the evening.
Here’s my question:
Yesterday all day she didn’t sleep that well during the day. 30 minutes here and there and would wake up frequently. We visited her grandparents and it was very stimulating there and she wouldn’t stay asleep. She was cluster feeding a bit as well. She finally fell asleep around 12am at home and this is usually when she does take her longest stretch of sleep. I made an alarm to wake up around 4 am to feed her but I guess I didn’t hear my alarm and I slept through it. I woke up 10 minutes before 5 am. She was still sound asleep. I took her to change her diaper and then I fed her both sides. She fell asleep again. I made an alarm for 8 am, woke up, changed her diaper but she was in deep sleep. Wouldn’t wake up. I tried gently to wake her and at 8:45 she woke up briefly and only fed for 3-4 minutes before falling asleep again. She’s been asleep now for 30 minutes and it’s one of those active sleeps where she squirms and grunts and then settles again. My question is that should I just let her sleep during the night however long she wants to or should I wake her every 3-5 hours?
I’ve tried sometimes to see if she’s awake around 3 am and sometimes she’s just laying there eyes open without crying or anything and if I pick her up to feed, she does feed and then goes back to sleep. What if she does need to feed during those times but she doesn’t cry so I don’t hear her and I just let her sleep 5+ hours? Is that even possible? I’ve always heard that a hungry baby will cry.
LO is 8 weeks old and she sleeps pretty well during the night. Her weight gain is good and 6+ wet diapers a day. Pooping varies, one day she might have 8+ poopy diapers and another day 2-3. She is mostly breastfed, I sometimes offer her one bottle of formula in the evening.
Here’s my question:
Yesterday all day she didn’t sleep that well during the day. 30 minutes here and there and would wake up frequently. We visited her grandparents and it was very stimulating there and she wouldn’t stay asleep. She was cluster feeding a bit as well. She finally fell asleep around 12am at home and this is usually when she does take her longest stretch of sleep. I made an alarm to wake up around 4 am to feed her but I guess I didn’t hear my alarm and I slept through it. I woke up 10 minutes before 5 am. She was still sound asleep. I took her to change her diaper and then I fed her both sides. She fell asleep again. I made an alarm for 8 am, woke up, changed her diaper but she was in deep sleep. Wouldn’t wake up. I tried gently to wake her and at 8:45 she woke up briefly and only fed for 3-4 minutes before falling asleep again. She’s been asleep now for 30 minutes and it’s one of those active sleeps where she squirms and grunts and then settles again. My question is that should I just let her sleep during the night however long she wants to or should I wake her every 3-5 hours?
I’ve tried sometimes to see if she’s awake around 3 am and sometimes she’s just laying there eyes open without crying or anything and if I pick her up to feed, she does feed and then goes back to sleep. What if she does need to feed during those times but she doesn’t cry so I don’t hear her and I just let her sleep 5+ hours? Is that even possible? I’ve always heard that a hungry baby will cry.
Hi all! I’m assuming that many of us are not experiencing postpartum as they thought they would and many of us are developing/suffering from PPD and/or PPA. I was wondering if there are parents in this community that either have overcome their difficulties or just plain masterful motivational speakers and would be able to change our mindset from ”ughh I have to do this and that” to ”yay I get to do this and that”.
I know I’m suffering a lot 8 weeks pp and I catch myself often thinking that ”dang it I HAVE to change her again or feed her again” and I would really like to change it into ”I GET to change her again or feed her again”. My baby was very much wanted and I hate that PPD/PPA is affecting my motherhood journey this much, especially since I’m FTM.
I was hoping we could have some encouraging words from others in this thread because I know how much it helps me to read motivational/encouraging stories.
Hi all! I’m assuming that many of us are not experiencing postpartum as they thought they would and many of us are developing/suffering from PPD and/or PPA. I was wondering if there are parents in this community that either have overcome their difficulties or just plain masterful motivational speakers and would be able to change our mindset from ”ughh I have to do this and that” to ”yay I get to do this and that”.
I know I’m suffering a lot 8 weeks pp and I catch myself often thinking that ”dang it I HAVE to change her again or feed her again” and I would really like to change it into ”I GET to change her again or feed her again”. My baby was very much wanted and I hate that PPD/PPA is affecting my motherhood journey this much, especially since I’m FTM.
I was hoping we could have some encouraging words from others in this thread because I know how much it helps me to read motivational/encouraging stories.
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Hi all! Baby girl is 8 weeks old and from the start breastfeeding has been a struggle but I still kept going and it’s going better now. Around week 5 something happened that we still don’t know what and she lost weight during that week. It was a horrible time and my anxiety spiked through the roof. I was constantly worried about her weight, bought a baby scale and kept weighing her constantly. I still do.
I was convinced that my supply wasn’t enough and that’s why she lost weight during that week. The worst part is is that week was also the week we got rid of the nipple shields and for the first time ever I felt like I knew what I was doing and that breastfeeding was going well. Obviously it wasn’t. That then brought insecurities around feedings and it hasn’t been an enjoyable experience at all. She still feeds quite often during the day, I’m literally stuck on the couch. She falls asleep on the breast sometimes and when I try to transfer her to continue her sleep, she usually wakes up in a few minutes. Then I don’t know what to do with her so I offer her the boob again and she takes it. So that adds to my insecurities about the amount she is taking. She is gaining weight now well but my mind won’t shut up for even a second.
I have been on anxiety meds for years and the day I found out I was pregnant I stopped cold turkey. I felt good and felt confident that I could do this because I thought that I had my anxiety under control. Now, after 8 weeks, I can see that I’m not doing well mentally. I haven’t been for a while now but I’m so scared on starting meds and continuing to breastfeed. I know that the amount that is transferred to the baby is sometimes even undetectable but it’s never 0%. Can anyone please ease my anxiety around this topic and offer some guidance or solidarity? I wouldn’t want to stop breastfeeding but I can 100% recognize that I need medication for my mental health.
Hi all! Baby girl is 8 weeks old and from the start breastfeeding has been a struggle but I still kept going and it’s going better now. Around week 5 something happened that we still don’t know what and she lost weight during that week. It was a horrible time and my anxiety spiked through the roof. I was constantly worried about her weight, bought a baby scale and kept weighing her constantly. I still do.
I was convinced that my supply wasn’t enough and that’s why she lost weight during that week. The worst part is is that week was also the week we got rid of the nipple shields and for the first time ever I felt like I knew what I was doing and that breastfeeding was going well. Obviously it wasn’t. That then brought insecurities around feedings and it hasn’t been an enjoyable experience at all. She still feeds quite often during the day, I’m literally stuck on the couch. She falls asleep on the breast sometimes and when I try to transfer her to continue her sleep, she usually wakes up in a few minutes. Then I don’t know what to do with her so I offer her the boob again and she takes it. So that adds to my insecurities about the amount she is taking. She is gaining weight now well but my mind won’t shut up for even a second.
I have been on anxiety meds for years and the day I found out I was pregnant I stopped cold turkey. I felt good and felt confident that I could do this because I thought that I had my anxiety under control. Now, after 8 weeks, I can see that I’m not doing well mentally. I haven’t been for a while now but I’m so scared on starting meds and continuing to breastfeed. I know that the amount that is transferred to the baby is sometimes even undetectable but it’s never 0%. Can anyone please ease my anxiety around this topic and offer some guidance or solidarity? I wouldn’t want to stop breastfeeding but I can 100% recognize that I need medication for my mental health.
How often does your baby poop in a day? How old are they and has it decreased with time or not?
My baby is 8 weeks old on Friday and she is breastfed. She will have one formula bottle in the evenings. She poops a ton, like 6-8 times a day. She squirms and wiggles and seems uncomfortable until she poops and then instant relief. Thos happens a lot whilst breastfeeding and it’s making it difficult to feed her because she will not stay in one place and relaxed. We’ve already had issues with latching so her constantly unlatching is making feeding her difficult. Then also, as soon as she seems to be drifting off, she poops and the diaper change wakes her up and the cycle starts all over again.
Anyone relate?
Baby girl will be 7 weeks on Friday and since day one we’ve had troubles with her latching onto my bare nipple. We had to use a nipple shield from the get go and at one point during weeks 3-4, she started latching without the shield as well. Not always, but most of the time. I was so happy!
After reading and watching hundreds of videos, it’s apparent to me now that her latch is shallow and has always been. I worked with a lactation consultant in the beginning and she told me that her latch was fine and that she has no oral ties so I kept going like that. She was gaining weight steadily. During my daughters fifth week, she started to get more and more fussy, irritable and was refusing bare breast at all cost, crying and screaming. Back to the nipple shield we go. I noticed that she wasn’t gaining anymore so we took her to the doctors. She had not gained weight at all in 5 days and had even lost some. They told me that there was nothing medically wrong with her, they just told me to keep an eye on her and bring her back if it continues.
Two nights ago my husband and I sat down and took a look into my daughters mouth and based on pics we’ve seen, she has a lip tie. This was never mentioned to me before.
During that fifth week, baby seemed annoyed at the breast and even though I breastfed what felt like 24 hours a day, I decided to try a top up bottle of formula just to see if she was still hungry. She was, she drank a full 100ml bottle really fast. My god, have I been starving my daughter? Do I not have enough of a supply or has she just had problems from the beginning to extract it well enough. I fed her on demand and more and I would be engorged and leaking if it had been more than three hours in between feedings. So I naively thought that my supply was good.
I have been supplementing since then with formula here and there and it has been breaking my heart. The uncertainty and difficulties around feedings triggered my anxiety and depression.
Last night, she started to nurse at 7 pm and would fall asleep on my arms and as soon as I put her down she would wake up. This went on until 1 am in the morning. We gave her a half bottle of formula somewhere around 12am because I couldn’t understand why she wouldn’t just stay asleep after nursing for hours on and off and she drank it all. I had always thought that that was cluster feeding because it was the same pattern every night. So again, it seems that I was starving her. After hours of nursing and fussiness and multiple poopy diapers, she fell asleep at 1 am and didn’t wake until 6 am. This has been the longest I have slept since she was born. I was expecting to be engorged and leaking, but no I wasn’t. Now I don’t know if my supply has regulated or that I just don’t have that much milk for her. It’s breaking my heart to know that I have possibly struggled for weeks on end to keep my supply, having alarms to wake up every 2-3 hours and that all was in vain because baby wasn’t latching properly probably due to a possible lip tie. Now I have so much uncertainty around feedings and I most definitely developed PPD/PPA.
Now I don’t know what to do. Do I keep nursing her or just stop and start formula feeding? Combo feeding could also be a possibility but I don’t know how long that would go on. Any advice or solidarity please?