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I understand your fear. Depression is a horrible place to be. I did not have postpartum. While I was pregnant and as long as I was breast feeding, I was good. As soon as I would wean my baby, the depression would kick in.

It is a huge decision and a very personal one. You should talk to your doctor about it. FInd out what are the statistics that it if you had it with one pregnancy you would have it again.

Do you have depression now? Or was it only after the pregnancy?

Hi, you have a beautiful daughter :)

I don’t know about depression that much, but you must not expect bad things to happen. It might not be the same. You must be strong for your husband too. And your children would like to have a happy mother, you know? The most important thing for a child is that their mom would be ok.

Think positively, and try to be happy about it this time…you’ll never know, it might be different and everything might go well.

I wish you goodluck :)
Take care of yourself

hi Thanks for your honest post. Even though we are kind of anonymous on this site, I still think it takes a lot of guts to admit what is really going on. Especially when it comes to depression or other mental illness. I know a lot of mentally ill people who are ashamed of their illness so I am proud of you for speaking up and letting us all know of your problem.

I do know from experience that depression is very debilitating and horrible. I do know that depression affects us not only mentally but also physically giving us no energy. I believe it affects our physical body as much or more than it affects our mind, which has been my experience with depression. I have been in two deep depression in my lifetime. I know it is not fun and very serious. God knows your situation and He is filled with compassion with those who suffer! Jesus Himself suffered a great deal while on the earth. He was a man of sorrows. In the Garden of Gethsemane before his crucifixion and taking on the sins of man he was deeply depressed and troubled and said that His soul was overwhelmed with sorrow

I noticed from your profile that you have faith in Christianity. So I will speak to you from a biblical perspecitve since I too have faith in Christianity. You mentioned in your post that you felt like a failure when you could not take care of your baby. And that you are afraid to have another baby for fear of going through the same thing again of not being able to take care of your second baby.

First of all you are not a failure. The bible says you were fearfully and wonderfully made by God. You are prescious to Him. He knows you were struggling with depression and it is not your fault that you could not take care of your baby. He meets all of our needs and provided you with a wonderful husband who took over for you. This is the Lord’s wonderful provision for you. In spite of your depression you are a very valuable person made in the image of God. The bible says are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear, therefore, for you are of more value than many sparrows.

Next you said you dont know how you feel about having another. Your husband I am sure knows that you may become depressed again after having your second baby and I am sure he is prepared once more to step in to meet the needs of both you and your baby once more. You are very blessed. Try to think of it that way. Not all husbands would be willing to do that.

Of course it is a tough decision to make as to whether or not to have another baby. If you choose to though it sounds like you would have a lot of support from your husband.

You also mentioned about since going on the anti depressant meds you feel like you are worse. You are right. Some antidepressant meds do make the depression worse. If I were you I would ask your doctor if you can go off the meds to see if you get better. It says on the lables of anti med medicine that one of the side effects is that they can make the depression worse. Did you know this and have you discussed this with your doctor? If they doctor you are working with is not a psychaitrist he may not be as informed as a psychiatrist would be.

Have you and your husband spent time in prayer asking God to show you whether or not you should have another baby?

Anyway, just a few thoughts from me

Hope to hear how everything works out, send us another post when you make your decision.

Mercy Ministry Outreach

This is actually a question, I am feeling alot like I may have post partum also. When my daughter wakes up in the middle of the night I make my husband get up and take care of her, I feel really bad about it all the time but? I almost cant help it and I dont know why? You said the therapy helped you….what types of things did they tell you?

hi Cherry Bop

Hey it is great that your husband is willing to get up with your baby, not all men would do that. Hold on to him, he’s a gem. Mu husband is that way too.

take care,

MMO