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I experience PPD after the birth of my son. Nothing as extreme as what Brook Shields was describing but i think that was why it was sooo hard for me or anyone around me to know that something was wrong. I felt so completely overwhelmed and felt like I had lost my life in this being a mother thing. I knew I loved my child but I felt that I couldn't care for him properly, and that someone else needed to take over. Also, My fear of something happening to him while I slept just put me over the edge. I literally lost the ability to function after a while because i refused to sleep at night. Thank god my mother would come over early in the a.m. and take him so I could catch up on a few hours. When she would leave at supper time i would just start bawling. It was awful!! Gradually, my sanity returned to me and i got in the swing of things. My husband and I think about having a second and i'm so scared to go through all that again. This time i will talk to my Dr. about it before hand. That way she can have a heads up if I decide i need meds or something. Looking back, O know i should have consulted w/ my Dr. the last time. But I guess I just thought these were normal feelings to have and i had to work through it. Not so. Ladies, if you are feeling the slightest bit off - TALK TO YOUR DR. Don't go through it alone. Hopefully, it will be something that you don't have to worry about but if you do their is help out there. Don't be afraid to ask for it. Good luck!

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