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I had PPD after my first child and didn't seek help. I thought it was just my hormones. My mood stayed down for a while. I never discussed this with my husband (who is a physician!!) as my marriage became very strained during this time. However, 4 years later I had another baby and had such bad depression I sought pharmacalogical help in addition to talk therapy. What a difference!!! It opened a huge door for me and I felt relief. Ironically, I asked my mother if she experienced anything like this (she had four children) and she said she hadn't. However, a month or so after she had me she recalled feeling "blue" for a while. She also remembers holding me and just crying for no reason. This experience never occured with any other one of her children. I'm wondering if there is a link to this.

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