Postpartum depression is often poorly understood and hushed up, making women like Jasmine feel like their disease is a personal flaw they can handle alone. Jasmine shares her journey as she begins to regain her hope & joy. Learn more about her RWRS:
. My supportive husband gave me the time and space to take naps, but I couldn't. There was too much pressure."I have an hour," I'd tell myself."Hurry up and sleep!" I couldn't. I tried several over-the-counter and prescription sleeping medications but only ended up more tired — and not sleeping. At one point, I went nearly two full days without sleeping.
I went to my six-week postpartum visit with my OB-GYN, a work colleague I'd known and trusted for nearly seven years. She looked at me and said,"I'm worried about you." I started crying in her office. In the gentlest way possible, she suggested I had symptoms ofBut the most insidious symptom of postpartum depression is that it lies, telling you this disease is a personal flaw, one you could conquer alone if you were just a little stronger or just a little smarter.
One day, when my daughter was around 7- or 8-weeks old, I was unable to sleep and felt like a failure. I told my husband,"My daughter would be better off without me." My husband started crying. I'd never seen him cry in the 18 years I'd known him. That was my wake-up call. I knew then I needed to try to fight, but it felt so overwhelming I didn't know where to start.
Over the next few weeks, the spark of hope grew into a ray. Working with a therapist and a psychiatrist, my mindset was changing. This is a disease, I realized. It's not a flaw with me. We found the right dose of antidepressants and found a sleep medication that allowed me to get four to five hours of sleep per night. I had to relearn how to sleep. My nerve pain from my arm was treated with one visit to the chiropractor.
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