Comments on: Getting Through It

By: nicola

nicola — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:12:44 +0000

huge hugs. i had undiagnosed post-partum depression (it was clear in hindsight) with my first. with my second it wasn’t PPD, it was different. exhaustion and frustration similar to what you describe. it lasted until my second was about 6mo old. now we are trying to decide on #3. everyone i know with 2 (except me) thinks going from 0 to 1 was harder than from 1 to 2. those i know with more think once you have 2, it just gets easier with more!
nicola
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By: MoDLin

MoDLin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:45 +0000

What a beautiful smile! Yes, deperession during and after pregnancy is a real concern and many women don’t realize how common it is. Here’s a link to more info from the March of Dimes: http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/188_15663.asp.
Thanks for this great post. I’m so glad you’re feeling better.
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By: Recovering Procrastinator

Recovering Procrastinator — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:01:27 +0000

“I didn’t feel sad exactly, but more melancholy like everything was hard.”

That exactly describes how I am feeling now, while pg with my third. Today especially has been hard for no particular reason. Just tiring and hard. I only have three weeks to go (and I have a feeling it will be less) so I hope the feeling lifts when he/she is born.

Thanks for posting this.
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By: Meegan

Meegan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:25:27 +0000

Lisa, I am at that exactly stage as well. Being pregnant with the third baby is so much harder than the other two – and I thought pregnancy number 2 was hard enough!!!

I have 10 weeks to go, I’m hoping that this baby decides to not wait quite that long so I can start feeling normal again.
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By: Kristie

Kristie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:19:53 +0000

I’m so blessed I read your blog as I am feeling very similar with my second pregnancy. I feel like I’m taking out my feelings of unhappiness on my husband and am glad to see that I’m not alone. I need to realize that every pregnancy and child is a gift from God and feel blessed that I am able to experience this. Thank you for your truthful, relatable topics. Your blog is a blessing!!

By: Mrs. E

Mrs. E — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:29 +0000

Two beautiful kids. So glad you shared your story. Too often, we keep things to ourselves thinking we are the only one that feels that way. We never know that others feel the same and are afraid of being the only one, too. You'll probably never know what good you did posting this! .-= Mrs. E´s last blog post ..Thankful Thursday =-.

By: rdzins

rdzins — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:20 +0000

I remember feeling like that also with my second one. I had to be difficult to live with I was so irritable.

However I now have seven, no that is not a typo!(My two daughters are older and from a previous marriage) to make a long story short. I remarried and we have 5 boys, all boys! The last three I have to say I loved being pregnant, that came after a miscarriage, which was a real difficult time for me, it made me reevaluate my thoughts and what I was thankful for, and I was grateful to be pregnant and healthy. I would never take that for granted again. I had to say with a 3,5,7, and 12 year old in the house being pregnant some days it seemed like a circus!

I am glad you came out and talked about it, many women keep it inside and you feel like your alone, but your not. In the end you have a new little man in your life! He is such a cutie!

By: Nicki at Domestic Cents

Nicki at Domestic Cents — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:45 +0000

Beautiful photo. Contentment is written all over your face Thanks so much for sharing.
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By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:36:04 +0000

Thanks for your beautiful honesty. I hope you continue to feel yourself. .-= Nicole´s last blog post ..tags =-.

By: Visty

Visty — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:58 +0000

My first pregnancy went pretty well, though I was seriously tired and gained a lot of weight. The second was a real struggle. She was born when the oldest was 22 months, and it was a long road. With my third, I was 35 and fully expected to be downright miserable the entire time. But, strangely, I felt better than I did when I had been in my 20s. Physically I had more energy, and emotionally I was able to avoid the depression that came before. I’m not sure what the reasoning was. I wasn’t in any particularly awesome health or anything.
I suppose my point is that every pregnancy is different, for one reason or another. I don’t think anyone can explain it.
You look beautiful, and so do your children!
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