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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Start seeing a psychiatrist who specializes in maternal mental health well in advance.  Discuss whether and what medications you might take during and after pregnancy (you want someone up-to-date on the safety research).  Walk through possibilities and create specific plans for what to do if you (or your spouse, or other family member, or friends) notice issues.  This includes educating those people and getting them on board.  Loop in your OB.  Make sure your spouse has the contact information for your OB and psychiatrist so they can alert them.  Have regular appointments after birth.  Figure out what's possible for you to ensure that you are getting decent sleep (lack of sleep is a huge depression trigger).  That might mean coordinating with your spouse so they take all night wakeups for one chunk of the night and you take the other so you are both getting a stretch of uninterrupted sleep.  This may involve introducing a bottle early to make sure your partner can feed the baby without waking you up.  It might involve a night nurse or something else.  Make sure you have a plan to ensure that you are getting outside every day (ideally in the morning) for fresh air and sunlight.  Plan to make sure you are getting nutritious food.  Plans for all of those things.  Those plans can help you feel more confident and also make sure that any issues are caught and addressed early.  [/quote]

OP here. Thanks - a lot of this I’d what I’m thinking. The sleep in particular was/is a BIG trigger for me. And we’re thinking for a third we just go straight to formula (or at least combo feeding).

I’d love to hear some personal stories. Anyone out there have another kid after PPD? [/quote]

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