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[quote=Anonymous]I white knuckled it, too. Back then, you couldn’t do tele-health appointments so going to see a therapist with an infant felt like a very tall order. These days you could do a phone or telehealth appointment, which I think would be valuable as a starting point. They will likely have some ideas. Stopping breastfeeding and getting 5hrs per night of uninterrupted sleep were what ultimately pulled me out of it. For me, both didn’t happen until my child was 2. Which is to say: if you don’t take action, it may stick around for a while. Stopping breastfeeding is a fraught thing, but many women will attest to the hormonal impact on mood. Once I got down to 1x per day (before bed) I felt better. But my mood improved even more—back to my old self—once I stopped entirely. Lack of sleep also compounds PPD. It really, really does. If you can get 5 uninterrupted hours, that will really help. But the more the better. [/quote]
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