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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had PPD (debilitating anxiety) after my first.  Was fine after my second.  You never know.

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As for planning for what to do (re read your OP), I believe for me a major trigger was lack of sleep.  In my regular life, I spiral into being really anxious when I'm not sleeping and then when I'm anxious I can't sleep.  With my first, I genuinely just did not sleep for months and months.  It was horrible.  I also really hated breastfeeding but felt obligated to keep going at all costs.

So a couple things I did differently.  I kept my nanny during maternity leave so I had another adult around.  This allowed me to get out of the house and do some activities with my older child which helped me a lot.  With my first I felt very isolated and both that I couldn't go anywhere and then at the same time terrified to go anywhere.  And I am an extrovert.  I told myself that if I was getting as sleep deprived as I'd been, I'd make better decisions about getting out of the hole.  This might mean formula.  I basically let myself off the hook with the breastfeeding pressure before the baby was even born and even just that release helped a ton.

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