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[quote=Anonymous]I had debilitating anxiety after both of my first two. #2 was an oops (I always wanted three kids but was terrified to feel that way again  and was not ready to go back)….I ended up on Zoloft for a year after #2. 
When the dust settled and I found myself where you are, I saw a reproductive psychiatrist, Which was life changing. After going over my history of anxiety symptoms/timing she told me that unfortunately it *would* happen again without intervention. It was triggered by times of unopposed progesterone-even happened  in early pregnancy when the placenta  was still forming. . 
I decided to go on Zoloft at 35 weeks. When I asked if this would lessen the anxiety, the psychiatrist told me it should prevent it from happening. 
I’m happy to say I didn’t experience one minute of post partum anxiety.

I feel so lucky because I truly enjoyed every second of my post partum year with my third. It was such a gift and I tell everyone because I would never have known it could be that way. Im so thankful for the experience. 
Of course this was specific to my physiologic response and YMMV, but I highly suggest spending the money on a reproductive psychiatrist, if at all possible. [/quote]

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