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[quote=Anonymous]OP, have you been screened for postpartum depression? You clearly have a ton on your plate without much help, but PPD can make anything seem overwhelming. And it doesn't just happen directly after birth, either. The "crying quietly, all the time" suggests that hormones and/or PPD might be making your crappy situation far harder to handle than it might otherwise be. Or it might just be sheer exhaustion, but you'd need a professional to help you discern the difference.

I would think the first step would to switch to formula, so your husband can take on some of that task. At 9 months, your baby has had a good, solid block of all the benefits that breastfeeding can give. Now he needs a mom who is healthy and happy, and sleep is a good first step toward that.

Hopefully weaning would help your hormones level out, give your body a break, and let you build up a bit more physical and emotional strength. But if it doesn't, then a full physical with PPD screening would be the next step.

It sounds like there are lifestyle changes (grocery delivery, DH stepping up in certain areas, outsourcing housekeeping/child care) that could really help, but you're too flat-out exhausted to make any decisions right now. You need to put your own oxygen mask on first before you can help the rest of the family.[/quote]

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