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[quote=Anonymous]I am feeling very protective of OP right now because I think she is in crisis and unless you've been there you have no idea what thats like.  The odds that she has depression, maybe even just the postpartum variety, seem very high to me.  As someone who has had a serious bout of depression, I can tell you that there is a cognitive aspect to it that clouds your thinking, that makes it very difficult to think through problems.  When OP writes that she doesn't think her DS can ever change, that is the classic talk of a depressive.  It really looks like that to her and insulting her isn't going to help.

OP, I agree with the others about either stopping the breast feeding and starting an anti-depressant or finding one that is compatible with breastfeeding.  I know a woman who had serious postpartum depression that was exacerbated by breastfeeding.  There is a lot of pressure to breast feed in our culture right now, way too much in my opinion.  You can't take care of your kids until you take care of yourself.

Everything on your laundry list of power struggles comes down to the need for behavior modification.  You need to have structure, structure, structure so you aren't reacting in the situation.  Instead you have a set of rules to follow so you don't have to doubt yourself or raise your voice or feel overwhelmed.

And please ignore the posters who are blaming you.  Its easy for some people to do that if they haven't experience this themselves.[/quote]

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