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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my spouse definitely had PPA.  It was emotionally exhausting for me to have him to stare at our children when they were babies and say, "I think he/she's breathing too fast. I'm calling 911." And for me to talk him down from the ledge multiple times per day when I'm dealing with my own issues, including a bleeding orifice.

It was SOOOO out of character for him, which is why I think it's PPA/PPD related to the birth and not some larger personality flaw.  He's a loving and attentive person, but something about having a baby in our house tweaked his brain to speak about the worst case scenario during every waking moment.  It was really hard for me to enjoy my newborns as newborns because he kept saying crazy things like, "what if he's breathing quickly because he can't get enough oxygen? Why happens to his brain?"

At my follow-up appointments, I was screened for PPD/PPA.  I told my doctors...I'm fine! I need help for my husband! And each doctor was taken aback, as if no one had asked them about that before.  So I don't think it's something that's widely acknowledged and spoken about.

My spouse is completely back to normal now.  So all I can offer is my data point of "it gets better with time" 
Be kind to yourself and your husband. [/quote]

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