Post natal depression

I suffered post partum depression with my 3rd baby. It was horrible! I had no problem with taking care of him if I was by myself. I in no way ever attempted to hurt him and I don't know how a mother ever could hurt there baby. When my husband came home I wanted nothing to do with the baby. It was weird, but that was how I was feeling. I cried all the time, didn't want to get out of bed, didn't go anywhere, never even got dressed, and had severe cold spells to where my body was literally freezing and I was shaking so bad I couldn't move. I couldn't sleep either. I would be awake for several days before my body gave up and I passed out for hours only to do it all over again. Plus I was losing my hair in clumps. This lasted for about 2 months. Then it started slowly fading away and I felt better and got back to normal. There is no excuse in the world for any mother to hurt there babies/children. If they can't handle them, the crying, or whatever the case may be then they need to seek help.

Hi, to be quite honest with you, in my opinion there is no level in which mothers should find it "okay" to hurt their children.Post partum depression is a serious condition and we're hearing and reading a lot more about it today. As a mom, I've experienced the mood swings during and after pregnancy and as you know,our hormones around this time is quite imbalanced.During pregnancy our body goes through hormonal fluctuation.Sure it's depressing to look at oneself in the mirror and realized how much weight she has put on or how unsexy she feels and all the stretchmarks on the skin. And then we don't have just ourselves to worry about anymore,but we now have this little being who is so dependent on his mother. For most new moms,all these can be so overwhelming and not to mention we sometimes question our abilities. So, as far as to what point can we tolerate children, there is no point.Having kids require patience and yes tolerance. If a mom can't tolerate her children then she should have considered having a child to begin with. Now if the problem is psychological then that mother owes it to her baby or child to seek medical help so she can be a good mom and be tolerable of all the things her kids will do. These are babies and children.They don't know any better. I mean some adults don't even know what's right from wrong let alone a child.And to hurt children just because the mother wasn't feeling well or she's had enough nonsense is utterly inexcusable. If post partum is to blame then the mom should seek help immidiately or ask family members for support. There is no excuse for ever hurting a child. Well, i hope this helps out.

As a mother suffering from PPD I have to say how incredibly insulting this is to say it is an excuse to hurt children. It is a real problem caused by hormal changes after birth and the social stigma of mothers. Not all mothers with PPD hurt their children, those that do are the ones who no one has bothered to help and have been suffering alone. It has to nothing to do with tolerating our kids. I tolerate my kids very well thank you, as do many other mothers suffering from PPD. Mothers with PPD don't hurt their kids because they are angry or upset with their children. Often the mothers feel that they have already ruined thier children or that life is not worth living. Most have a deep drive that they are in fact saving their children by ending their life because of how horrible they see life as being. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/postpartumdepression.html

For me you can tolerate kids at the age of 4 or 5. That's the time that you would try to explain the why and how about things coz they can already understand.