I just had a baby on July 24th of this year. I have a two year old daughter and my husband has a son thats 7. I am very overwelmed with all of this change. We are also moving next friday to my in-laws house. I dont want to move in there. Anyways, I am not sure if I have postpartum depression or not. my husband works third shift and i stay home with the kids. i love staying home with them. My husband left the house for a few hours and all i did was cry. My two year old got so jealous and then my stepson actted up. i just felt so bad for my two old. i had a c-section and  i can't pick her up for 6 wks. my daughter and i were very close and now she wants her dad and not me. I am freaking out. We have to move to my in-laws now and I don't want to go because then my daughter won't want me anymore there either. My daughter is really jealous of the new baby.i got my tubes tied and I'm so happy I did. I love my new daughter alot. I just feel so horriable because now my house is crazy and I don't have time for the other kids. My stepson doesn't care a hole lot. It's almost like I feel I hurt her in a way by having another baby. It makes me so upset. I tried to talk to my husband but he just yelled because I told him I don't want him going anywhere for a while because I'm so overwhelmed. Of course he is trying to finish his parents basement for us to move in there. I just don't know what else to do. Someone please help me!!!

I can totally sympathize with moving in with the in-laws!  My husband and our three kids live in my MIL's double wide trailer.  My husband's sister lives here too.  I hate it so much!  I actually nearly attempted suicide in April and ended up spending Easter weekend in the hospital's mental health in-patient ward.  I actually found that VERY relaxing.  Anyway, I guess my point is that if you are overwhelmed, you may want to get therapy now before it gets THAT overwhelming.  At this point, I don't feel that in-patient is an option for me, since I just had a baby on July 5.  I definitely am having problems with PPD on top of my "normal" depression, but I find my weekly therapy sessions to be very helpful.  The hospital here has a program to cover any part of the fees that insurance doesn't cover and that we can't afford, so finances (which is why I waited so long to get help) actually aren't even an issue.  Sometimes, I think it would be a lot easier to cope if I was on anti-depressants like my MIL and SIL, but my husband won't let me breastfeed the baby if I do, so I'm doing my best to hang on without them.  It can definitely be rough.  Good luck though!

Kris, you should definitely get some help. I was almost admitted to a mental health hospital because of my PPD. I'm on medication and it seems to be wearing off. Maybe your in-laws can be more of a help during this time. Allow you to take your 2 year old out for a soda or something special...just a walk around the mall or something for just you and her. Hope this is helpful.

Kris, you should definitely get some help. I was almost admitted to a mental health hospital because of my PPD. I'm on medication and it seems to be wearing off. Maybe your in-laws can be more of a help during this time. Allow you to take your 2 year old out for a soda or something special...just a walk around the mall or something for just you and her. Hope this is helpful.