tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post5534094557931769960..comments2023-04-13T10:15:39.491-04:00Comments on Today's Adventures: Red Cloud ConfessionSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130148558549599981noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-90841292351648589512011-09-09T16:28:12.053-04:002011-09-09T16:28:12.053-04:00Thank you, thank you... My friend Amy gave me the ...Thank you, thank you... My friend Amy gave me the link to your blog. I've been struggling so badly with post-partum rage since my 6.5 month old son was born. Luckily he isn't affected by it--- but I feel horrible for my 2.5 yr old son who gets the brunt of it :(. The screaming, the meanness of the way I treat him--- It's so scary to feel like that (It's like there's nothing normal about it--- you wonder where that gentle mother instinct is??!?!!). You feel like a horrible mother. And YES that fear that if you tell anyone, they'll take your children away--- but yet you know need help! :( I'm going to be making an appt. with a therapist. And I need to figure out what to do about my birth control. I'm on Loestrin... I'm so scared about having another baby while I feel like this :(.Mag's Meaninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891336279976066820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-66180570492505624202011-08-27T12:43:14.169-04:002011-08-27T12:43:14.169-04:00Thank you for sharing. You are brave for admittin...Thank you for sharing. You are brave for admitting this and I'm so glad you are getting the help you need. I know you want to be a good mom for your children and admitting this is a great start. I hope your journey gets easier and brighter.Rach (DonutsMama)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14029074046922966097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-67105354382083690442011-08-26T13:48:34.818-04:002011-08-26T13:48:34.818-04:00Sarah, that's ridiculous. More than two weeks ...Sarah, that's ridiculous. More than two weeks after the baby was born? No one is normal two weeks after their baby is born. ;) It's usually considered to be within a year of the baby's birth - for me it was a few months after and it was definitely PPD. Have a look at info on postpartumprogress.com - lots of good resources and definitions there.Robin @ Farewell, Strangerhttp://farewellstranger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-38676169723928380342011-08-26T13:41:31.902-04:002011-08-26T13:41:31.902-04:00Thank you all. Went to a therapist appointment to...Thank you all. Went to a therapist appointment today and was appalled to learn that clinically I do not have postpartum depression, because it presented more than two weeks after the baby was born. Ridiculous. Anyway, it's amazing to know I'm not alone.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130148558549599981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-37882513337708906292011-08-26T12:11:16.868-04:002011-08-26T12:11:16.868-04:00Thank you for your post and for being so brave. I...Thank you for your post and for being so brave. I, too, have suffered from post-partum rage. It wasn't until I started acknowledging my ppd and started being honest with people about it that I started getting better. It is SO important to talk about it. Thanks for facing the scary darkness and sharing openly with us. The stigma of ppd needs to be banished.Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-90893020033252156402011-08-26T09:58:24.620-04:002011-08-26T09:58:24.620-04:00You are not alone. What a brave post! I too have...You are not alone. What a brave post! I too have struggled with postpartum rage. Thank you so much for sharing this.<br /><br />JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-80964740766900351662011-08-26T01:07:02.509-04:002011-08-26T01:07:02.509-04:00Good for you for having the courage to share! You...Good for you for having the courage to share! You are definitely not alone in those thoughts and actions. I think that thought alone is what makes the healing a little easier.Nicolehttp://nicolesoutlook.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-58644806768847140742011-08-26T00:51:37.063-04:002011-08-26T00:51:37.063-04:00Seriously, you are so not alone. I've been the...Seriously, you are so not alone. I've been there too with the rage. It's scary and sad and uncontrollable. But you're doing what you can do to get better and that is what makes you a very good mom. By the way, birth control pills do a number on me too.Cristi @ Motherhood Unadornedhttp://www.ellieadorn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-8818062242120984142011-08-26T00:46:48.319-04:002011-08-26T00:46:48.319-04:00Thank you for expressing what the rage is like. I...Thank you for expressing what the rage is like. I know it well. It is not a part of my daily life, but I am intimately familiar with this emotion. Im so grateful that you found the courage to post this, and to advocate on behalf of yourself and other women who have experienced these feelings. The isolation, the not being honest, for me it came from being a little bit honest about it and having no one care enough to hear what I was really saying. I tried to reach out but closed up. Im so glad your husband listens and supports you. I hope you find support and validation from commenters and those you get to know through telling your story. You can find me on twitter as @frelle and my blog is http://jennafarelyn.blogspot.com<br /><br />Its good to meet you, Sarah.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666555088992266185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78692331079027816.post-18163172387987167752011-08-26T00:25:59.390-04:002011-08-26T00:25:59.390-04:00Huge standing O and many, many hugs to you for sha...Huge standing O and many, many hugs to you for sharing this. It's so, so hard to live through, never mind admit to. Good for you. We do need to talk about this more. It's so common and people need to realize they shouldn't be horrified, they should be helping. <br /><br />I'm so glad you spoke up and are working on getting better. That's really all we can do.Robin | Farewell, Strangerhttp://farewellstranger.comnoreply@blogger.com