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Re: 4 weeks postpartum...

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:07:39 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 15 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>I delivered a healthy baby boy 4 weeks ago and I went through the baby
>blues stage. I, however, thought that this would pass and I find myself
>feeling down all of the time. This should be the happiest time of my
>life...why am I feeling so sad and how long is this supposed to last? I
>went for my 4 week postpartum visit yesterday and everything was fine
>and now my husband is wanting to get back into our sex life and I don't
>feel ready at all and especially when I have been feeling so down. I
>feel like I have put him off for so long. I wanted to discuss this with
>my doctor but he is very hard to talk to on a personal level. I just
>want to know if this is something that is pregnancy related or not.
>Thank you for any answers!

You need to speak to your doctor or find one you can talk to. You should have your thyroid checked and presuming that's normal, you may need counselling, time and/or medication. There's nothing bad about this unless it's left untreated.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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