Yesterday, I saw on the news a story where doctors claim a father got "Postpartum Depression" after his wife gave birth. They are now saying that fathers are getting Postpartum Depression! The father that claims this, said he would cry uncontrollably and cry sometimes just for no reason (after the baby came). When seeing this, I HAD to roll my eyes. My opinion and thoughts are, there is no way! This just has to be an excuse for new fathers to get some attention back on them after their child (who now is getting all the attention) is born. What next? Is our other children going to get this "Postpartum Depression" as well or the babies that we give birth to going to get "Postpartum Depression" right after they are born? I'm thinking this has to be some sort of "I want attention too" like a previously said or a jealousy issue. I have had kids and my husband has yet got "Postpartum Depression" he does admit he has gotten jealous though. So, I just had to share this ridiculous new diagnosis for new fathers that doctors have come up with!
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Oh my...I think doctors make up these things!
Wow, that has to be the biggest load of bull I've ever heard! Thanks for the laugh!!! ;-D
And here I thought PP depression was hormonal. ;)
I could see regular old depression/sleep deprivation, but postpartum depression? No way Jose! That's our alone! ;)
I don't think it's too far out of the realm of possibilities. Especially considering that men can exhibit pregnancy symptoms as well. Our bodies are weird things!
Feel that there might be some depression as well lack of energy due to lack of sleep.Have a good day.
I do think fathers can go through depression after the baby is born. Maybe not on the same level as the mother. Having a baby is emotional for both parents.
I think fathers can be emotional, but calling it postpartum depression doesn't make sense to me either!
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I think your post is ignorant about something that you have no experience with. My husband suffered from depression after the birth of our first child but it went un noticed for months when I finally noticed what was going on it was diagnosed ( wrongly we learned later) as general depression. Now that our second child is here he again has gotten severally depressed and has been diagnosed with PPND -Paternal Postnatal Depression.
Opinions like yours is one of the many reasons that more mean don't come forward about their feelings and talk about this issue.
I urge you and all your readers to check out this website http://www.postpartummen.com/ for more information about this serious problem and hope that in the future you will think twice about calling new psychiatric diagnoses ridiculous keeping in mind that many things we know now to be true conditions were often called ridiculous in the past and miss treated.
This is not to say that I think some men might make up things becuase they are jealous or act out becuase of it, just like some children to when a new baby comes home. But there are also men who have this very serious medical condition and need treatment just as moms with PPD do.
I thank you for your comment and link. I didn't mean to offend anyone by my post and apologize if it upset you and your husband. A blog is for people to write about what they think. You might think something that I totally disagree on but I wouldn't call something that you wrote ignorant. I would have emailed you and let you know how it made me feel though. Thank you again for your comment and I hope in the future you will leave me a way to contact you. Again I'm sorry.
Anon,
I think Paternal Postnatal Depression is a way better term for it. Calling it postpartum just makes it sound strange. Anyone that is sleep deprived and sex deprived and driven slightly crazy with a colicky baby perhaps could be pushed into depression. But unless the postpartum mom hormones are a part of it, I don't really think it can be called "postpartum depression".
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