my children are grown up now but i would like to share my experience with other mums. i have six daughters plus numerous grand children!
when iwas pregnant with my first daughter it was text book and although the labour was prolonged there were no complications. my daughter was so good i think i must of got complacent even to the point of thinking why do these girls moan about their babies.

when i was pregnant with my second daughter i didn\\\\\\\'t feel well from the start. i felt sick and was constantly tired. my blood pressure was up and everything was so different from the first time round. when my daughter was born it was very quick. i was in the hospital less than an hour when she arrived. i was still not feeling well and things got worse as the days went by. i was trying to breast feed but i was not eating so that did not go to well. the doctor advised that i put her on the bottle as she was a very hungry baby.

my health was going downhill and i was losing weight all the time. i was being treated for stomach problems. gallons of chalky medecine. by now i was finding it hard to even leave the house. i thought i was dying!! family and friends stayed away as they did not understand why i was so different. even my husband was non supportive (now my ex!) the health visitor came round on a routine visit and was horrified at the way i was. she made an emergency appointment for me at the doctors and said she would talk to him before i got there.

the doctor told me i had post natal depression and prescribed some tablets i was to take one a night. i took them as he had said and every morning i felt better than the day before. i had no idea that post natal depression could be as severe. it took me a long time to recover as i had let it progress so far. even my husband said waht have you got to be depressed about!!

people are very well meaning but many think that because you have just had a baby everything should be rosy. i learnt the hard way.