Postpartum psychosis | Kathryn's Mental Health Story

Kathryn shares her experience of developing postpartum psychosis after her son James was born 3 years ago.
"My family and I had never heard of this thing called postpartum psychosis and we had no idea what was going on."
She describes the great care and support she received which allowed her and James to be together even when she wasn't well, and how that has inspired her to campaign to raise awareness of postpartum psychosis and ensure others get that great care too.
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[@BootCampFitnessUSA]

Thank you for increasing awareness. My beautiful wife suffered postpartum psychosis after the birth of a child and it's been devastating. My hope is to bring awareness to families, particularly to help men understand this medical condition and how to support their wives.

[@420bottles]

I wish my husband had known, he didn't know what to do so when i started calling him judas and acusing him of poisoning all the food he left and lomg story short i ended up thinking being honest with the emergency room was a good bet..hell no. They took my new born well they informed cps of my mental state and even though my daughter was already staying with my husbands grandma, they took her and i have not been able to see her other than the 2 hour visit supervised by cps each week. Now I'm pregnant again and my due date is a day after the year anniversary of cps taking my new born..well she's one now. I feel like getting pregnant was the only reason I got back to normal thinking

[@abeermulla8478]

My sister had ppp too.. It was really devastating for all of our family.. We had been in a night mare for a year and half.. She gradually recovered .., it was not the only her who suffered, we all suffered with her..Medication is a must for the case and the patient's family need to be patient until she completely recovers..

[@richardkerslake1106]

Thanks for posting this. It will be a useful resource for training our Physician Associates at Brighton & Sussex Medical School.

[@charwallace6309]

my baby is almost a year old and i still suffer from ppp.... i never got the proper help because i couldnt leave my kids and they dont offer that kind of service is north dakota. i do counseling and take meds but that is as far as my treatment has gone.