tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post6250166314580511990..comments2023-11-03T09:07:11.559-06:00Comments on Depressed (but not unhappy) Mormon Mommy: Dads feel it too!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214008384316494193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-73540869096050471802008-09-24T18:39:00.000-06:002008-09-24T18:39:00.000-06:00Honestly, I can't say weather my husband was effec...Honestly, I can't say weather my husband was effected post baby or not. Both of us become recluse when depressed/stressed, so I never noticed one way or the other. I didn't even realize that I had minor PPD with my oldest until years later.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I don't find it that surprising that men suffer from PPD. I always thought that it was caused just as much from stress as from hormones. Having a baby is a huge change, for both men and women, and either can have a hard time adjusting.Misty Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175365643058019656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-28216619653676195252008-09-24T11:39:00.000-06:002008-09-24T11:39:00.000-06:00Love your new blog layout!!As for PPD in men, my h...Love your new blog layout!!<BR/><BR/>As for PPD in men, my husband doesn't seem to suffer from that but he does manifest stress after the baby is born in other ways like anxiety and OCD. It seems like there is just a huge life change every time we have a baby. And it's even harder when both partners are suffering, I think.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-60108861347538256852008-09-24T08:38:00.000-06:002008-09-24T08:38:00.000-06:00That's really interesting. I have long thought th...That's really interesting. I have long thought that the huge change a new baby makes in a man's life is discounted because we focus so much on the mother, but I think it's there. My husband doesn't get depressed, but there are definitely a several weeks after the baby is born where he is not as emotionally stable. I noticed it with both our babies. Even though their bodies aren't experiencing the change in hormones like ours are, they are still experiencing a huge life change. I was a lot more sensitive to my hubby the second time around--it's difficult for them, too. I'm glad to hear other people are catching on to that as well!Jerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342634184794224082noreply@blogger.com