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Hi, I was diagnosed with postpartum depression after the birth of my first son - nine years agao. Post partum (post natal) depression usually occurs in the first few months and is short term. Mine didn't go away, and eventually when I moved back to the US from Australia and sought treatment here I was diagnosed as having chronic depression.
It sounds like you have a great support system going there. The best thing you can do for yourself is rely on it. Let hubby or family help out as much as they can with the kids and the house and just take on as much as you feel like youcan do - and gradually you get back tto your old self. The medication does wonders - having been through episodes with and without it - but as with any disease feeling positive and proactive are a great way of fighting it.
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