Postpartum Depression Survey

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At what point did you start feeling like you had PPD? *

Before I left the hospital

A few weeks after I had the baby

A few months after I had the baby

9 + months after I had the baby

When did you seek help for PPD? *

After I got home from the hospital

A few months after the baby

6-12 months after the baby

More than a year

I never did

Were you diagnosed by a physician? *

Yes, with Post Partum Depression or Anxiety

Yes, with Post Partum Psychosis

Yes, with other mental health diagnosis related to Post Partum

I never saw a doctor

Had you previously known someone close to you who went through PPD?

Yes

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Did you receive inpatient treatment or counseling for PPD? *

Inpatient Treatment or Treatment Center (outpatient)

Counseling / Therapy

Neither

Did you take medication for PPD? *

Yes, for less than a year

Yes, for 2-4 years

It's been several years, and I still take it.

I did not take medication

I took / take homeopathic treatment (herbal supplements, etc) and no other medications

If you did not seek help, and you're comfortable saying... what held you back?

Did you have PPD with your first born? (diagnosed or not) *

Yes

No (I've only had one child)

I had it with all of my children

Not my first, but I did with my second (3rd or 4th)

Has your experience with PPD held you back from having more or limited the amount of children you wanted to have? *

Yes

How was labor and childbirth? (the first child you had PPD with) *

Vaginal - No Epidural

Vaginal - Epidural

C - Section (scheduled)

C-Section (Emergency)

Was your childbirth experience traumatic? Long labor, labor complications, etc... *

Yes

Was your child born... *

Pre-Mature

1-3 weeks early

the week of my due date

within a week past my due date

Were you induced? *

Yes

Breastfeeding experience? *

Loved it! Breastfed for more than 6 months

Hated it. Didn't get enough supply or had other struggles. Didn't do it for very long.

I did both formula and breast

I did not breastfeed at all, straight to formula

Did your baby experience any sickness or health issues in the first few months/year? Acid reflux, disease diagnosis, developmental delays, food allergy, ear infections, RSV, etc.. please list . (for any of your children you had PPD with)

Did you have a difficult pregnancy? Sickness, placenta previa, toxemia, bleeding, pre-mature labor, etc... *

Yes

Did you have any previous miscarriages, stillborn or fertility issues prior to the PPD? *

Yes

Do you have a history of anxiety and/or depression? *

Yes

Are you in the trenches of PPD right now? *

Yes

I don't know, but I feel like it.

Did you have any childhood trauma that resurfaced after becoming a mom? *

Yes

What feeling did you have the most during PPD? *

Sadness, sleepy, careless

Fear & anxiety

I was posessive of my baby and didn't want to leave the house or share the baby. I didn't trust anyone or want to leave my house.

I had feelings of harming myself or my baby

Anger

Other:

Would you be willing to interview with me on video? A quick 30 -45 second message to moms going through PPD and saying some words to those moms to give hope. I'll only take 30 min of your day to film. We're all busy moms!

Yes

No, but thank you!

Maybe

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What is one thing you wish you could have told yourself back then, that you know now because you experienced PPD? *

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