I have 2 children and myself and Dh are undecided about having a third. One reason not to have another would be for the recession and poor economy and another most important reason would be because of my depression/anxiety and also the depression that runs in his immediate family (At least 2 of his immediate family members suffer from it and take meds and who knows how many others).
I did start feeling much better after my children were born - it was a blessing and i almost felt cured after a while - but recently (as per my other post) ive been feeling so much worse. I still have a void in me and would love to try for another but we/I am just so scared about whether this child or the children we have will suffer from depression/anxiety through our genetics.
It breaks my heart to think that could be a possibility and it hold me back alot. We try to be very positive as parents and not dwell on it but its been hard for me because Ive been so irritaiblity and irrational in alot of ways.
I guess im just looking for alittle advice. I think most importantly now it is important for me to get better before taking on any new life long additional responsibilties but its something that is on my mind.

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