I am providing childbirth education to a young woman who was widowed in her 4th month of pregnancy. She is open to breastfeeding her baby , due in late November, but feels she may need an antidepressant more than baby needs breastmilk. I have seen some discussion concerning tricyclic antidepressants not being contraindicated during breastfeeding. My questions are : is she more prone to pp depression because of her grief?, will the tricyclic depressants be of any help to a woman depressed as part of the grieving process? tina