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In a message dated 12/6/2006 8:04:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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Is there  anything else I could have said, besides "don't be so  
selfish"? I  felt so frustr


Andrea,
 
If I were to read between the lines, I would venture to guess mom is  
suffering some PPD and maybe getting rather severe.  Maybe you could  suggest she 
talk to her OB, or perhaps you could do a basic screening (the  Edinburg 
Postnatal Depression Scale is a very good one-link to follow) 
_Postpartum  Depression Screening Tool, NJDHSS_ 
(http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/ppd/screeningtool.shtml)  
with mom to see if she needs further assistance.  She may very well  reaching 
out for help, just doesn't know the right words to use, or feel  embarrassed 
to admit being a mom isn't as "natural" as she expected it to  be.
 
Just a thought--
 
Renee Drake RN CLC
Early Head Start Health Resource Specialist
Glenn County, California
 
"If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the  unique 
challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more  gently, 
with more love, patience, tolerance, and care".

Marvin J.  Ashton


“Motherhood is the greatest potential influence  either for good or ill in 
human life. The mother's image is the first that  stamps itself on the unwritten 
page of the young child's mind. It is her caress  that first awakens a sense 
of security; her kiss, the first realization of  affection; her sympathy and 
tenderness, the first assurance that there is love  in the world.” 

David O. McKay


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