[jakie0406]

OK so here's the story. My mom had twin girls about 2 months ago. And she also has a three year old. And me of course. I have depression, and maybe anxiety. But I was wondering if it was possible for a teenage to get postpartum depression, even though you don't have kids?? Or if the stress of having two new baby sister's is a major trigger for my depression? Ughh I have no idea...

[lone_twin4]

As far as I know (although I only took A-Level and am not up to date with current research...) no one really knows what causes postpartum depression. It's totally possible that the stress of having a new baby around - let alone two! - can make other family members feel depressed. After all, sympathetic pregnancies happen, so why not poatpartum depression too? And you're probably losing equal amounts of sleep, etc.

I hope that was at least a little bit helpful, and that you can start feeling better sooner rather than later (:

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Originally Posted by jakie0406

OK so here's the story. My mom had twin girls about 2 months ago. And she also has a three year old. And me of course. I have depression, and maybe anxiety. But I was wondering if it was possible for a teenage to get postpartum depression, even though you don't have kids?? Or if the stress of having two new baby sister's is a major trigger for my depression? Ughh I have no idea...

Aw Jakie, whatever you are feeling is okay. I think it would be natural to need to adjust to something like this, because there are two new little people needing your Mum's attention, and it will take a while for everyone to figure out where they fit into the picture. Likely the three year old is also feeling things are different, although they probably can't express it as well. Perhaps you and your Mum could do something special together once a week or every couple of weeks...just the two of you, like a girls night out. Anyway, the important thing is that you talk about how you feel, and don't keep things bottled up. ((HUGS))