Mom cuts off childs arms!

[kddani]

sick sick sick
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/23/sev....ap/index.html

[Peaches-n-Cream]

That poor little baby didn't have a chance.

[PhiPsiRuss]

This woman is the poster child for the death penalty.

[TheEpitome1920]

If she had a history of postpartum why would someone leave a child alone with her??

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
If she had a history of postpartum why would someone leave a child alone with her??

I was thinking the same thing. Most women suffer from postpartum depression without violent incidents. When my friend suffered from it, she was never left alone not because of violence, but because she couldn't function and mother properly. She was very fortunate to have a network of support surrounding her including her husband, sister, and mother in law. She sought and received treatment successfully including taking antidepressants and Omega 3 fatty acid. Studies indicate that omega 3 fatty acids helped replenished the maternal DHA depletion that occurs during pregnancy. It worked for her.

I wonder of this woman had any sort of medical treatment or a network of friends and family to help her.

[James]

Yeah if you take DHA during pregnancy, post partum depression can be avoided all together. . . shame a 5 dollar supplement could have saved the baby.

Pesky FDA makes it hard to maret stuff with health claims, and lets face it, most docs are behind the curve when it comes to natural supplements.

[wrigley]

OMG the poor little one.

If the mom had a history of post partum depression why wasn't she seeing someone? Her husband knew something was up with her. He's just as much to blame for this death as she is.

Russ the death penalty would be too easy.

[DeltAlum]

Clearly a disturbed woman. Sad.

OMG i just saw thsi on the news. That poor baby. Males me cry thinking about it. How and why did some one leave a child in her presence if she had these violent tendencies with post partum?


Reminds me of that one mother a few yrs back down in texas that drowned all her children and claimed post partum too.

[texas*princess]

I read this in the paper today. This happened in Plano, TX which really freaked me out

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by texas*princess
I read this in the paper today. This happened in Plano, TX which really freaked me out

Freaky? "Wide Awake Wylie", where I live, is less than five miles away. The tragedy does hit close to home.

[honeychile]

Being in geriatrics, I haven't dealt much with post-partum depression (go figure!). Has anyone on GC had a problem with it, that they'd be willing to share? Are there any statistics on how often it happens, does it tend to increase per pregnancy, etc?

The article I read said that this woman - and the other three "big" cases of it - had each had at least three children. Does the tendency towards PP get worse if the mother had a history of "normal" depression prior to becoming pregnant?

Yeah, I could look this up myself - but I'd tend to believe someone who's been there more than a bunch of stats.

[DeltAlum]

Speaking out of semi-ignorance with the exception of having been a parent, it is my impression that many, if not most, women have Post Partum Depression at one level or another. Most is manifested by fairly mild to moderate sadness and does not last very long.

Again, that's only what I think from parenting experiences of our own and friends.

If I'm wrong, I'm sorry.

[DGqueen17]

Wow. I can't even imagine doing that to anyone let alone a baby.....

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by wrigley
Her husband knew something was up with her. He's just as much to blame for this death as she is.

Please explain this further - or was this an emotional response? I don't really see this as being the case, honestly.

What an obscene situation though - beyond sad, really. It's like a bad play. Ugh.