Took a postpartum depression quiz online...

According to a quiz I took on pediatrics.about.com:

"You may have one or more of the signs of postpartum depression. Be sure to get a further evaluation from your doctor.

Remember that some of these signs, including sudden mood swings and feeling impatient, irritable, restless, anxious, lonely, and sad, can be associate with baby blues, but they should only last for up to two weeks after the delivery of your baby and they shouldn't be as strong or intense as you may have with PPD.

You said that you have the following possible signs or symptoms of PPD:

Feeling restless or irritable.
Feeling sad, depressed or crying a lot.
Having no energy.
Not being able to sleep or being very tired, or both.
Overeating and weight gain.
Trouble focusing, remembering, or making decisions.
Feeling worthless and guilty.
Being afraid of hurting the baby or yourself.
No interest or pleasure in activities, including sex.

You said that you do not have the following possible signs or symptoms of PPD:

Having headaches, chest pains, heart palpitations (the heart being fast and feeling like it is skipping beats), numbness, or hyperventilation (fast and shallow breathing).
Not being able to eat and weight loss.
Being overly worried about the baby.
Not having any interest in the baby.

No one knows for sure what causes postpartum depression (PPD). Hormonal changes in a woman's body may trigger its symptoms. During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, in a woman's body increase greatly. In the first 24 hours after childbirth, the amount of these hormones rapidly drops and keeps dropping to the amount they were before the woman became pregnant. Researchers think these changes in hormones may lead to depression, just as smaller changes in hormones can affect a woman's moods before she gets her menstrual period.

It is important to know that postpartum depression (PPD) is treatable and that it will go away. The type of treatment will depend on how severe the PPD is. PPD can be treated with medication (antidepressants) and psychotherapy. Women with PPD are often advised to attend a support group to talk with other women who are going through the same thing. If a woman is breastfeeding, she needs to talk with her health care provider about taking antidepressants. Some of these drugs affect breast milk and should not be used."

It has occurred to me that I haven't had a cry-free day since I had my son over six months ago. I need to be really careful that I'm not drifting into dangerous waters, so to speak. I feel a little better about myself since I started back to work, but I still am frustrated and tired when it comes to the boy. I just wish he'd sleep, and sleep without a lot of drama trying to GET him to sleep.

Anyway, just interesting to consider the possibilities.