Longest night ever

Bit of a wall of text, sorry, just needed to get this out there and maybe get some support?My wife, who has been a stay-at-home-mom since our son was born six months ago, just checked into the hospital for postpartum depression. It caught me off guard, and even though I knew she was stressed out (holidays and son has had a cold), I thought everything else was going well enough. Then, two days ago she tells me she's been having thoughts, like hurting herself or our son. Yesterday, after talking to our midwife, she went to the hospital where she voluntarily checked in.That was the first night in years we haven't slept in the same bed together, and the first time she's been away from home (for the whole night) since the birth. I know the holidays are around the corner, and she will be seeing the psychiatrist this morning. She wants to be released either today or tomorrow so she can be home for Christmas, but there is a real possibility that she won't be.This is hard, probably one of the hardest things I've had to go through, not to mention what she's going through. I don't have my wife, and even though I know how to care for our son I still feel pretty helpless. I'm scared for her and us, and of course it's during one of the most stressful times of the year. We'd all be pretty devastated I'd she missed his first Christmas.Last of all, as more of a psa, I just want to put it out there that, as difficult of a time this is for me, I am happy that my wife made the difficult decision to get healthy. If you think you might have ppd, please speak to your OB or midwife or whomever you have available. It's a serious problem that can be treated more easily the sooner you find out about it. Like I told my wife, you aren't a failure for having it, you're strong for admitting you need help and getting it.Happy holidays. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2ino8dx