Could this lead to postnatal depression?

I have a 4 month old boy, Alexander and 1 month ago my father passed away. My son was the first andonly grandchild for my dad and he adored him. For the past week I have found that majority of the times I look at my son, I think of my dad and what they both are missing out on and I am finding it so hard not to cry! I'm afraid Alexander will be affected by my constant mood swings. Should I seek counselling or just stick it out?

I am not a professional but I think it's pretty normal to feel like this. I mean he is your dad and was special to you. I don't know but if it was me I'd give it a while longer. Remember you have to go through all the stages of grieving before you start the process of healing.

I'm really sorry about the loss of your dad sad x

I know exactly how you feel honey and I'm sorry you are going through. My dad passed away when my first child was only 3 months old and to this day (he passed away 5 1/2 years ago) the thing that hurts me most is that my children don't know him and he won't know them. It has only been a month, that is not long at all. It will take a long time for you to start feeling ok about it all and until that happens whatever you are feeling and thinking is ok as it is all part of your grieving process. There will be good days and bad days for you, but eventually one day you will get to a stage where you will smile more than cry when you think about your dad. I still have a cry about my dad sometimes cause I really miss him. Just do the best you can and when you need to cry, just do it, don't feel bad about it. Hugs to you.