My wife(33f) won’t talk to me(35m) after I’ve had her hospitalized for Post partum

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I35m have been married to my wife33f for 11 years. We’ve been together since highschool, she really is my other half. We have an 8 year old daughter together, and a 7 week old son. When our son was born, everything seemed to change. She was depressive, wouldn’t eat, refused to breastfeed(which I was fine with, but it was unusual bc that was our plan all along, and we did it with our daughter.) she began having severe mood swings. The baby would cry and she would get furious, punch walls, scream, cry. I was very confused. I tried communicating with her, and researching her behaviors, which made her angrier.

Everytime the baby cried she’d freak out, she wouldn’t hold it. She hated holding our son. One night it all changed bc she was rocking our baby trying to calm him then looked at me and said if I didn’t take her out of this house she was going to hurt the baby or herself. I instantly called my mother to take the children for a few nights, but there wasn’t a change. She told me there was a man talking to her and she couldn’t find him, telling her to hurt herself. I told her we’d go for a car ride to calm her down, and then took her to the hospital and had her put on an involuntary hold. While she was there, she admitted herself for longer. She was there for almost a month in total, when they released her. They prescribed her medication, and therapy.

Her mother and I picked her up from the hospital, and my wife told me she understands why I did it, she’s grateful why I did it, but hates me for putting her somewhere against her will. Then she told me she will be staying with her mom for the time being.

It’s been a week. I used up some of my PTO days, and my mothers helping me with the kids. I just want my wife to come home. She won’t answer my calls or text. My mother in law says she just needs space, while adjusting to these meds. It’s breaking my heart and im trying to give her space, but it’s so nude being without her and thinking that she possibly hates me. I know I did the right thing, but deep down I feel so guilty and worry I ruined our marriage. I’d do anything to protect my children, but I couldn’t imagine my life without my wife. Advice on how to get through this?

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Date: May 12, 2023

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