Sorry wolfstar, but you are DEAD WRONG in criticising here!!
What Abby describes (Post Partum Depression) is VERY real and affects a large number of women. Her advice - tell your doctor and get help (now) is right on. Afterwards, if the treatment for the Depression does not change the dispostion - the child can still be put up for adoption.
My wife suffered from this after the birth of our first child - she was in hospital for five months!
After her release, all was fine. At the time - the letter this woman wrote could very easily have been written by my wife (excepting the husband stuff....). Just the fact that this woman is reaching out for advice indicates that there is a lot of hope that this situation can be resolved.
Don't be so quick to condemn here - it is exactly this type of condemnation that has allowed this "condition" to go ignored for so long - all new mothers must be just like the ones we see in the Gerber Baby Food (or Pampers, etc...) commercials. The reality is far different.
</ end soapbox rant on pet subject - apologies to any offended>
You are spot on. It sounds like the mother is begging for help. She knows her feelings are wrong and she is scared she will hurt the baby. I hope she gets help soon.