Delivering a baby is an act that both physically and emotionally drains the mother, so it should be no surprise that postpartum depression appears without women understanding that it has. In hew new blog post, Anna Glezer summarizes the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression and full on psychosis and outlines several ways to start addressing the problem. By focusing on creating attachment with your child, how to accept and communicate that you need help and by taking that time to provide self-care, you’ll be on a better track to handling this huge life change.

Key Takeaways:

• New mothers need to know that postpartum depression happens and in no way changes the fact that new moms are anxious to have their newborns and love them.
• Baby blues are a common manifestation in mew mothers, due to shifting hormones, which can create mood swings and feelings of fragility.
• Postpartum depression, although it shares aspects of baby-blues behavior, is more entrenched, lasts longer and can include more difficult mental issues.

“In fact, mild depression and mood swings are so common in new mothers that it has its own name: the baby blues.”

Read more: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/postpartum-depression-and-the-baby-blues.htm