| So you've just given birth to a lovely baby. You should | | | | extremes can mean postpartum depression. |
| be feeling happy, right? But why do you feel down? | | | | Constant depression. Is sadness or an impending |
| Why do negative thoughts invade your mind? Why do | | | | sense of doom your constant companion? Does |
| you sometimes feel that you hate your baby? | | | | suicide look increasingly appealing to you everyday? |
| Perhaps it is not just a case of the blues. You might be | | | | Tearfulness. Are you feeling more weepy than usual? |
| experiencing postpartum depression symptoms. Read | | | | Do you easily get upset? |
| about postpartum depression symptoms here and find | | | | Trouble concentrating. Are you often absentminded, |
| out if there's something more to your blues. | | | | distracted or have problems focusing? Do you "block |
| But before we go into the symptoms, rest assured | | | | out" in the middle of a conversation? |
| that postpartum depression is normal. It does not mean | | | | Discomfort or indifference towards the baby. This is |
| that you are a bad mother or are going crazy. It is a | | | | the symptom that is arguably the most difficult to deal |
| perfectly normal condition mainly caused by | | | | with. You might hate yourself and feel that you are a |
| fluctuations in the hormones. | | | | bad mother for feeling this way but don't fret - this is |
| Below are some signs of postpartum depression you | | | | very normal for women with postpartum depression. |
| have to watch out for: | | | | Postpartum depression can sometimes go away after |
| Excessive worrying. Are you worried more than | | | | a few days or two weeks. But if the symptoms last |
| usual? Do you think of unusual, farfetched scenes of | | | | longer than this period, you may need to seek |
| something bad happening to you or your family? | | | | professional help already. If you have serious thoughts |
| Irritability. Is your patience wearing thin these days? Do | | | | of harming yourself or your child, then it is best to seek |
| you snap easily at people? | | | | medical help immediately. |
| Sleeping problems. Are you having trouble sleeping, or | | | | Be alert for these postpartum depression symptoms |
| are you sleeping too much? Either of these two | | | | and take action as necessary. |