Postpartum depression is more common than you might think. It actually affects 15 to 20 % of women postpartum. There's a lot of confusion about what is postpartum depression. And sometimes, new moms with postpartum depression will question whether or not they have postpartum depression, because they're comparing their own symptoms to symptoms they've come across in the media.
The more common symptoms of postpartum depression include:
- Feeling very sad and tearful
- Trouble connecting with your new baby
- Difficulty sleeping, even when the baby is sleeping
- Anxiety and worried thoughts about your baby
- Feelings of guilt about not being a good mom
Extreme symptoms can be:
- Hearing voices
- Thoughts of suicide
- Thoughts of hurting your baby.
And with Postpartum depression, these thoughts are often really unsettling. If you're having any of these thoughts, it's really important to seek treatment. Whether it's connecting with a mental health clinician through your obstetrician gynecologist through your midwife or your babies pediatrician if you feel that you're having symptoms of post partum depression you can go online to postpartum support international and do a post partum depression screen.
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