Postpartum depression

This is a change in the physical, emotional, psychological, social, and behavioral health of a woman after childbirth. It happens to most women and it’s necessary to take self-treatment or counseling as soon as possible. So many WOMEN don’t know about this and they think it’s their fault that they are not normal like before. Every person needs to know about this so that they can help their partner or their family members when they are in this situation.

What happens is that the levels of ESTROGEN and PROGESTERONE(female reproductive hormones) increase 10 times during pregnancy. After delivery, they drop back to their normal count. These sudden changes in hormones can affect the mental health of a mother during pregnancy and after pregnancy too.

Welcoming a baby into this world has many responsibilities and for a mother, it’s a tough task during the initial days. She is the first one to bond with the baby. After a C-SECTION or normal VAGINAL delivery, the woman’s body undergoes many changes and she becomes weak. She also needs someone to help her. She is just like a newborn mother and has to be taken care of just like a newborn baby.

Symptoms of Postpartum Depression:-

These symptoms can vary from mild to very severe.

• Anger and Anxiety.
• Crying for no reason.
• Suicidal thoughts.
• Thoughts to harm others or herself.
• Getting angry at the baby.
•  Frequent Mood changes.
• Trouble Sleeping.
• Change in Appetite.
• Feeling scared all the time.
• Crankiness.

Causes of Postpartum Depression:-

Postpartum Depression has to be taken seriously by the mother and the family members and treated as soon as possible. In our society today very few people know about this and it’s our responsibility to educate them. Thatswhy people say it’s not easy to be a mother. A woman goes through all these hardships after every delivery and at the end of the day, she smiles again as if nothing happened to her. And that is why:-