Before you read the starchy information let me speack from personal experience. The baby blues are real. For me giving birth was a dramatic and life altering event. My journey was 5 days in hospital after birth, going around in underwear and PJ's. I didn't step out of the room until day 4 and that was just to get more nappies, that were situated on a rack just outside my door. It was nurses comming in, going out and lots of monitoring. On our first night at home i was crying and sobbing in an uncontrolable fashion trying not to let my husband or baby hear me. I needed to cry and move through those heavey feelings. I needed to talk to God about everything that had happened and to thank Him for my baby girl.
The Baby Blues
In the first week after the birth of a baby, up to 80 percent of all women will experience a period of mild depression commonly called the baby blues. This is usually a time of extra sensitivity and symptoms include tiredness, anxiety, tearfulness, insomnia and mood changes that tend to peak between 3-5 days as the the breast milk is developed.
In the first week after the birth of a baby, up to 80 percent of all women will experience a period of mild depression commonly called the baby blues. This is usually a time of extra sensitivity and symptoms include tiredness, anxiety, tearfulness, insomnia and mood changes that tend to peak between 3-5 days as the the breast milk is developed.
Post partum Psychosis
Post partum psychosis is the least common of postnatal disorders. This condition usually appears within the first couple of months following childbirth and may occur in mothers with a personal or family history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic depression). This is a medical emergency and help should be sought immediately.
Post partum psychosis is the least common of postnatal disorders. This condition usually appears within the first couple of months following childbirth and may occur in mothers with a personal or family history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic depression). This is a medical emergency and help should be sought immediately.
Postnatal Depression
Postnatal depression has a much slower insidious onset. It is most likely to occur between the 3rd and 9th month after the birth of the baby. It is not a transitory condition and it may persist for 6-15 months or longer. Experiences vary considerably but usually include several of the following symptoms. Some symptoms may not indicate a severe problem. However, persistent low mood or loss of interest or pleasure in activities, along with four other symptoms occurring together for a period of at least two weeks indicate clinical depression and require treatment.
Postnatal depression has a much slower insidious onset. It is most likely to occur between the 3rd and 9th month after the birth of the baby. It is not a transitory condition and it may persist for 6-15 months or longer. Experiences vary considerably but usually include several of the following symptoms. Some symptoms may not indicate a severe problem. However, persistent low mood or loss of interest or pleasure in activities, along with four other symptoms occurring together for a period of at least two weeks indicate clinical depression and require treatment.
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