Manage your Postpartum Depression

8 February, 2010 No Comment

Baby birth gives a mother the most wonderful experience for a lifetime. But researches have shown that most of the women after baby’s birth feel the experience of baby blue or postpartum depression to a great extent. Though it is highly desirable for any mother that after her bay’s birth she should feel good not sad. But postpartum depression keeps her away from the happiness of motherhood and gives problem like sleeplessness, irritability etc.

But it is good news that baby blues can be treated with the help of proper support and treatment.

About postpartum depression

Postpartum depression is nothing but the chemical imbalance in the body of the mother after child’s birth. It is like any other clinical depression.

Symptoms of postpartum depression

There are myriads of signs existed due to postpartum depression.

Women may feel worthlessness or lack of confidence in her

Some suffers mood swing, anxiety and restlessness all the time

Sudden weight gain or weight loss

Lack of interest in doing anything which used to impress you

Worry about hurting your baby or yourself.

Most of the women feel depressed immediately after baby birth. But this depression should not carry forward more than two weeks.

If it’s more than one month and you’re taking it as a normal thing. Then to clarify, you should consult any expert immediately.

Risk factors of postpartum depression

There are many reasons which can trigger your postpartum depression:

Family history of depression

If you felt depression during the second or last trimester

If you’ve gone through the same situation after the prior birth

How to manage postpartum depression

Postpartum depression can be cured in many ways.

Take consultation: If you can share your problem with your gynecologist, then you can get support to monitor your problem with the help of the given plan.

Get a good sleep: It is very obvious that due to change of hormone, environmental change and baby’s responsibility keeps you awake all the time. But it is mandatory for a woman with postpartum depression that they should take sound sleep at least during the hour of 10p.m. to 2a.m. Your partner should take care of your baby at that period. Researches have shown women who take good night sleep are at milder risk of postpartum depression.

Antidepressants: If you can take few antidepressant after consulting your doctor during the time pf pregnancy then risk of postpartum depression is less.

Join support group: Take help of some support group so that they can guide you to get rid of this problem

Discuss problem: Discuss your problem and situation with those women who have already gone through the same situation.