Postpartum Depression
With the recent
deaths of five Houston
children, allegedly drowned by their mother, has yet again sparked the debate of
postpartum depression, and the role it may have played in their deaths.
Having a baby is a very beautiful and happy event in anyone's life, and yet many
women still suffer from Baby Blues and postpartum depression. Many
women will have given birth to a beautiful baby and have a loving partner, and
still feel moody and will cry for no reason after they have given birth.
This is a very complicated and fairly 'uncertain' field. Some doctors believe
that the sudden drop in a woman's estrogen level during birth may cause
postpartum depression, while others say that a disturbance in thyroid function
during pregnancy is the cause. There is still lots of work and research to be
done in this unknown area.
Avoiding postpartum Depression:
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Get as much rest and sleep as you can. A good way
of doing this is to sleep whenever your baby sleeps
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Ask for help when you need it. Ask your partner
with simple things, perhaps chores, to take the pressure off you.
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Talk to other mothers, new and old. Share your
feelings with them, and learn from mistakes and successes that they have made.
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Ask your mother in law or perhaps your partner to
