Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: It's Okay To Not Be Okay
What is Postpartum Depression? What about Postpartum Anxiety? Isn't that just when someone gets the baby blues or feels a little extra worry because they have a baby to take care of now? Y'all. No. No. No. It's also not ONLY the two extremes of drowning your baby or feeling a little down about your new role in life. It is so, so, so, so, so much more. Postpartum Depression is, "a more severe (than baby blues), longer lasting form of depression," and it happens (documented) in 1 of 8 new mothers. And by new, I just mean a new little one, not only first time moms. Postpartum Anxiety is typically a feeling of losing control; going crazy; or excessive, constant worry surrounding the baby. The big factor in diagnosing these, are the symptoms that come along with them. Postpartum depression isn't just being sad; it's feeling anything but love toward your new baby, it can be a lack of bonding with baby, it can be numbness, it can be irritability, etc.