Postpartum depression: how to deal with it

A woman who has become a mother must be overwhelmed with happiness and love. But the harsh days, everything changes. All day to stay near the child, so even the house needs its care. A woman tries to find a way out in this situation, but she does not succeed. Everything is falling from her hands, no one understands and everything is bad. These are all symptoms of postpartum depression. But the main symptoms are the temper of the woman, she constantly cries, and from the crying of the child she falls into a rage. She also feels helpless.

She has a feeling that she has nowhere to hide, or there is no one to ask for help.

When caring for a child, she does not feel joy, the baby becomes alien to her.

A woman feels a fear that at any moment she can fall on her own and her baby, so she is constantly in tension, holding herself in her arms. But at the same time it all accumulates inside and at any time can break out.

Relationship with her husband for her has no meaning, and sex for her is disgusting.

A woman in this state loses interest in her appearance, she does not care what she looks like, what is on her clothes and stuff.

How to deal with this?

This depression affects not only the mother herself, but also the child. Even if he is small, he realizes that he is a stranger to his mother and constantly weeps, not honoring that affection and love that she must show.

A woman, if she does not find the strength to fight this depression, she can finally lose herself. Each day this condition will be aggravated, and getting out of this state will become much harder than at an early stage.

After all, always the first months after childbirth are severe. But after that it will become much easier.

To avoid this situation, many advise that after childbirth, at least one month, the next of kin should come to the woman in childbirth and take on the homework to help her mother free from unnecessary worries. And it will be even better if you solve this issue in advance, find an au pair in advance. You can also ask for help from your husband, he can help. Try at least once a day to go out into the fresh air, take a walk with the baby. Or invite friends, relax a little. And with her husband to discuss the unwillingness to have sex and come to an understanding.

You also need to take time for yourself, go shopping, eat quality and delicious convenience foods from trusted and trusted stores. You can also take time to sleep, you can and with the child. You can take a little time reading books or watching interesting TV shows or movies. Listen to music or can well relax the dances, and especially with the toddler on his hands.

Instead of prescribed medicines, you can consume vitamins, especially vitamin C and calcium.

A woman is very difficult to recognize the fact that she has problems. If she is hinted at or advised to go to a psychologist, she must agree.