Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression, also known as Postnatal depression, is a condition wherein a newly become mother comes under depression. Becoming a mother is a proud and unbelievable feeling.
It is a time for celebrations and merry times. But among all these, many times women fall prey to this condition which takes a lot of happy feelings away from her.
Around 5% – 25% of women across the world suffer from this problem post child birth. It is often blamed on the hormonal changes in women for which they suffer from postpartum depression. But many times even medicines for correcting the hormones have not been able to help women to come out of this state.
The strongest symptom of Postpartum depression is sadness and emptiness. Being a mother is a dream for any woman and on becoming so any woman is supposed to be on top of the world.
But when that merry feeling is replaced by sadness, then it is to be understood that the woman is suffering from this problem. Other than that women also feel tired and fatigued. There is also a strong and noticeable change in the appetite of the woman.
Apart from all these, the problem of sleeplessness, better known as insomnia, also perturbs the woman. Irritability and anxiety are some prominent symptoms of postnatal depression.
There is also a reduction in the libido. All these added with frequent and unreasonable emotional conditions and crying episodes make the situation difficult for both the new mother as well as her family members.
Handling such a difficult situation is not easy for the family of the newborn. The mother has to be aptly taken care of. And when medicines fail to stabilise the situation or make it any better, then what can work wonders is the support of the family.
The woman in question should be handled with patience and never be spoken in any manner which would make her depression intense. However irritably she may behave, it should be kept in mind by her family that she should be treated with politeness and care.
A counselling session can also help her come out of the situation faster.At the end, it should be remembered that what nothing else can do in this world, love can. So shower love on the new mom, also for giving an invaluable gift to the family.
