You are now done with your pregnancy period, now is the time to hold bundles of joy and cuddle them in your arms. Birth of your baby, must have been a moment of joy for you. But this sometimes comes with a little of fear, anxiousness and sometimes known as the “postpartum blues”.
 

This generally happens after the third or the fourth day of delivery, but is very common, so do not panic about that. But when such a situation remains for a longer period of time and starts affecting your quality of life, then such a problem is known as “postpartum depression”. You might even require counseling and treatment, and it’s better for you and your family if you are out of this situational depression.

EMOTIONAL CHANGES:

After the birth of your baby, you might feel as if you are lonely, you’ll feel sad, anxious and you shall go about many such emotional changes, some are given here below:

• Crying without any reason
• Feeling restless
• Feeling lonely
• Weak and a bleak feeling.
• Poor appetite
• Sleeplessness
• Feeling discomforted as to will you be able to be a good mother, and many such emotional disturbances.

The menace of this kind of depression increases all the more when:

• The wife does not get emotional support from her husband and the family.
• When the family matters are chaotic and are not peaceful.
• Any such previous incidences of “depression”.
• Any supplementary matters in the family such as, death of a loved one etc.

SYMPTOMS OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION:

Postpartum depression isn’t something to worry about but one must be a little bit cautious. Following are some of the symptoms of it:

• Changes in the appetite
• Lesser sleep
• Mood changes

There are also some symptoms of depression noticed after delivery. Some of them are:

• Feeling inferior
• Feeling of hopelessness, worthlessness etc might be felt.
• At times thought of suicide or death might also crop up.
• If you are going through such moods then it is advised to consult a doctor and a counselor.

PHYSICAL CHANGES IN THE BODY AFTER DELIVERY:

Physical changes in a woman’s body after delivery play a very important role.

There is a considerable drop in the levels of hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for mood swings of a woman who has had a delivery a few days back. There are women who manage to get through this phase of life, but many do not, because all do not get the same kind of support family and their husbands.

Some other reasons might include

• The thyroid gland secretes hormones on a very low level, which often results in depression, tiredness, appetite changes, sleeplessness, guilt feeling etc.
• It is a very hard labor for a woman to give birth to a child, which is very tiring as well.
• She lacks rest after delivery, in taking care of the baby, feeding it, waking up late in the night in order get him peaceful sleep all this upsets her entire system if she does not take proper rest and sleep. Even this is a main cause of “postpartum depression”.
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