Postpartum Depression: Not Just the Baby Blues
Bella Breakdown You’ve waited nine months, and your new baby finally has arrived. But a few weeks later, instead of feeling joy and contentment, you experience anxiety, sadness, episodes of crying and guilt. You may be suffering from postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is defined as mood symptoms or anxiety that presents in women from 3 weeks to up to a year after having your baby. Postpartum depression is different than the “baby blues”, which only last about 2 weeks. Postpartum depression is considered normal, happens to a lot of women and can have a varying degree of severity. In...
