Do You Identify with These 7 Signs of Post Natal Depression?

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Do You Identify with These 7 Signs of Post Natal
Depression?
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• If youre a new mum, you might be wondering why
  youre not feeling overjoyed and thankful for the
  tiny new life youve recently been gifted with.
  Instead, youre feeling exhausted, down, sad, and
  filled with intense guilt about your parenting
  skills, or lack of.
• While its perfectly normal to experience all of
  the above feelings when youve just given birth
  (and even for some months afterwards), if those
  feelings start to take over and impede your
  enjoyment of life, you could be experiencing
  postnatal depression. Affecting around 10 of all
  new mums, you certainly wouldnt be alone.
• Below are 7 signs of postnatal depression, and if
  you identify with any of them, you should seek
  help from a medical professional

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• 1.The baby blues simply wont shift
• As many as 80 of all women experience the baby
  blues immediately after giving birth, and it
  typically lasts for 10 to 12 days. If your blues
  are continuing for longer, however, it could be a
  sign that you need help.
• 2.Feelings of sadness and guilt are consuming you
• Feeling down from time to time is absolutely
  normal with a new baby, as is questioning your
  parenting skills, but if these feelings are
  consuming you, you could be suffering from
  postnatal depression.

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• 3.You no longer feel like yourself
• As a new parent, it can feel as if youve lost
  part of your identity, and your own needs and
  wants are replaced with an all-consuming love for
  another being. This is of course, a wonderful
  thing, but to feel lost and no longer like
  yourself, isnt normal and isnt something you
  should be forced to endure.
• 4.Your sleep patterns are unhealthy
• Being a new mum is tiring, no doubt about that,
  and the advice often given is to sleep when baby
  sleeps. However, if youre wanting to sleep for
  most of the time and dont feel like you have the
  energy or desire to tend to the needs of your
  baby, this could be an indicator that something
  is wrong.

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• 5.Youre always irritable and grouchy
• Grumpiness and being short with the people around
  you, are common responses after giving birth,
  especially when youre tired and not getting much
  sleep. But if youre struggling to keep your
  anger or irritability in check for most of the
  time, you could benefit from professional medical
  intervention.
• 6.Youre always indecisive
• Early signs of postnatal depression can include a
  lack of decisiveness, especially when it comes to
  simple things such as what to have for dinner, or
  whether to change your babys diaper.

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• 7.You have thoughts about harming yourself or
  your baby
• An advanced sign of postnatal depression,
  suicidal feelings or thoughts about harming your
  baby should never be ignored, and while they may
  be frightening and make you feel somewhat
  ashamed, you should talk to someone about the way
  youre feeling, right away. Remember that for
  every emotion you experience, someone just like
  you has experienced it too, and you should never
  feel ashamed about seeking professional help for
  your state of mind.

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• Giving birth and motherhood, is a wondrous
  journey, but its not always roses and champagne.
  If youre struggling to cope with the way youre
  feeling after having a baby, please seek
  professional help at the earliest you deserve to
  enjoy motherhood, and to receive full support for
  the range of emotions youre experiencing at this
  incredible, but intense, period in your life.

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