Baby blues These commonly occur around day 3-4 postnatal. The baby blues are linked with tiredness, breast-milk coming in and baby becoming more demanding prior to your milk coming in. It is very transient and normal. You will cry at anything, and these feelings will usually disappear within a few weeks. Postnatal depression A small percentage of women will get postnatal depression, and it will usually be someone close to you that notices a problem. It can occur in the first year after birth. Depression is less of a taboo subject these days, but can still be difficult to admit to. TOP TIP! Think of depression as a broken brain – you would need treatment for a broken arm and your brain is just the same. It just needs help and it isn’t your fault. Brains, as with arms, …show more content…
It had got to the point where I was finding travelling to visits in my car a problem, and it was a case of ‘Tell someone, get help, or lose the job I love’. The relief was immense. I saw my GP, got help and had hypnotherapy. I could have avoided 2 years of hell if I had been honest. Please learn from my mistake. The silly thing was that I was helping lots of women who were feeling the same as me, and I couldn’t see it in me. This is why it is often your partner or a close person in your life who will notice it first. If you have thoughts that are out of touch with reality, and this has developed quickly, then this may be a very rare condition called ‘Puerperal Psychosis’. This is a psychiatric EMERGENCY and will usually require admission to hospital. Puerperal Psychosis signs include: Severe fluctuation in mood. Severe agitation. Ideas that include ‘Being famous’, ‘Being extremely wealthy’, ‘Being extremely powerful, or able to do things that wouldn’t normally be possible’. Confusion. Fear. Poor concentration. Sleeping issues. Becoming violent. Disorientated about what time, day or year it is. Poor insight.