The birth of the kid on light – the most joyful and long-awaited event in the woman's life. But this joy sometimes is replaced by frequent disorders about health of the child, fear for it and many other. Such change of mood quite often leads to a postnatal depression.
Symptoms of a postnatal depression
- Crying at the slightest pretext and without it.
- Irritability.
- Differences of mood.
- Constant fatigue, decrease in a libido.
- Loss of appetite.
- Sometimes hatred to the child and family.
Whether everything symptoms are present at a postnatal depression, depends on its intensity. Over time they can or disappear, or develop on the contrary into postnatal psychosis. If you notice that still hallucinations are added to above-mentioned signs, the nonsense, desire to do much harm to the child and yourself, then is better to see a doctor. Especially, if such state lasts more than 2 weeks or it becomes worse.
Causes of a postnatal depression
1. Fatigue. For the child the permanent care is necessary. Therefore if there is nobody to wait for the help, at young mom hands can fall. Still it is necessary also to manage to make chores, and to cook food.
2. Constant tension and nervousness for the child. It is present always. The woman is responsible for the child. She tries to become ideal mother, but it not always works well.
3. Appearance. After the delivery at the woman the body changes. Not always it is possible to return former forms. Besides because of hormonal failures the hair loss, appearance of pimples, extensions can begin.
4. Money. In family where the child appears, the money long is not late. It is necessary both to feed him and to dress and to buy toys and books. If mom is in the decree, then and money respectively she receives less. It is good if the husband makes good money. And if is not present?
5. Relationship in family. With the advent of the kid they can change, he needs constant attention. Often the opinion of parents in education, etc. can disperse. From here and conflict situations.
How to overcome a depression?
The depression can pass for several days or weeks itself, without any intervention. But otherwise it is necessary to take some measures. You can ask for the help the psychologist, perhaps the doctor to you will advise to drink antidepressants. It is admissible also when feeding by a breast. You can try treatment by hormonal therapy - to you will enter estrogen injections. But you need to consider well all pluses and minuses of these actions.
The main thing that you can make - to have a rest more. You ask for help of relatives, the husband, neighbors. Arrange to yourself output, communicate with girlfriends, you make toilet, do exercises, you go to the cinema, cafe. Do not feel sorry for yourself and remember that at you everything will be good!