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Adjusting to Motherhood / Postpartum DepressionMore info at The Mommy Blues If something is interfering with your ability to care for yourself and your baby, and you are unable to take pleasure in your mothering and your newborn, or you are just not feeling like yourself, you may be suffering from a postpartum illness that may not just go away by itself! Postpartum difficulties range from mild baby blues (tearfulness etc) to depression (loss of interest in pleasurable activities, change in appetite, energy and sleep), and anxiety (uncontrollable fear and worry) to severe postpartum psychosis (hearing voices etc). Kim Richardson, M.A., LPC specializes in treating postpartum depression and helping new mothers adjust. For more info, visit her website at www.TheMommyBlues.com Treatment "All of the symptoms, from the mild to the most severe, are temporary and treatable with skilled professional help and support. A woman experiencing any of the symptoms described should contact her health care professional. She should have a complete medical evaluation, including a thyroid screening. Kim Richardson, M.A., LPC specializes in counseling women with postpartum depression and helping new mothers adjust. The "ideal" treatment plan includes:
Some statistics.. Two out of three mothers undergo the "baby blues," a feeling of let down after the emotional experience of childbirth. Serious postpartum depression affects 10 percent to 20 percent of women after they give birth, and 1 out of 1000 moms will experience postpartum psychosis (postpartum.net/). Most mothers have no idea why they feel like this and are frightened about what’s happening to them (postpartum.net/). Furthermore, “a study of postnatal depressed women showed that over 90% realized something was wrong, however less than 20% reported their symptoms to a health care provider…Only 20% with the disorder receive mental health treatment. The remaining individuals are either undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or seek no medical assistance (Kruckman & Smith, 1998).” Kim Richardson, M.A., LPC specializes in treating postpartum depression and helping new mothers adjust. For more info, visit her website at www.TheMommyBlues.com |
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