Postpartum Depresssion

Postpartum Depression affects many women after giving birth to a child. This type of depression is more common among women; however, it could be detected among new male parents as well. Of course rate among men with postpartum depression is not as high as those on women, but they can still suffer from the new parent’s issues. I remember this happened to me with my first born. I was 21 thought that motherhood would be an easy experience, well I was way off, because it is very difficult to cope to a new life where all your time needs to be divided. I have heard that postpartum depression happen in a way that mothers reject their newborns, but in my particular case I was so concern about my baby’s needs that I couldn’t fall sleep because every single noise would woke me up instantly. I remember I cried every time my baby cried it, it was a feeling I could not help it I would just cry for everything. Sometimes I would just cry because I felt super tired and mentally and physically drained. I felt like I wasn’t a good mother because I was always crying with her instead of being strong and deal with it. I remember that I did not eat, because I knew she could woke up at any minute so I was not going to have enough time. It is a feeling you can’t control and even though I did not get any treatment it is much recommended to get professional help. Some finds shows that what causes postpartum depression is because of lack of vitamins, and some others found that it is because of a change on women hormones during pregnancy. The truth is that there is not a well known cause for this type of depression.