Precautions a woman can take to help prevent postpartum depression
- Angelica Platt
- Apr 26, 2015
- 2 min read
I stumble upon this podcast and I am so grateful that I did. I want to share and spread this awareness about postpartum depression.
Everything the guest speakers in this podcast talk about in regards to some common experiences new mothers go through, really reflected and mirrored my own life and struggles when I first became a mother. I learnt the hard way and wasn't aware of this and the symptoms of Postpartum Depression.
If only I was educated and aware of postnatal depression before the birth of my first child it would of save a lot of heart ache. I learnt the hard way because I had so much pride, I was naive and I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it, be a mother and maintain the house. I wanted to prove that I was capable of overcoming the everyday house work, errands, meals and look after my child's needs. I didn't want feel like a failure.
So after 6months of struggling and crying my eyes out everyday, one evening my partner Joe, was brave enough and stopped me, hugged so tight and told me he was concerned about my wellbeing and that I need to seek extra support. It was exactly what I needed to hear. I finally recognised it and was able to get some wonderful tools that was personalised and that worked for me, to overcome this disorder.
I was empowered and so with my second pregnancy and when the twins arrived, I didn't experience any symptoms of PPD, because I was much more aware, I was educated and I had an action plan to solve it.
So, to every mother or if you know someone who is becoming a mother do yourself and your mother-to-be a huge favour, do it out of care and tell them about this and get them to listen. I would highly recommend to allow yourself 25mins to listen to this podcast regarding some precautions that you can do to help prevent postpartum depression. This is such vaulable information you will not regret. And just maybe, it will save you the heart ache and reduce the severity of PPD and you don't have to suffer silently on your own.
This is an interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Lisa DuggenPHd, RN, FNP, and Assistant Professor of Women's Health and Obstetrics at Clemson Universit and Mary Apple discuss the following:
Are there precautions a woman can take to help prevent postpartum depression?
How can we recognize postnatal depression? Are there certain behaviors that family and friends should be aware of?
Are doctors screening for Postpartum Depression and other Maternal Mental disorders? When and how do they do it?
Many of us have a pregnant family member or friend. How can the average person be of support once the baby arrives?
Keep well
Angelica xxx
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