Overcoming Postpartum Anxiety Postpartum anxiety took over my life for almost an entire year. My husband, Brian, and I tried for years to have a child; it took almost 5 years for us to get pregnant with our daughter Savannah. We were both overjoyed at the news that we were going to have a baby. The pregnancy was a breeze and 9 months later we had a beautiful baby girl. I had no idea that my life was about to turn into an emotional hurricane and be changed forever. From the moment we got her home I was a nervous wreck. I cried all the time and I was convinced I was doing everything wrong and something horrible was going to happen to our daughter. People around me would joke that I just had baby blues and it would all be better soon. After I had stopped working after our daughter was born to be a full time stay at home mom, so it was just going to be me and her 24/7 for the next two weeks. For weeks leading up to his trip it was all I could think about and it kept me up at night. My husband had been in the Navy for almost 8 years at this point and had been on two Middle East deployments in our marriage so I was no stranger to being alone, but this time was different, this time I had another tiny human being that I loved more than anything in this world to keep After almost year of watching me struggle he insisted that I talk to my doctor. I went to her and spent an hour crying, telling her everything that had happened in the last year, she hugged me and assured me that there was nothing wrong with me, just something a little unbalanced inside me and that we were going to work together to fix it. With the help of my doctor, diet and exercise I fought and overcome my postpartum anxiety. I now make it a point to talk about postpartum issues to any women that will listen; I want them to know that they are not alone. I want them to know that just because they may feel crazy, doesn’t mean they are crazy, reach out to the people around and you and ask for help. There is no reason to struggle with postpartum issues alone or in silence. It was a long hard fight to feel like myself again, my life was changed forever, but I am a stronger person because of
PPD is sometimes known as Postpartum disorder or Postpartum depression; affects roughly. 9 to 80% of women after childbirth. PPD can normally arise within four weeks after giving. birth and it can even happen subsequently, much later in the same year. Men were also found.
Knowing the symptoms of postpartum depression is critical for a young mother's discovering that she may have the depress...
The artical I read was called Moms who Kill by Mark Levy. I found the artical on psychologytoday.com. In the artical it discusses how common and how dangerous postpartum depression really is.
In conclusion, postpartum depression is now widely recognized as distinct from short-term “baby blues” anxiety. Rather than hiding their symptoms from embarrassment and shame, women can now confidently seek treatment, especially important since postpartum depression have a negative effect on both mother and infant. For this reason, it is so important to identify risk factors, and provide prompt treatment to mothers suffering from postpartum depression. Treatment options that include therapy, and occasionally antidepressants or herbal supplements, are successful in treating this disorder. For mothers who want to approach treatment in a more natural way, breastfeeding combined with exercise has been proven to reduce the effects of postpartum depression.
After reading the “Yellow Wallpaper” this year my curiosity was fixed on a common yet highly misunderstood disorder known as Postpartum Depression. Extremely common in the United Stated, postpartum depression is single handedly the most common disorder that many women tend to have in their life and can often lead to suicide. Throughout this paper we will explore the causes, the symptoms, and the recovery of the deadly disorder known as Postpartum depression.
Postpartum depression affects 8-15% of mothers within a few days or weeks after giving birth. Some mothers experience a mild form of this disorder, while others experience a more rare and intense version. This intensified postpartum depression is known as postpartum psychosis. According to the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, Nau, McNiel, and Binder (2012) express “Postpartum psychosis occurs in 1-2 of 1,000 births and frequently requires hospitalization to stabilize symptoms.” These symptoms include: Hallucinations, restlessness, disturbed sleep, insomnia, drastic mood or behavior change, delusional thinking, thoughts of suicide or death, and extreme depression. In The Journal of Women's Health, Sit, Rothschild, and Wisner described postpartum psychosis as “an overt presentation of bipolar disorder that is timed to coincide with tremendous hormonal shifts after delivery”. Approximately 72%-88% of mothers who experience postpartum psychosis (PP) have bipolar illness, schizo-affective disorder or a family history of either which is why PP is classified as a psychotic disorder by the APAA.
After giving birth, women will have hormonal oscillations (Rosequist). In the meanwhile, their bodies are getting back to their normal state, however if that “blues” does not go away, it can evolve in a deep depression. As she recalls, saying: “And yet I cannot be with him, it make me so nervous”(Gilman), it is obvious that Post-Partum depression is the cause of her poor attachment with the child; the mother can be hazardous to the baby; mood swing occur, and in extremes circumstances, about 1 in 1,000, it can bring psychotic indications (Hilts). If this condition if left untreated, it can cause serious psychological and physical damages. Treatment would include anti-depressants and therapy. This can also trigger other types of mental
The birth of a child is said to be a beautiful and one of the most exciting experiences for expecting mothers. The joy of being able to Cherish the sweet precious moments of watching a newborn take their first breath, choosing a name and trying to squeeze them in their first pair of clothes that just so happens to be too small. Every mother has different child birth experiences which makes bringing in a new life so special for many. After giving birth it is very common for mothers to be in an emotional state. There are many different types of emotional disturbances that can have an impact on the mother which can be considered normal or unusual. In some cases that emotional state could turn into something very severe. For many of years, postpartum
The first emotional experience I went through during my pregnancy was when the doctor told me dur...
It was August 25, 2006 and I just received the news that I was going to have a baby. At that moment so many thoughts ran through my mind. I was extremely nervous and terr...
Postpartum depression, a depressive state that can begin in four weeks, and in some cases up to 12 months, after childbirth (postpartum), is the most prevalent complication arising from childbirth affecting at least 15 percent of postpartum women (Del Rosario, G. A., Chang, A., & Lee, E. D., 2013). Although it is generally a very mild complication (many call the most mild type ‘baby blues’ which has an incidence rate of 80 percent), it can become a more serious problem, as in Andrea Yates case (Del Rosario, G. A., Chang, A., & Lee, E. D.). Andrea Yates had a severe type of postpartum depression called postpartum psychosis. Postpartum psychosis, which affects one or two in every 1,000 postpartum women, is when an underlying bipolar disorder
The fear of childbirth is very common among many expecting parents. The thought of being able to cope with the pain, any childbirth-related injuries and even the possibility of needing a cesarean section is very intimidating for many. Not to mention everything that happens after the baby is born, such as being able to feed and nurture the child. Challenges can occur during and after pregnancy. Postpartum depression can arise after birth due to hormonal changes, psychological adjustment, and fatigue. Another challenge is breast-feeding; although it is very nourishing for your baby many women have problems dealing with this. Most parents are able to prepare themselves for pregnancy and raising a child, but what most expecting parents do
After the pregnancy became more noticeable, I was left to face the inevitable and tell Gabe that we were expecting a baby. Any change in the family can cause anxiety in a child who is accustomed to comfortable routine and attention (“Help Your Child”). A new baby can make the older child feel that he has lost control of his world. Expect that the firstborn may regress and show behaviors normally seen in younger children (“Help Your Child”). Gabe was excited for his new baby sister, but as time passed he began to show signs of regression by imitating Sophia’s sounds, movements, and began play acting a baby
Beck went on to formulate a mothers attempt to cope with postpartum depression and identified four stages: Stage one, encountering terror, stage two, dying of self. Stage three...
After all of that happened I knew that my whole family was going to change because of this terrible incident. That was the saddest thing about that because La’maya really brought my family together. I don’t know why, but it did and that was a exciting thing for me. This really was a blessing for my family because before her my family didn’t really hang with each other they were always arguing and just boring. But after the baby passed everything changed. The day after I found out I didn’t cry until I got to school and I had a basketball game that day. I didn’t want to play basketball or nothing. I just wanted to go home then go home and get back in the bed. But that didn't happen I went to the basketball game and for some reason I just felt